Actuary of the Year, 2025, Iris Lun shares her reflections on her unconventional actuarial career path.Iris Lun is the 2025 Actuary of the Year and co-founder of 10Life, a Hong Kong insurtech platform bringing fair insurance to over 2.3 ...

Experienced actuary, senior leader and newly elected Actuaries Institute Councillor Louis Lee shares how he stepped outside his comfort zone to build an interesting and diverse actuarial career across the globe. In this interview, L...

Experienced actuary, adviser and GA Senior Leadership Program co-facilitator Martin Mulcare shares how he learned what he didn’t know he needed to learn as he stepped into his first general management role.In this interview, Martin share...

New Fellow Daniel Bartlett shares his path from high school teacher to qualified actuary and his career highlights to date.Daniel is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Australia, working as a consultant at McGing Advisory & Actua...

Actuary and musician James McAtamney shares what he’s learned from music and growing up in a family business that has helped him build valuable skills that he’s transferred to the workplace.“Just go and get involved in something. Get ou...

Actuary Bianka Grange shares what she’s learned from volunteering as a Primary Ethics teacher at her children’s school and how those skills have helped her in the workplace.“Give yourself an opportunity to try something new, even if it f...

We Are Actuaries podcast episode number 72.Actuary Dorothy Cheng shares what she’s learned about leadership from founding and facilitating a 500+ member Chinese mums’ support group.“If you have a passion or need, don’t do it a...

Actuary and netball umpire Crystal Mai shares what she’s learned on the netball court and how this has helped her in business.“Find something that you're passionate about and invest in it. You won't need to look for growth. That growth ...

Experienced actuary, adviser and GA Senior Leadership Program co-facilitator Martin Mulcare shares how to build confidence at work.In this interview, Martin shares: - What confidence is and why it is important in business,-...

Actuary Minh Phan shares how actuaries can get started using LLMs.In this interview, Minh shares: - How he uses LLMs in his personal life,- How he uses LLMs in his professional life, and- His tips for actuaries wanti...

Actuary Adam Barrow shares how volunteering has helped his actuarial career.In this interview, Adam shares: -          The best point in your career to get involved in volunteering,-  &nbs...

Actuary and data scientist Lizzie Eason shares her tips on how actuaries can be ethical data scientists.In this interview, Lizzie shares: -          Why ethics is important for actuaries in data scien...

Experienced actuary and senior leader Barry Leung shares tips on how actuaries transfer their skills into different areas.In this interview, Barry shares: -  How he uses his actuarial skills to improve outcomes across di...

Analytics leader Kevin Cattaway shares tips on how actuaries can navigate redundancy.In this interview, Kevin shares: - His own experience of redundancy,- How he leveraged his network to find a new role, and- His advice for ...

Special interview by Guardian Actuarial Leadership Program graduates Jennifer Ng and Peter Whittigan. In this interview, guest hosts Jennifer and Peter put strategic thinking under the microscope with Alissa Holz, CEO of RGA Austra...

Experienced actuary and leadership coach Lisa Staker shares how actuaries can build an effective professional network.In this interview, Lisa shares: - Her early struggles to build her professional network as an introvert, ...

Experienced pricing actuary, author and founder of Price Writer, Jeremy Keating reflects about how his experience of qualifying as an actuary wasn’t as easy as he expected.In this interview, Jeremy shares: - Why he thinks we ...

Experienced pricing actuary and structured communication expert Claire Wang shares how actuaries can thrive in the AI era.In this interview, Claire shares: - How actuaries can transition from technical roles to strategic le...

In this interview, Bill Marella (CEO ACTEX Learning) and Julia Lessing (Author of Aspiring Actuarial Leaders: The Modern Manager's Toolkit) discuss the power of communication and leadership skills in helping actuaries build great careers. ...

After graduating with high honors from the Wharton School of Business, Linley pursued a successful actuarial career.  She quit to raise her 6 children for 19 years in 4 countries.  During this time she worked part-time as a college professor in...

Qualified actuary, motor pricing manager and author Catrin Townsend reflects on the importance of being able to explain what you do as an actuary to others, and how she does this. In this interview, Catrin shares: ...

Ben qualified as an actuary through the Actuaries Institute of Australia and is also certified as an actuary through the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) in the UK. In Australia, he has worked in actuarial consulting across long tail r...

Elaine Collins, BSc(Hons), MEc, FIAA, FAICD, is a Fellow of the Actuaries Institute and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She spent 10+ years in Appointed Actuary roles, firstly with KPMG, then as Partner of Deloitte.&n...

Holly Briffa is an experienced consultant and actuary with a passion for transforming data into strategic insights that drive meaningful change. With a background in actuarial science and a career that includes roles at Ernst & Young (EY) a...

Dominic is an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society. Originally from Jamaica with 13 years of experience in property & casualty insurance and software presales, he is now a Senior Solutions Advisor at SAS where he has been for the las...