Highlights from this issue include:

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

• IAC Chair Given IASB Observer Role
• Joint IAIS–IOPS–OECD–NBS Conference on Consumer Protection in Insurance and Pensions
• AAE Committee Meetings
• Session on Inclusive Insurance and Proportionality of Actuarial Services
• Workshop in Panama City

COMMITTEE NEWS

Banking Working Group (of the Scientific Committee)

The past few months have been a busy time for the Banking Working Group (BWG). It met during the IAA Council and Committee meetings in Chicago, where a report was provided on its activities, progress was reviewed against the group’s workplan and its strategic priorities for 2018 were agreed upon. The group started with members from eight countries and now consists of volunteers from 14. It continues to see an increase in interest from across the globe, with recent additions from Sri Lanka, the U.S., Colombia, Ireland and Mexico. Learn more

PUBLIC STATEMENTS

One public statement has been issued: the IAA response to EU strategy on sustainable finance – HLEG Interim Report.

SECTION NEWS

• AFIR-ERM

§ Bob Alting van Geusau Prize and future colloquia

• ASTIN

§ Report of Working Party on Individual Claim Development with Machine Learning released and other working parties

• IAAHS

§ Past and upcoming webcasts

• IACA

§ IACA visibility, celebrating a prominent actuary: Daisy McFarlane Coke and nominations for IACA awards (consulting actuary lifetime achievement and young consulting actuary)

OF INTEREST

• Actuarial Association of Europe
• Becoming an Analytics-Based Insurer: A Road Map, By Stephen Lowe, FCAS, MAAA, CERA