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Actuaries Institute gives guidance on FCRs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... reached their conclusion," he said. Speaking at the ASFA Conference today in Sydney, Darren Wickham and fellow leading actuary James Collier, two of the co-authors of the new professional guidance added: "FCRs are widely used in the insurance industry ...

Estelle Pearson Actuary of the Year

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... Federal Government, advising a Royal Commission and working as an APRA inspector, Estelle Pearson has been named the 2012 Actuary of the Year. Pearson, who is managing director of consulting group Finity, was announced as the winner this morning at the ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... there, or they are too expensive," she said, after the release of a paper on longevity risk she co-authored with fellow actuary Barry Rafe, released in May this year. Howe and Rafe argue in the paper that rapid movements in life expectancy present major ...

Metlife appoints head of group pricing

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... his new role, he worked at Tal where he held the role as head of group insurance products and pricing. He is a qualified actuary, and has previously also held various senior positions with Zurich and KPMG in Australia and in the UK. Fusca brings to MetLife ...

TAL appoints head of product development

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... experience and expertise to drive our product strategy and support our clients," he said. In 2008 Wickham was named Australian Actuary of the Year by the Institute of Actuaries.

Plan For Life predicts retail managed fund growth

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... years, are now evidencing renewed vigor and are forecast to make an increasing impact in future years," said Simon Solomon, actuary, Plan For Life. Superannuation, both personal and corporate, as well as retirement income products, are expected to continue ...

Zurich expands Life and Investment team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Zurich Financial Services Australia has appointed Greg Della to the role of chief life actuary. Della will be reporting to Raf Uy, chief financial officer. "Greg was previously with Zurich for more than 25 years and spent a considerable amount of this ...

NESS announces new CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... period as seamless as possible," said Hirshbein. Mastrippolito, who has been with NESS since March 2012, is a qualified actuary with over 29 years experience in the superannuation industry. Before joining NESS, Mastrippolito was self-employed through ...

Longevity forcing industry to adapt to thrive

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... retirees need is a secure income. They need protection from market risk and longevity risk," said Howe. Howe and fellow actuary Barry Rafe argue in the paper that rapid movements in life expectancy present major risks not only to society, but also to ...

Rice Warner appoints new head of super

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
Rice Warner has named Mark Blair as a new principal and national head of superannuation, where he will lead the actuary's growing super consulting practice. Blair takes over from current head of super and company director Jeff Warner, who will stay ...