Finance teams in insurance, pensions and employee benefits increasingly work alongside actuaries but rarely share their language. This course explains the core actuarial ideas behind reserves, premiums and long-term liabilities: probability and mortality, discounting and the time value of money, cash-flow projection, assumption setting and sensitivity testing. Participants learn how actuarial results flow into financial statements, budgets and capital planning, and how to challenge assumptions with confidence.
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Actuarial numbers drive some of the largest figures on the balance sheet, yet many finance professionals accept them without understanding how they were built. This course gives you the vocabulary and judgement to question, explain and use actuarial outputs.
The programme explores practical approaches to the following challenges. Results depend on how the learning is applied in your organisation.
Short concept sessions are followed by spreadsheet exercises, worked examples from insurance and pension schemes, assumption-challenge role plays and group discussion of real reporting cases.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Participants will develop competencies in:
A focused, practical outline with time to explore, apply and reflect.
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Confirmed dates accept registration requests. Tentative dates are enquiry only.
Our classroom programmes combine facilitated discussion, case studies, exercises and reflection. The precise format will be confirmed before enrolment.
Yes, you can enquire about a tailored programme. Share your goals, group size and preferred dates with our learning team.
Participants who complete the programme receive a Smart Horizon certificate of attendance. Smart Horizon programmes are not externally accredited and do not award a professional qualification, licence or designation. Where a course title or outline refers to a professional certification (for example, AACE International's Certified Cost Professional), the programme supports learning and preparation only; the credential itself is awarded solely by the relevant professional body under its own application and examination requirements.
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