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Actuary Program

Expand your technical skills and learn what it takes to be a professional actuary. Graduating as an Associate (AIAA) means you’ll be a trusted business advisor, familiar with the actuarial control cycle, and an effective communicator. Semester 2 2025 enrolment opens on 10 June.

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Fellowship Program

The Fellow designation (FIAA) is globally recognised. Add depth and specialisation to your training with two Principles subjects, one Applications subject and a further year of practical experience. Semester 2 2025 enrolment now open.

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Microcredentials

Certification-style online actuarial short courses that elevate your skills in a time of rapid change across business, industry, technology, and society.

Housing in Australia: Financial Journeys Through Affordability, Retirement and Climate Challenges

A paper presented to the joint conference hosted by ABS and RBA examining Australia's dual housing challenges and their impact.

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Latest insights

Explore insights, stories and technical analysis from actuaries working across a range of industries, government and professional bodies.

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1 CPD Point

Asia Pacific Perspectives: Propelling the Actuarial Landscape in Sri Lanka

In the next edition of our series Asia Pacific Perspectives, we speak to Kasun Amarasuriya, current President of the Actuarial Association of Sri Lanka, who shares insights into the unique opportunities and challenges facing actuaries in Sri Lanka's emerging market.

Kasun Amarasuriya

17 June 2025

1 CPD Point

The Challenge of Maximising the Value of Retirement Income

Australia's superannuation system struggles as retirees hoard savings rather than spending them. The Grattan Institute proposes converting 80% of super balances above $250,000 into lifetime annuities, but this overlooks complex Age Pension interactions and individual risk tolerance. These complexities undermine confidence and encourage cautious spending.

Philip Clark

13 June 2025

1 CPD Point

Celebrating Excellence: Our 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award Winners

From data science innovation to disciplinary framework development, this year's Volunteer of the Year award winners are advancing our Institute's strategic priorities and supporting the actuarial community.

Kelly Holcroft

11 June 2025

1 CPD Point

Under the Spotlight with Council Member Anthony Lowe

Few actuaries can claim to have swapped quantum field theory for superannuation consulting, or traded corporate boardrooms for leading a cancer foundation. Anthony Lowe has done both. Now serving as a Council Member of the Actuaries Institute, his unconventional career path offers a lesson in professional reinvention and the expanding influence of actuarial expertise beyond traditional boundaries.

Actuaries Institute

8 June 2025

1 CPD Point

Editor's Pick: Must See Summit Sessions

Actuaries Digital editors share must-see All Actuaries Summit 2025 sessions on AI, career paths and fairness.

Actuaries Institute

5 June 2025

1 CPD Point

The Value of Group Insurance in Superannuation: Utilisation

Most working Australians receive death and disability insurance automatically through their superannuation fund. Few understand how likely it is that they may one day make a claim on this insurance. This article quantifies the likelihood of claim over a member’s working life.

Insurance in Super Sub-Committee

4 June 2025

1 CPD Point

The Role of Actuaries in Measuring Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Australian companies must report Scope 3 emissions from 2025. Learn about regulatory requirements, key challenges in measuring indirect emissions across value chains, and how actuaries can support methodology development and compliance.

Heidi Hunter

4 June 2025

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Left-Field Risks in 2025 Identified by Australian Actuaries

In the second article on emerging risks in 2025 identified by Australian actuaries, we examine ‘left-field’ risks; that is, risks which might not be widely recognised but have high potential impact.

Iain Bulcraig

4 June 2025

1 CPD Point

Asia Pacific Perspectives: AI Adventures at the IAA Summit

What happens when you bring together over 50 actuaries from 20 actuarial associations under one roof for two days in picture-perfect San Francisco to discuss artificial intelligence?

Jacky Ng

3 June 2025

1 CPD Point

Is AI Making it Easier or Harder to be a Professional?

As AI becomes ubiquitous, actuaries face critical questions about professional responsibility and ethical implementation. This article examines how artificial intelligence, large language models, and machine learning impact actuarial professionalism through the Actuaries Institute's six core principles: Integrity, Compliance, Competence and Care, Objectivity, Speaking Up, and Communication.

Julie Evans, Stuart Rodger

2 June 2025

1 CPD Point

We’re Listening: The Value of Membership

Our recent member survey has provided invaluable insights into what matters most about your Institute membership. With satisfaction levels rising to an impressive 82% (up from 78% the previous year), your feedback is guiding our efforts to enhance the membership experience in 2025 and beyond.

Actuaries Institute

1 June 2025

1 CPD Point

Unlocking the Magic of Numbers

In a world where children dream of rocketing to the stars like Buzz Lightyear or saving lives in emergency rooms, actuary Estelle Liu is on a mission to add a new profession to kids' imaginations: the mathematical wizards who manage uncertainty and shape financial futures.

Actuaries Institute

29 May 2025

1 CPD Point

Julie Masters on Personal Branding in the AI Era

All Actuaries Summit 2025 keynote speaker Julie Masters reveals how actuaries can become trusted authorities in the AI age through effective personal branding. Sharing practical strategies for showcasing uniquely human skills—judgment, ethical reasoning, and contextual understanding, Julie shares what the algorithms can't replicate, allowing actuaries to become essential translators who transform complex data into compelling insights for decision-makers.

Actuaries Institute

19 May 2025

1 CPD Point

Volunteering in Action

For National Volunteer Week, we highlight those who make events like the All Actuaries Summit possible. Council Member Jon Shen and volunteer Martin Mulcare reveal how the Summit's organising committee creates lasting benefits for the entire profession through their dedicated service.

Actuaries Institute

18 May 2025

1 CPD Point

Peeking into the Box

In this Normal Deviance Column, Hugh takes a quick history tour through overhyped artificial intelligence claims and the implications for gauging the value of modern tools. In 1770 in Vienna, the capital of the mighty Habsburg Empire, a new curiosity was unveiled. Sitting behind a large box was the head and torso of a mannequin, […]

Hugh Miller

3 May 2025

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1 CPD Point

Purposeful Risk Equalisation in Private Health Insurance

The intention of this article is to get readers to reflect on the question, what is a broad purpose for risk equalisation as one instrument forming part of a health system?

Andrew Matthews

3 May 2025

Abstracts

IDSS 2025 abstracts closing this Friday 20 June!

Only three days to go until abstract submissions for the Injury and Disability Schemes Seminar (IDSS 2025) close! Don’t miss out on sharing your unique insights and being part of the seminar program. Explore topic suggestions and submit your abstract today.

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Semester 2 enrolment now open!

Actuary Program

Fellowship Program

Microcredentials

Housing in Australia: Financial Journeys Through Affordability, Retirement and Climate Challenges

Latest insights

Asia Pacific Perspectives: Propelling the Actuarial Landscape in Sri Lanka

The Challenge of Maximising the Value of Retirement Income

Celebrating Excellence: Our 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award Winners

Under the Spotlight with Council Member Anthony Lowe

Editor's Pick: Must See Summit Sessions

The Value of Group Insurance in Superannuation: Utilisation

The Role of Actuaries in Measuring Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Left-Field Risks in 2025 Identified by Australian Actuaries

Asia Pacific Perspectives: AI Adventures at the IAA Summit

Is AI Making it Easier or Harder to be a Professional?

We’re Listening: The Value of Membership

Unlocking the Magic of Numbers

Julie Masters on Personal Branding in the AI Era

Volunteering in Action

Peeking into the Box

Purposeful Risk Equalisation in Private Health Insurance

IDSS 2025 abstracts closing this Friday 20 June!

Join the profession that makes a world of difference

Using data for good across established and emerging industries

“I am proud to be an actuary as the profession is centred around using data for good by leveraging datasets, models and problem-solving skills to help organisations manage risk and move forward.”

Do data better with an actuary

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