As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to Karol Gawlowski and Patricia Wang, IFoA Actuarial Data Science Working Party. We discuss their latest research on Interpretable Boosted GLM, which won them the Brian Hey Prize for 2025.

GIRO 2025 - Interpretable Boosted GLM

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to Paul Sweeting about his career, goals for his presidency and the future of the actuarial profession.

GIRO 2025 – President of the IFoA

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to Isabelle Williams and Richard Holloway from LCP about how pricing and capital teams can work together to stay ahead of the curve on emerging risks. 

GIRO 2025 – Emerging risks, linking up Capital and Pricing

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to Richard Stock and Tom Saliba from the Flood Working Party on how best to engage with government and other stakeholders to promote early development of a more robust and appropriately funded solution to UK flood risk.

GIRO 2025 – UK Flood Insurance

What happens when investors suddenly find themselves holding far more illiquid assets than they ever planned? 

Join us as we speak to James Fermont (Partner and senior member of LCP’s  Illiquid Asset Solutions Group) to explore how to unlock value in secondary market transactions. From liquidity workarounds to broker-led sales, online platforms and direct deals, we examine the practical routes to exit illiquids, how to judge value in an opaque market, and why pricing isn’t always the only metric that matters. For anyone navigating today’s secondary market – whether selling under time pressure or looking to buy quality assets at a discount – this conversation offers a clear, grounded guide through a fast-evolving landscape.

S7 Ep.10: The quick take on unlocking value in secondary market transactions

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we get an update from Cian Creedon and Marcus Schofield on the latest from the Claims Inflation Working Party. We discuss;  the results from their inflation survey and how expectations for future inflation will vary by line business going forward.

GIRO 2025 – Claims inflation

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to Debashish Dey. We discuss his latest research combining two hot topics, climate change and AI and also touch upon his career journey.

GIRO 2025 - Foundational machine learning climate models

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to George Wright about getting the right tools and support for modern actuarial modelling. 

GIRO 2025 – Fighting for Python

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to Geraldine Finucane and Hazel Davis from the working party on Professionalism, Regulation and Ethics for Actuaries in Data Science. We discuss what effective governance can look like in practice and how to assess whether your firm’s approach supports meaningful oversight.

GIRO 2025 - Actuaries at an AI crossroads: Is your AI policy leading you in the right direction?

As part of the GIRO 2025 mini-series, we speak to Martin Assmann from Insurance ERM about current hot topics across the insurance market.

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GIRO 2025 – Martin Assmann

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S7 Ep.10: The quick take on unlocking value in secondary market transactions

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