2013 Federal Budget: Actuaries welcome progressive reforms

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The Actuaries Institute has applauded changes announced in this year’s Federal Budget which respond to the Institute’s calls for reforms on two key areas on its policy agenda, most notably longevity

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Australian ERM ranks well by global standards

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Australian organisations benchmark well against global peers for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) practices and management of risk culture, but, despite that, only half have embedded a risk culture into their

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Institute of Actuaries calls for temporary national flood insurance pool

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The Institute of Actuaries of Australia (the Institute) today called for the creation of a temporary national insurance pool to subsidise premiums for high flood risk properties and to fund

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Actuaries disappointed longevity risk ignored again in 2011 Federal Budget

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The Institute of Actuaries of Australia (the Institute) has today said it was disappointed the pressing issue of longevity risk was largely ignored in the 2011 Federal Budget. The Institute

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Survey supports risk-based model for property insurance for natural disasters – and some government involvement

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A survey of 420 actuaries shows that an overwhelming majority (73%) support retention of a risk-rated model for property insurance with opinion divided on whether there should be premium subsidies

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Productivity Commission report on disability care and support: Actuaries say sustainability is the key to success

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The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has today welcomed the Productivity Commission draft report Disability Care and Support as an important and comprehensive contribution to policy development on the provision

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Actuaries call for longevity risk focus – including new generation annuities – in Federal Budget

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The Institute of Actuaries of Australia (the Institute) has today urged the Government to prioritise longevity risk policies, including development of a new generation variable annuities market, to meet the

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Actuaries call for wider debate on solutions for coping with future floods

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The devastating damage to property caused by the Queensland floods, has prompted the Institute of Actuaries of Australia to call for a national solution to manage future floods and natural

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Actuaries support Government response to Cooper Review on super fund capital requirements and longevity risk

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The Institute of Actuaries of Australia (the Institute) has today welcomed the Government response to the Cooper Review, in particular for giving the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) prudential standards

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New research comparing capital requirements of banks and insurers in Australia

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New research into regulatory standards for banks and insurers has found that improved transparency would bring benefits and that some differences exist in the treatment of products that are economically

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