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The IAA regularly publishes educational and informational documents to be made publicly available to stakeholders. These papers have been categorized by subject area which you can access by clicking the links below. In some cases, translations of certain IAA papers have been made by local member associations or members. The IAA has neither reviewed nor endorsed them. However, we are providing them on our website as a service to members.
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Sink or Swim: An Actuary’s Primer to Water Risks
Water is fundamental to life and the functioning of ecosystems, societies, and economies. However, as vital as it is, water also presents a series of critical risks that span environmental, social, and economic dimensions. The dual nature of water as […]
April 30, 2025
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Actuarial Considerations Around Climate-Related Risks on Social Security
Climate change presents a formidable challenge to social security systems worldwide. This paper explores the implications of climate-related risks on social security, focusing on actuarial perspectives.  Climate-related risks disrupt demographic, economic, and investment-related assumptions critical for social security analysis. Accurate […]
June 1, 2024
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The Climate Change Adaptation Gap: An Actuarial Perspective
Adaptation, when used in relation to climate, is the process of adjustment to actual or expected climate and its effects. Progress on climate adaptation has been slow, siloed and incremental, with little evidence of the transformative adaptation that is needed […]
May 1, 2023
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Climate-Related Disclosures and Risk Management: Standards and Leading Practices
The aim of this paper is to assist actuaries (and others) to understand the principles and leading practices for preparing climate-related disclosures, and how they can be used to inform risk management processes in relation to the impacts of climate […]
October 1, 2022
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Application of Climate-Related Risk Scenarios to Asset Portfolios
The focus of this paper is the assessment and projection of asset cash flows and market values, taking into account climate-related risks to be incorporated in the analyses and reports provided by actuaries.  Some typical portfolios and related case studies […]
April 1, 2022
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Climate Science: A Summary for Actuaries
This Summary, based on the IPCC Working Group I Sixth Assessment Report released in August 2021, is tailored to the actuarial community to provide helpful insights into what the IPCC report means for the Actuarial profession.   The IPCC Working Group I report […]
March 1, 2022
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Climate-Related Scenarios Applied to Insurers and Other Financial Institutions
This paper is the third of a series of papers that will be developed, aimed at creating awareness and promoting actuarial approaches in climate-related risk management and reporting. The first paper Importance of Climate-Related Risks for Actuaries, and the second […]
August 1, 2021
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Introduction to Climate-Related Scenarios
This paper is the second of a series of papers that will be developed, aimed at creating awareness and promoting actuarial approaches in climate-related risk management and reporting. The first paper - Importance of Climate-Related Risks for Actuaries – was […]
February 1, 2021
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Pension Fund Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Risk Disclosures: Developing Global Practice
This paper summarizes the main features and trends in pension fund ESG risk disclosures around the world available to regulators, members and the public. Pension fund ESG risks are important in terms of long-term fund performance and delivering members’ benefits, […]
December 1, 2020
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Risks to Water Resources
Since water resources are critical for human survival, even short-term disruptions in the supply of water can have potentially devastating consequences, including adverse impacts on financial security systems. The main purpose of this paper is to start a discussion on […]
November 1, 2020