Skip to main content
The Actuary: The magazine of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries - return to the homepage Logo of The Actuary website
  • Search
  • Visit The Actuary Magazine on Facebook
  • Visit The Actuary Magazine on LinkedIn
  • Visit @TheActuaryMag on Twitter
Visit the website of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Logo of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Main navigation

  • News
  • Features
    • General Features
    • Interviews
    • Students
    • Opinion
  • Topics
  • Knowledge
    • Business Skills
    • Careers
    • Events
    • Predictions by The Actuary
    • Whitepapers
    • Moody's - Climate Risk Insurers series
    • Webinars
    • Podcasts
  • Jobs
  • IFoA
    • CEO Comment
    • IFoA News
    • People & Social News
    • President Comment
  • Archive
Quick links:
  • Home
  • The Actuary Issues
  • November 2020
News
People & Social News

People and society news: November

Open-access content Wednesday 4th November 2020
People and society news: November

Virtual fun with added origami

The Staple Inn Actuarial Society held its first virtual social event this summer by hosting an origami tutorial. The event was held over Zoom, and 15 people joined. The tutorial lasted an hour, with people being shown how to fold a lotus and then two ways to make a lily and a butterfly. The butterfly was the hardest to fold, demonstrating that learning virtually can be more difficult! However, people very much enjoyed the challenge. 

Next came our virtual board games night on 19 August. We played Codenames, a word guessing game involving two teams, for a good two hours. We didn’t know each other, so it was an interesting way to see how other people think when they gave their descriptions. This event was popular, and will run again towards the end of the year. 

The SIAS Annual General Meeting was held virtually this year on 7 October. It was followed by a talk, ‘Developing and executing a climate risk strategy’, which included a brief overview of the demands of the PRA supervisory statement and financial impacts, and a deep dive into climate risk strategy.

For all future SIAS virtual events, go to at sias.org.uk/events


Obituary: Stanley Alfert


Reading the latest issue of The Actuary has prompted me to write to report the death of Stan Alfert at the age of 89. He gained fellowship in 1961 and spent most of his professional life at Gresham Life, where he was chief executive in the latter years. He left a very large family and achieved the actuarially interesting feat of having at least one grandchild younger than one of his great grandchildren. At one stage he was my tutor for Advanced Life Office Practice; I was privileged to have known him for more than 55 years.


Deaths

William Morrisson, based in Scotland, gained fellowship in 1954, died age 93

Peter Shaw, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 1972, died age 76

Peter Basten, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 1954, died age 87

Mukund Diwan, based in India, gained fellowship in 1958, died age 88

Peter Abell, a student based in the UK, died age 39

John Prescott, an associate based in the UK, died aged 71

Ian Munro, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 1969, died aged 81

Charles Cannon, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 1958, died aged 87

Christopher Coote, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 1978, died aged 67

Peter Sharman, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 1956, died aged 96

Kumbakonam Narasimhan, based in India, gained fellowship in 1962, died aged 87

Matthew Lane, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 2002, died aged 52

Derek Bourdon, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 1957, died aged 87

Sir David Prosser, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 1972, died aged 76

Edward Brister, based in the UK, gained fellowship in 1966, died aged 85


Call for your news...
We would be delighted to hear from you. If you have any newsworthy items for these pages, please contact us at: [email protected]

ACT Nov20_Full.jpg
This article appeared in our November 2020 issue of The Actuary .
Click here to view this issue

You may also be interested in...

Certified Actuarial Analyst qualification: an alternative path

Certified Actuarial Analyst qualification: an alternative path

Morgan Smith-Woodhams talks about her experience as a CAA
Wednesday 4th November 2020
Open-access content
Features editors wanted

Call for sustainability and climate change volunteers

Would you like to join the The Actuary magazine’s editorial team?
Wednesday 4th November 2020
Open-access content
Call for sustainability and climate change volunteers

Call for sustainability and climate change volunteers

Would you like to get involved in sustainability and climate issues? Do you want  to gain experience in a rapidly expanding area of expertise that is critical to a sustainable future?
Wednesday 4th November 2020
Open-access content
IFOA

IFoA launches new volunteer resource

The IFoA has launched its ‘My volunteering’ resource, which can be accessed  by logging into your IFoA account and selecting the Contact Preferences icon.  
Wednesday 4th November 2020
Open-access content
Compensation for Professional Shortcomings

Compensation for Professional Shortcomings

This is a reminder that the new Actuarial Profession Standard (APS) X5 will come into force on 20 November 2020.
Wednesday 4th November 2020
Open-access content
Longevity Bulletin: The pharmacology issue

Longevity Bulletin: The pharmacology issue

The extraordinary events of 2020 have shown us how much we rely on epidemiology and pharmacology.
Wednesday 4th November 2020
Open-access content
Filed in
News
Also filed in
People & Social News
Share
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Linked in
  • Mail
  • Print

Latest Jobs

Senior Reserving Analyst

London (City of)
Negotiable
Reference
149485

Senior GI Modeler - Capital and Planning

London (Central)
£ excellent
Reference
149436

Risk Oversight Manager

Flexible / hybrid with a minimum of 2 days per week office-based
£ excellent
Reference
149435
See all jobs »
 
 

Today's top reads

 
 

Sign up to our newsletter

News, jobs and updates

Sign up

Subscribe to The Actuary

Receive the print edition straight to your door

Subscribe
Spread-iPad-slantB-june.png

Topics

  • Data Science
  • Investment
  • Risk & ERM
  • Pensions
  • Environment
  • Soft skills
  • General Insurance
  • Regulation Standards
  • Health care
  • Technology
  • Reinsurance
  • Global
  • Life insurance
​
FOLLOW US
The Actuary on LinkedIn
@TheActuaryMag on Twitter
Facebook: The Actuary Magazine
CONTACT US
The Actuary
Tel: (+44) 020 7880 6200
​

IFoA

About IFoA
Become an actuary
IFoA Events
About membership

Information

Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
Cookie Policy
Think Green

Get in touch

Contact us
Advertise with us
Subscribe to The Actuary Magazine
Contribute

The Actuary Jobs

Actuarial job search
Pensions jobs
General insurance jobs
Solvency II jobs

© 2023 The Actuary. The Actuary is published on behalf of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries by Redactive Publishing Limited. All rights reserved. Reproduction of any part is not allowed without written permission.

Redactive Media Group Ltd, 71-75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ