Commitment to a mentally healthy workplace needs to be led from the top Finity’s recent Director forum included an awareness-raising presentation on mental illness in the workplace by Sue Freeman,…
Environmental and social risk expert Sharanjit Paddam will join Finity, as a Principal in the climate risk team in July. Mr Paddam’s 26-year actuarial career has included significant contributions to…
Artificial intelligence technologies are increasingly being used by organisations to solve business problems, free up employees to be more creative by automating tasks, create new products and make better decisions….
2021 has got off to a solid start across financial markets as confidence in the strength of the rebound continues to grow whilst central banks reaffirm their commitment to providing…
Following a career in the insurance industry spanning nearly 40 years, Finity Director Graeme Adams has decided to retire at the end of April. Graeme’s contribution to Finity and the insurance…
Looking at the period of December 2020 to February 2021, the latest Australian Actuaries Climate Index (AACI) released today has reported a mild summer with moderate temperatures. Finity climate…
Today APRA released for consultation its guidance on managing the financial risks of climate change (see APRA Guidance). While the guidance does not impose any new requirements, it builds on…
The finalisation of the AASB17 standard on accounting for insurance contracts in 2020 which created a hard deadline for implementation has meant a number of funds have decided it’s time…
The deadline for submitting an application for an AFS licence or variation to handle claims is 30 June 2021. ASIC has recently “strongly recommended” that applications are submitted as soon…
Welcome to the latest Finity Climate Risk Blog When most people think of climate risk they usually focus on physical damage to property and economic effects of decarbonisation. But climate…