About the Appointed Actuaries Forum
Appointed Actuaries (AAs) play a vital role in ensuring the ongoing financial stability of insurers, policyholders and ultimately the insurance sector itself.
NZSA has created the AA Forum to foster a community of AAs, provide a pathway for future AAs and provide a mechanism for AAs to collaborate and communicate with regulators and industry bodies. The overall goal is to strengthen and enhance the AA role for the benefit of actuaries, the insurance industry and wider society.
The Forum is for NZSA members, and is predominantly aimed at actuaries performing the AA role for licenced New Zealand insurers, and their nominated delegate. Actuaries performing similar roles for entities that are not licenced insurers under IPSA, for example, government insurance entities, will also be invited to join.
It provides information, support, learning, technical guidance, collaboration, event opportunities and special topic briefings.
Regulators and industry bodies supporting the profession, insurance company executives and directors, and the wider actuarial membership will also be regularly invited to attend the Forum.
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What is an Appointed Actuary?
AAs have a legislated role within the insurance industry to measure and report on material risks which can affect an insurer’s financial condition and solvency.
An AA also provides impartial advice to an insurer’s board of directors and senior management to help them make sound decisions. This support can greatly strengthen an insurer’s risk and capital management and lead to the increased security of policyholders.