Welcome to the first CERA Bulletin! The CERA Global Association (CGA) is the international body that looks after the CERA credential for its member actuarial associations, through whom the credential is organised. One volunteer from each member association sits on the CGA Board, with the support of a full-time administrator in the UK, and between us we make sure that the high standards CERA credential holders have demonstrated are maintained.
We have recently agreed a new strategy, with four pillars:
- Promote Actuaries as Risk Managers. We believe that actuaries are extremely well-placed to act as risk analysts, risk managers and CROs in all sorts of industries. We aim to help this happen.
- Enable the CERA qualification. There is nothing else like it – a trans-national qualification only available to people who are already qualified actuaries. We want to ensure that the high standards our predecessors have set are maintained.
- Enable service to CERA holders. We now have over 7,000 CERA credential holders. We want to provide them with useful information via Podcasts, conferences and other platforms so that they feel connected to us and each other and so that they can continue to develop.
- Run the CGA. It’s important that the basic disciplines of managing the CGA are well-run so that we can continue to flourish.
To support the third pillar especially we have now launched the CERA Bulletin. We’d love to know what you think of it – please email us your feedback or simply fill out the MS Form. And please feel free to share it widely. Look out for more from us in due course.
Masaaki Yoshimura, CGA Board Chair
Stephen Wilcox, Chair, Strategy & Outreach Committee
Henning Wergen, Chair, Finance Committee
CERAVISION 2025 – FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
Submit your abstract online by 30 June to participate in this virtual congress! More information can be found on the our website.
FIND-A-CERA Details Update
We kindly ask all members who have consented to be posted on Find-a-CERA to review your details on the CGA website.
Accurate information helps your potential clients to contact you about new opportunities. Please take a moment to check your details and let us know if you require an update by emailing [email protected] or complete the MS form at https://forms.office.com/e/b8ghphBG2w.
IAA Releases Paper on Water Risk
The International Actuarial Association (IAA) has published a new paper exploring the multifaceted water-related risks and their impact on financial systems, people and the environment.
The paper aims to advance the competency of the Actuarial profession by creating awareness, facilitating knowledge sharing and educating actuaries. It was also to promote the role of the actuary in emerging wider fields and raise it profile.
The full paper can be found on the IAA website.
CERAVISION Podcast
In this new podcast series, we will highlight the added value of a CERA degree, beyond the traditional field of actuaries and talk about the daily practice of risk actuaries.
The first episode features Masaaki Yoshimura, the new Chairman of the CERA Global Association, and his view on the unique skill set of CERA holders as well as insights into the contributions that actuaries can make in the evolving world.
