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The Society has issued a press release highlighting that a sharp decline in female performance at the highest level in Leaving Certificate Higher Level Mathematics since 2012 is likely to create a gender imbalance in STEM careers and in female access to high-points third level courses generally.  This is according to a report prepared by the Society's Gender Pipeline Working Group.

SAI response to Dept. of Finance consultation on Funds Sector 2030

The SAI's Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Committee organised a pilot Transition Year Work Experience program (the “SAI TY program”) with the aim of introducing the actuarial profession to students from diverse backgrounds. The aim of the program was to reach students who would not normally have access to this type of experience. 

The SAI TY program is an interactive 4-day program for transition year students run by Susan HayesCulleton of The Positive Economist and Savvy Teen Academy, in collaboration with volunteers from the D&I Committee and sponsoring employers.

SAI Response to the Department of Finance on the Consultation on Development of a National Resolution Framework for (Re) Insurers (Sept 2021)

The Society has made a submitted views to the Pensions Council  on the gender gap in supplementary pensions. The Society submission is here.

Investment Approaches to AE : Submission to the Department of Social Protection

Response to Public consultation on enhancing and reforming the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB)

The Terms of Reference of the Finance & Investment Committee state, inter alia, that:

“The Committee shall annually review the base financial & economic assumptions for use by Practice Committees in setting assumptions in ASPs and make recommendations to Council”.

The Society has made a Submission to the Department of Finance on the Public Consultation on Climate Change and Insurance in the context of the "Climate Action Plan 2019 to Tackle Climate Change Breakdown.

You can read the Society's Submission here.

The Society has issued responses to the following Central Bank of Ireland Consultation Papers: