Council and Committee Meetings in Ljubljana - Program and Registration Now Open
Audience: All
We're pleased to announce that the program and accommodation booking details for the upcoming Council and Committee Meetings in Ljubljana are now available.
Registration is now open and will close on Friday, April 24, 2026.
To register, please login to your IAA website account to access the registration link on our Ljubljana event page. For logistical reasons and to ensure a smooth registration process, please carefully review the information provided on the event website.
Quick Links:
- Register for the event (login required through the IAA website)
Important Accommodation Deadline: Please ensure that your guestroom is booked as soon as possible. The IAA block will be released back to the hotel on April 8th. After that date, reservations will be based on availability and rate through the Hotel's reservation website.
We look forward to welcoming you to Ljubljana!
For information or questions, please contact the Meetings Department: meetings@actuaries.org
IAA Supports Actuarial Capacity Development in Africa
Audience: All
The International Actuarial Association (IAA) was pleased to contribute to the Annual Meeting of the Group of Francophone Insurance Supervisors (GCAF), held in Nosy Be, Madagascar, and hosted by Banky Foiben’i Madagasikara.
The IAA was represented by Mathieu Langelier, Executive Director at the IAA, who participated as a speaker in the meeting. His contribution focused on strengthening actuarial capacity in Africa, supporting knowledge sharing and professional development across the region.
This participation reflects the IAA’s ongoing commitment to actuarial capacity building and to initiatives that contribute to the well-being of society. The IAA thanks the organizers and participants for a highly engaging and successful seminar.
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Audience: Member Association Correspondents
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Young Actuaries World Cup 2026 Finalists Announced
Audience: All
The International Actuarial Association (IAA) is pleased to announce the four finalists of the Young Actuaries World Cup (YAWC) 2026, following the Eastern and Western Hemisphere Semifinals.
After delivering elevator pitches and responding to judges’ questions with a high level of professionalism, the finalists were selected to advance to the global stage. The four finalists — Daniel Nkameni, Divyani Mehta (Jain), Hannah Giliomee, and Shiela Nicole Cruz — will attend the International Congress of Actuaries (ICA) 2026 in Tokyo, Japan, where they will represent their respective regions.
The YAWC continues to provide a global platform for young actuaries to share innovative ideas, develop leadership skills, and engage with the international actuarial community. The IAA congratulates all finalists and looks forward to the finals at ICA 2026.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS - IAA Initiative on Catastrophe Modelling
Audience: All
Proposed Initiative
The Advance Committee (AC), in collaboration with the General Insurance Forum (GIF) and the Climate and Sustainability Committee (CSC), is establishing a time-limited Task Force to develop practical, vendor-neutral educational material on using and interpreting catastrophe modelling outputs in the current volatile climate conditions across the world. Click here for more details.
Who should apply
We invite expressions of interest from practitioners with expertise and/or experience in using catastrophe models to support actuarial work, including regulatory and sustainability reporting.
We are particularly looking for participation from diverse regions and hazard perspectives (e.g. cyclone, flood, wildfire, severe convective storm).
How to express interest
We request IAA Full Member Associations to nominate suitable, interested individuals, with a brief (no more than one page) expression of interest from the nominee, including:
• A short summary of relevant experience and expertise.
• Current affiliation and role.
• Areas of interest or contribution to the Task Force.
Expressions of interest should be sent to Meet Pandya (meet.pandaya@actuaries.org) by 28 February 2026.
If you have the prerequisites and would like to join the task force, please reach out to your Actuarial Association with the necessary information to submit your expression of interest via the Association before the deadline.
Consultation on three draft papers developed by the 2024 IAA Artificial Intelligence Task Force (AITF)
Audience: All
We are pleased to share the consultation drafts (CDs) of the following three IAA papers developed by the AITF as a part of its 2024 deliverables under the Statement of Intent (SOI) for IAA Activities on AI:
- Draft IAA Paper - A Framework for Considering AI Risk (Link to Comment template – downloadable in MSWord)
- Draft IAA Paper - Professional Considerations for Actuaries interacting with an AI Model or System (Link to Comment template – downloadable in MSWord)
- Draft IAA Paper - Prompting for Actuaries (Link to Comment template – downloadable in MSWord)
This is the second batch of papers from the Phase I deliverables the AITF intends to publish as IAA educational papers, aimed at a broader audience.
To submit feedback, please use the appropriate Comment Template for each paper (links to three separate templates are provided above). Each template is clearly labelled with the corresponding paper title. Please do not submit comments inserted directly into the draft papers. Please e-mail the comment templates with your comments to aitf.comments@actuaries.org
Feel free to contact Meet Pandya at the IAA Secretariat (meet.pandaya@actuaries.org) if you have any questions.
For more information on the ongoing work of the AITF, please wisit the AITF webpage.
We look forward to receiving your feedback as soon as possible, but no later than 28 February 2026.
Upcoming Webinars
Audience: All Section Members
AFIR-ERM: A data science approach to climate change risk assessment applied to pluvial flood occurrences for the United States and Canada
12 February, 2026 | Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
PBSS: AI for Pension Funds : Insights and Use Cases
05 March 2026 | Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
AFIR-ERM: Signature-based Validation of Real-world Economic Scenarios
17 March 2026 | Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
