We work with Bayes Business School, which celebrates 50 years of actuarial teaching and research. Professor Kyriakou blogs about our successful collaboration.
In this blog, we look at the long legal journey the government undertook, with GAD in a supporting role, considering the legal fall out on the costs of the McCloud judgment.
In this blog we look at investment governance, the framework which guides investment decisions. It is especially significant in GAD where we work on the detail of investment analysis with clients as well as overarching policy that determines how an investment strategy is set and monitored.
The African Risk Capacity (ARC) organisation marks 10 years of providing rapid prearranged finance following extreme weather events and GAD works with ARC and others. In this blog we look at the use of parametric insurance to deliver support to the most vulnerable areas of the world.
The main public sector employers now contribute more than £50 billion annually to support employee retirement benefits. This begins to shows how significant pensions are in the remuneration of approximately 6 million UK public servants. In this blog we consider how this can be communicated effectively.
We work with the International Social Security Association (ISSA). In this blog, GAD Senior Consulting Actuary Chris Morley talks about his visit to the forum for ISSA technical commissions (TCs) in Geneva. The ISSA is the world’s leading international organisation for social security institutions, government departments and agencies. In March 2023 he was appointed as Vice-Chair of ISSA’s TC for Statistical, Actuarial and Financial Studies.
GAD supports the Zambia Workers' Compensation Fund through its actuarial valuation of the Fund every 3 years. In this blog we look at what this involves - such as a valuation of liabilities and assets, and an assessment of contribution rates employers pay.
The theme of this year’s International Women's Day (IWD) is #InspireInclusion. To mark IWD on 8 March, Fiona Dunsire, the Government Actuary, has been reflecting on what this means in her current role and in her career.
“Net zero” has become a buzz phrase for climate-conscious companies over the past few years and has also infiltrated the world of investing. However, when it comes to investing, net zero targets are perhaps not the saviour that they seem to be in the corporate world. Find out more in this blog.
In this follow up blog, we look at the challenges public sector organisations can face when implementing TCFD recommendations. We focus on scenario analysis as it can be a complex aspect of the recommendations.