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In this excerpt from his article in the forthcoming Inclusive insurance bulletin, Responding to change, immediate past president of the IFoA John Taylor looks at how sophisticated pricing technology may end up excluding vulnerable groups.

T he IFoA’s ongoing series of Inclusive insurance bulletins explores how the insurance industry can remove barriers to coverage.

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Congratulations to Kenbright, which was awarded Quality Assurance Scheme (QAS) accreditation on 1 February 2021. This is the second QAS accreditation in Africa.

In February the IFoA responded to two key consultations from the UK Treasury that will be pivotal in setting the future direction of the UK’s financial services as it embarks on a new era outside the European Union.

From 26 April to 7 May, the IFoA will be running a series of events – including webinars, panel sessions and a hackathon – to showcase the range of ways in which the actuarial profession has added value to the understanding and management of the current pandemic through insight and learning.

Following the success of the Asia, UK, India and Sub-Saharan Africa Town Halls during the past few months, there will be three further Town Halls for other areas

If you haven’t yet taken a look, we would encourage members to view our Pandemics Hub.

Last month, the IFoA published non-mandatory ethical and professional guidance on data science for members.

In September the IFoA will be launching its programme of reflective practice discussions, inviting members to have a conversation about their continuing professional development (CPD) with a specially trained team.