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February 2020 by mimi park

Social Protection and Personal Thrift

The French Institute of Actuaries will host an international actuarial colloquium in Paris in May with the theme Individual Choices facing Societal Changes. The organizers of this international colloquium have posed a question that represents a direct challenge to the global actuarial profession: “Can actuarial science bridge the gap between individual and collective choices?” At […]

Filed Under: Actuarial Profession, Commentary, Economics, Health Care, International Organizations, Social Security

April 2019 by mimi park

Global Actuarial Research and Consulting Opportunities

The actuarial profession had its a minimis incipe moment in 1848 in London when a small group of individuals who were engaged in insurance met to discuss the need for a professional association and agreed to principles for the basis from which the Institute of Actuaries was developed, ultimately gaining formal recognition by the grant […]

Filed Under: Actuarial Profession, Commentary, Health Care, International Organizations

March 2019 by mimi park

The Modern Actuary: Challenge, Influence and Lead

The International Actuarial Association holds its 2019 colloquium in Cape Town, South Africa, in early April with about 500 expected delegates to attend from around the world. The organizers have selected as a theme for the colloquium “The Modern Actuary: Challenge, Influence and Lead”. The Washington DC-based Buffin Foundation is a sponsor of the colloquium […]

Filed Under: Actuarial Profession, Commentary, International Organizations

Commentary

The Buffin Foundation publishes a newsletter titled Commentary that presents a single page review and analysis of a timely topics related to finance and investment, social security, pensions and retirement issues, or global economic trends and developments.

This newsletter is now also available in a blog format for your convenience.

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