Actuarial Society of South Africa

All you want to know about Actuarial Society of South Africa

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The Actuarial Society of South Africa, or ASSA, is the governing body for the actuarial profession in South Africa.

Fellowship to the Society is gained through exams written through other recognised actuarial organisations, mostly the Institute of Actuaries in London or the Faculty of Actuaries in Edinburgh. Fellows may add FASSA (Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa) after their names.

1 History
2 Current affairs
3 Past Presidents of ASSA
4 External links

History

The Actuarial Society of South Africa held its inaugural meeting on 22 December 1948.
SA 56-62 Mortality Tables are published in 1966
ASSA's first annual Convention is held in Sea Point in 1972
The first Murray Medal is awarded to Tom Murray in 1973
The JSE-Actuaries Index is launched in 1978
Volume 1 of the South African Actuarial Journal is published in 2001

Current affairs

The current ASSA President is Garth Griffin and the President-Elect is Peter Doyle.
At the moment, there is work going on to implement a South Africa specific exam system.

Past Presidents of ASSA

By convention ASSA presidents take office following the AGM at ASSA Conventions, usually held in October or November. In 2001 their term was changed from one to two years and the office of Immediate Past President was abolished.