News

We, the Society of Actuaries in Ireland, have today published our response to the Department of Health’s Public Consultation on the White Paper on Universal Health Insurance (UHI). 

We are supportive of many aspects of the White Paper, and particularly the continued commitment to developing an efficient healthcare system that will deliver quality services to patients.

EIOPA published a speech by Gabriel Bernardino, Chairman of EIOPA, at the AMICE Congress 2014 in Nice.

Click here to read the speech.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published its Annual Report 2013.

Attached below is the May 2014 Newsletter.  Included in this edition are articles on:

• SAI Fellowhsip Ceremony February 2014
• SAI Graduation Programme March 2014
• Update on Pensions Committee
• 'Striking a balance between informing and influencing'
• Round-up of Society CPD Meetings
• CMI Mortality Projection Methods 2002-2013
• Question Time
• CPD Calendar and Audit
• Student page

The Minister for Health, James Reilly, T.D.  has published “The Path to Universal Healthcare: White Paper on Universal Health Insurance”. The objective of the Government’s health reform programme is to deliver a single-tier health service, supported by Universal Health Insurance (UHI), where access is based on need, not ability to pay.

The Actuarial Association of Europe issued the following press release today:

Gabriel Bernardino, Chairman of EIOPA, delivered the keynote speech at the  Seminar of the Actuarial Association of Europe on the need for an integrated network of supervisory authorities, close cooperation between supervisors and consistent supervisory practices.

The full text of this speech is available at https://eiopa.europa.eu/press-room/speeches-presentations-and-interview….

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has established an area on its website dedicated to the stress test exercise 2014 for the insurance sector.

Attached below is the December 2013 SAI Newsletter.  The following articles are included:

• Christmas Drinks and Charity Table Quiz
• Results of CPD Survey
• Fellowship Ceremony & Maths Tutorial Intiative
• Round-up of Society CPD meetings
• Reform of Defined Benefit Legislation
• Solvency II Committee
• Interview with Conor O’Neill
• Gala Ball
• Student News

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland has responded to a consultation by the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries on a proposed Actuarial Profession Standard (APS) on “The Actuary as an Expert”. 

The proposed APS is principles-based and provides a framework to be followed by members of the Institute and Faculty when acting as an expert witness or expert advisor in legal proceedings or proceedings of a legal nature (whether in the UK or elsewhere).

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published results of its Survey on Crisis Prevention, Management and Resolution Preparedness of national supervisory authorities (NSAs) with regard to the insurance sector.

Attached below is the SAI Newsletter from October 2013,  Included in this edition are articles on:

• the conferring of Honorary Fellowship on Prof Patrick Honohan
• SAI Presidential Address
• ERM Conference
• SAI International Committee
• Question time
• Student section