About Us
Triple IQ Actuaries and Consultants (Triple IQ) is a specialist actuarial consulting firm offering bespoke business solutions and consulting services to insurance clients in the UK, Isle of Man, Europe and Africa.
We provide insurers with support on strategic projects in finance, risk and actuarial and are currently providing clients with specialist consulting support on IFRS 17, Solvency II, SAM (in South Africa) as well as capital management.
Triple IQ operates a network of highly specialised actuaries, data scientists, risk managers and programme managers. This allows us to offer practical support and expert advice where it is needed and deliver solutions that suit the way our clients work.
MEET OUR PEOPLE
The Triple IQ team is comprised of highly experienced individuals who are reliable, knowledgeable and approachable. The team has a reputation of building highly beneficial relationships with our clients and a track record of delivering on complex projects.
Jonathan Ben Phiri
Jonathan is the founding director of Triple IQ Actuaries and Consultants. He is a resourceful and well-rounded actuary, leader and finance professional with multi-discipline experience. He has assumed various leadership roles including being an Appointed Actuary/Chief Actuary of a large UK insurer reporting to the Board of Directors. He has been a speaker at various high-profile events some of which included topical actuarial topics. Jonathan combines the above with excellent inter-personal skills.
Jonathan has experience working with multi-jurisdictional regulators and insurers in the Isle of Man, UK, Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Bahrain), Southern and West Africa, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Jonathan has in depth knowledge of various risk-based solvency regimes including Solvency II and Isle of Man risk-based regime reporting, SAM (in South Africa) and very good knowledge and practical application of the IFRS17 measurement models. He is always keen to find best ways to explain complex matters in a more digestible way especially when dealing with senior stakeholders.
Recently Jonathan led a major transformation actuarial modelling platform migration which enabled seamless production of both point in time valuations and various balance sheet projections supporting the production of relevant business planning metrics and ORSA projections.
Not only is Jonathan technically proficient but has extensive business and management experience.
Outside of work, as well as being a husband and dad to two girls and a boy, Jonathan spends time volunteering with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and mentoring aspiring actuaries.
Our Services
We are a specialist actuarial consulting firm offering bespoke business solutions and consulting services to insurance clients in the UK, Isle of Man, Europe and Africa. We primarily support insurers with solutions and extend our services to other financial organisations including pension funds and health maintenance organisations.
IFRS17
The new standard for insurance contracts IFRS 17 which came into effect from 1 January 2023 will impact all current IFRS reporters worldwide. The standard aims to enhance the comparability and transparency of financial reporting between insurance firms and improve current regulations where the risks associated with insurance contracts are not fully taken in to account.
Reserving and Capital Management
Our experts have the management background to help you with all aspects of reserving and capital management, including:
Chief Actuary and Appointed Actuary Roles:
Senior qualified actuaries to carry out the role of Chief Actuary as required by various regulators for either Solvency II or any other risk-based solvency regimes. Actuarial Function Holder or Appointed Actuary as required in the respective jurisdiction.
Product Design and Pricing
At Triple IQ we know just how demanding it can be to bring a new product to market. We’re here to take the headaches away.
Specialist Project Support
At Triple IQ we help our clients deliver a range of actuarial services. Whether driven by industry wide changes to regulatory requirements, changes to insurance accounting standards or organisational changes specific to the firm, Triple IQ can help.
Strategic Reviews
Every business needs to think about its objectives and how best to achieve them. We can offer realistic, practical solutions and support to make them happen.
Data Analytics & AI Services:
Data Systems Services. Big Data Services. Data Visualisation Services. Data Science Services. Data Analytics Training Services
Business Governance
Establishing sound and reliable governance practices is integral for every organisation. As companies continue to expand their services, grow and evolve over time, it is imperative to always focus on efficiency in risk management, the development of an effective control environment and delivery of strategic goals to meet the expectations of both internal and external stakeholders.
Pension Funds and Social Security Schemes
Private and Public Sector DB, DC and hybrid scheme actuarial valuations. Actuarial valuations of social security systems. Independent peer reviews of actuarial valuations done by other actuaries. Scheme conversion, liquidations, transfers, individual calculations etc.
Who we help:
- Life Insurers
- General Insurers
- Employee Benefits Providers
Triple IQ’s team of experienced life insurance actuaries can provide technical help, consultancy and support on all aspects of life insurance clients. Our breadth of expertise enables us to offer a wide range of practical solutions to the many varied problems our clients are faced with.
Our flexibility allows us to fit with the way our clients work, as well as from any location. This could mean providing individual expertise or acting as an outsourced in-house actuarial function. We remain flexible and committed to delivering on any approach our clients see fit.
Some of our life insurance actuarial and consultancy services include:
- Solvency II reporting including all actuarial modelling aspects.
- Balance sheet optimisation techniques
- Production of business plan projections, development of Own Risk and Solvency Assessments (ORSA) and production of Financial Condition Reports (FCR).
- Support to insurers’ management teams on appropriate responses to enquiries from financial regulators.
- Review of existing or proposed reinsurance arrangements on clients’ solvency position and its impact on liquidity risk and overall management of the business.
- Strategic and financial assessment of business development initiatives undertaken.
- Review of actuarial methodologies and assumptions underpinning insurance results.
- Review of product design, pricing and profitability of new business.
- Integration of pricing systems with online quotation engines.
Triple IQ can also supply senior actuaries to fulfill key regulatory appointments within the business on an interim or permanent basis.
Triple IQ works with various general insurers and provides bespoke support tailored to individual client requirements. We provide expertise and technical support for reserving and rating, capital modelling and risk management and supply of Chief Actuaries depending on need.
Some of the services we offer general insurers include:
Reserving and rating:
- Actuarial opinion on the appropriate methodologies and assumptions to use in the calculation of claim provisions for particular reporting requirements.
- Calculation of claim provisions in accordance with stated methodologies and assumptions, including any discounting of liabilities that may be needed.
- Assessment of frequency and average amount of claims and expenses to estimate premiums.
- Solvency II reporting
Capital Modelling:
- Calculation of capital requirements for the business for Solvency II and ORSA purposes.
- Asset liability modelling to help you assess the risks of particular asset strategies on your business.
- Assessment of the impact your organisation’s pension scheme has on its capital requirements.
Reinsurance Optimisation:
- Detailed assessments and advice on the effectiveness of reinsurance programmes
Product development and pricing:
- We work closely with our clients in developing and pricing current and relevant products fit for the market in which our clients operate.
Risk management framework:
Advice to Boards and executives on what they need to do to implement an effective risk management framework within the business e.g. ORSA, appropriate deployment of capital resources.
At Triple IQ we understand that the provision of employee benefits has evolved significantly in recent times and ranges from simple to sophisticated benefit structures. Working patterns have changed and so has the provision of employee benefits.
Some of the services we offer to employee benefit clients include:
IAS19 valuations:
- Actuarial calculations and reports delivered within a short time period to meet audit requirements.
- Funding calculations and recommendations for the funded schemes
Asset Liability Modelling:
- Delivery of asset liability results and reports including Board of Trustees support in understanding the implications of any recommendations
Additional services:
- Assisting with flexible employee benefit design
- Trustee training
- Assessments of investment policies and liaison with investment advisors
Statutory actuarial valuations