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The Society of Actuaries in Ireland is delighted to partner with the Irish Youth Foundation to raise money for their Flagship Fund.

At our 2022 President's Conference on 3rd May, we will explore the theme "Megatrends: Shaping our Future".  

In the attached note, Conference speaker James Maher sets out some thoughts that will be explored on the day.

More details about the Conference are available here.

 

SAI Newsletter December 2021

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland announced today that it has elected Professor Pete Lunn, founder and head of the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit, as an Honorary Fellow.

Sheelagh Malin, President of the Society, said that Professor Lunn’s research into economic decision-making and how consumers navigate complex financial products provides valuable insights that can help ensure more effective regulation and communication.

The attached was submitted in response to the Public Consultation on Revision of Death Registration Process from the Department of Social Protection https://www.gov.ie/en/consultation/aa3b2-public-consultation-on-revision-of-death-registration-process/

The Demography Committee of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland (SAI) has co-written a paper with the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). Working paper 141 explores ways of adapting the CMI Mortality Projection Model for Irish population data, areas to consider when doing so and the likely challenges of such work. The paper also considers the potential impact on life expectancy of adapting the Model to use Irish population data.

The paper considers two approaches:

The Demography Committee of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland is pleased to present the results of a study into the pensioner mortality experience of Irish self-administered pension schemes (SAPS). The last such study was commissioned in 2012.

Click here to read the study 

The Demography Committee of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland is pleased to present the results of the analytical review of methodologies in projecting best estimate mortality improvements for the Irish population. 

This paper summarises the analytical review performed by the Demography Committee in respect of a range of potential mortality improvement models in the context of best estimate, mortality improvement projections

 

Please see our FAQ document on the SAI Council's changes to the CPD requirements.

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