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Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... testing decisions based on their health rather than fears of financial discrimination." A 2017 paper from the Actuaries Institute found even a slight increase in the number of people undergoing genetic testing could have a significant impact on the cost ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... in the year to March 2023, with higher-risk properties copping a 50% increase in premiums, according to the Actuaries Institute. 12% of Australian households are under insurance affordability stress, spending more than four weeks of gross household income ...

U Ethical makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... qualified actuary, fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is president and chair at the Actuaries Institute in Australia. U Ethical cited her experience leading significant financial institutions, saying it would prove beneficial ...

Actuaries Institute challenges boards on skills gaps

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... the paper, The Special Needs of Financial Services Boards. The paper is co-written by Barry Rafe, a former Actuaries Institute president, and Ian Laughlin, a former APRA deputy chair. The paper posits that the misconduct uncovered by the Royal Commission ...

APRA to conduct climate vulnerability assessment on banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... end of the year." Sinden spoke of the CVA process that will apply to banks during a panel discussion at the Actuaries Institute annual summit. "The purpose here is multi-fold," he says. "It's to strengthen the financial sectors' understanding of climate ...

Trustees squeezed by competing climate risk pressures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... outsource that investigation, analysis and engagement, to proxy advisers," Edwards said during a presentation at Actuaries Institute annual summit. "Most of the Australian industry super funds, pretty much all of us use a group called ACSI, and ACSI ...

Measuring the gap between ASX board ethics, exec performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... executives may not reflect those values, posing serious risks for companies, according to research published by the Actuaries Institute. The research identifies a "serious flaw in board governance practices in large complex organisations," according ...

Climate change and public health cannot be viewed in isolation: UNGCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... public health. Last year, /climate-change-ageing-population-to-cause-twin-impacts-actuaries-institute/ the Actuaries Institute released a report, The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality and Retirement Incomes in Australia, which found climate change ...

Climate change, ageing population to cause twin impacts: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... ranging policy responses to manage social, economic and public health implications, according to a report by the Actuaries Institute. Ramona Meyricke The Actuaries Institute have released a report, The Impact of Climate Change on Mortality and Retirement ...

Extreme weather increases through Autumn 2019: Actuaries Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... temperatures in Autumn 2019 was 96% above the long-term average (i.e. a near doubling)," according to the Actuaries Institute The index shows changes in the frequency, or rate of occurrence, of extreme high and low temperatures, heavy precipitation ...
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