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Address by the President of the Institute of Actuaries: Thinking and Behaviour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2011

Jeremy Goford M.A., F.I.A.
Jeremy Goford M.A., F.I.A.
Affiliation:
Tillinghast-Towers Perrin, 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6TH, U.K., Tel: +44(0)20-7170-2599, Fax: +44(0)20-7170-2156, Email: askjeremy@actuaries.org.uk
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Abstract

In a world of transition for all our disciplines, actuaries can get and keep ahead of the changes by, first, getting our thinking right. Right behaviour and actions will follow. We will think about the needs of our employers and clients and present our findings more in the business context; we will look through their needs to the needs and interests of their employees and customers. We will grasp financial economics and learn banking thinking. The profession will raise issues of public interest and inform the debate.

Keywords

ThinkingBehaviourNeeds of Employers and ClientsNeeds of Employees and CustomersOpennessTransparencyAccountabilityBusiness ContextMulti-Disciplinary SchemesPublic InterestFinancial EconomicsBanking ThinkingFair Value AccountingAppointed Actuary

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Type
Sessional meetings: papers and abstracts of discussions
Information
British Actuarial Journal , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , 01 April 2003 , pp. 1 - 33
Copyright
Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 2003

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