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Earlier this year, the European Commission published a proposal for an updated IORP Directive.  The original IORP was published in 2003 and transposed into Irish law in September 2005. In summary, the current proposals aim to give greater protection of the pension rights of scheme members and beneficiaries. 

The Society has responded to the Department of Justice and Equality consultation on Legislation on Periodic Payment Orders. Details of the Society’s response are available here

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.

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland has today responded to the Central Bank of Ireland “Consultation on Requirements for Reserving and Pricing for Non-Life Insurers and Reinsurers” (Consultation Paper CP 73).   

The Society supports many aspects of the proposals, such as the improved governance of the reserving process for non-life direct insurance business.

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 Society of Actuaries in Ireland has responded to a Pensions Board consultation on the future of defined contribution (DC) pensions. 
 
In the response, the Society calls on the Pensions Board to develop and articulate an over-arching vision for the future of DC pensions, rather than tackle individual issues on a piecemeal basis.  The Society also offers views on simplification of the regulatory framework, alternatives to the trustee model, investment matters, and engaging pension scheme members through effective communications.    

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland has responded to the Central Bank of Ireland’s Consultation Paper “Second Consultation on Review of Consumer Protection Code”.

The Society supports the Central Bank’s continued objective to strengthen the consumer protection framework. We welcome the introduction of revised measures which will benefit consumers in their dealings with the financial services industry and which will provide both additional protections and enhancements to existing provisions.

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland has responded to the Central Bank of Ireland’s Discussion Paper  on “Economic Scenario Generators and Market Consistency”.

The Society recognises the difficulties involved with calibrating market-consistent economic-scenario generators in the absence of deep and liquid markets, and we welcome the Central Bank's initiation of a discussion on this topic.

The Society of Actuaries in Ireland has responded to the Central Bank of Ireland’s Consultation on “The Fit and Proper Regime in Part 3 of the Central Bank Reform Act 2010”.

The Society recognises the importance of a robust fitness and probity regime and supports the objectives of the Central Bank in this area. However, the response notes that fitness and probity must be seen as only one part of an overall corporate governance and risk management structure.