Episode 33: Actuaries and Ethics with Stuart Turner
“Two hours out of a career doesn't an ethical person make. So, what's really important is that good ethical decision-making and thinking is a skill just like any other skill, and it gets better with practice.”
Stuart Turner,
Experienced Actuary
Stuart Turner is an actuary with over 25 years of experience working in life insurance and wealth management, in both corporate and consulting roles. He is currently working at Zurich Financial Services, and was previously a Partner at EY.
Stuart is the Chair of the Professionalism Committee. He has developed an interest in ethics through being a volunteer ethics teacher at his children’s primary school and presenting the Actuaries Institute Professionalism Course content on ethical reasoning.
In this interview Stuart shares:
How a career break created an opportunity to become a volunteer ethics teacher,
The types of ethical dilemmas that actuaries might face across the career continuum,
Some future ethical dilemmas actuaries should be prepared for,
Practical ways that actuaries can improve their ethical decision-making skills, and
His advice to actuaries who find themselves facing an ethical dilemma
Read “Flexing your ethical muscles” by Stuart Turner, Actuaries Digital article
Professional training videos (Actuaries Institute members only link)
Connect with Stuart on LinkedIn
