Matthew Peters’ Post

Actuaries are not made: Actuaries are not born nor is it a process that can be observed like the sunrise. They suddenly come into existence, and are only observed to exist when found. It is a complete set, binary in that they can only exist or not. There is no middle ground. Thus, the exams is a process of determining if you are an Actuary, not if you are becoming one. This is why the exam requires you to demonstrate that you are an Actuary. Much like ruin theory, at any point in time, you are one or not. It's much like a chicken and egg question. However, the state of being an Actuary is only true when demonstrated. Thus, you can be one in one moment, and not in another. So if you claim to be an Actuary, always demonstrate what it is. I know what colour a Fellow is (ASD talk), and thus know what colour I need to look like. However, I worry about those who carry the title, but have a different colour than what they were before. To those, though you might have demonstrated that colour before, take a look in the mirror to see this. If you have lost your colour, it's okay. It's okay to convince others that you still have that FASSA colour, because the world is bad. But you can get your colour back, once you realize you lost the colour. My advice to get a fresh recolour is to exercise your ability to demonstrate your FASSAship and contribute to the profession. A great place to start is by volunteering or contributing to Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA). #Reflect #CPD #TheRealFASSA #ActuariallyAmazing #TrueRoleModels #StayFASSAnating #RandomMotivationalPostIDK

Very insightful! Have a read on the state of Insurance in East Africa and what leading Actuaries have to say about all things A.I. #ai #tech #eastafrica #actuaries

Want to know a few fun facts about the Actuarial profession in Zimbabwe such as who was the first female actuary, how old was the youngest actuary when they qualified and the most shocking to me, how many resident female fellow actuaries are there in Zim? For the answers to these and more, you can watch the video below: https://lnkd.in/dpY56tp7

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Brand repositioning A few months ago I had the privilege of attending the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) brand (re)positioning strategy day with the member engagement board. A question that was asked was whether we are positioning or re-positioning our brand within society. The question posed; what is it that we do as #actuaries? Themes around risk management, complex problem solvers, future focused, etc. were raised. Today, I got to watch many #executives in action but the one that stood out for me was the doctor (because they are cool and save lives 👍🏾) and surprisingly the actuary (articulate, analytical and insightful). And as we heard these presentations my colleague next to me raised a point ASSA has been trying to address which is how do high school students get access to actuaries and what they do. Gone (supposedly) are the days of wanting to be a doctor, accountant or engineer. We need the awareness at a grade 10, grade 9 level of what it would take to get accepted into a university to study actuarial science and not inform students once they have already chosen subjects and degrees of this wonderful career path. That being said, it reminded me of one of my passion projects as the student representative on council, using technology that is on the finger tips of school kids to access insightful knowledge of the diverse faces of the profession. And the result of this project was a video which has been published on YouTube. A day in the life of an actuary based on ny experience Shot by Josh Dylan https://lnkd.in/d_w3GMH8

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I don’t think there’s a better feeling than clearing exams for student actuaries.!!! After countless rigorous nights of studying to the guilt that comes when you sleep knowing you haven’t solved a single problem, I finally cleared Exam FM! I would like to sincerely thank my mentors including Anthony Kadima and also Actuarial Academy of East Africa (AAEA), Mukami Njeru, Amrita Pattni, John Njiru and all stakeholders for making this dream a reality through the ASF . On to the next. #Actuarialscience #ActuarialExcellence #ActuariesSupportingOthers