Ishkar Singh
Consulting Actuary
Cape Town, ZA
Ishkar Singh is a consulting actuary based in Milliman's Cape Town office, specialising in life insurance with extensive experience in independent review work.
Experience
Ishkar has over nine years of experience in the life insurance consulting industry.
His technical expertise includes:
- Insurance financial reporting (IFRS, SAM, and EV)
- Head of Actuarial Function support
- Audit support
- Model development, review and documentation
Professional Designations
- Fellow of the Actuarial Society of South Africa (FASSA)
- Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA)
Education
- BBusSc, University of Cape Town
Publications
Read their latest work
Article
Life insurance capital regimes in Africa
10 February 2026 - by David Kirk, Susan Melmed, Chris van der Merwe, Ishkar Singh
As Africa moves toward risk-based supervision and capital frameworks for life insurance companies, we examine various capital regimes in the region.
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Life insurance capital regimes and disclosures in Africa
28 February 2025 - by Rithik Antony, Adél Drew, Cameron Hollaway, Tebogo Khomo, David Kirk, Susan Melmed, Gaël Neuhaus, Ishkar Singh, Andi Tooke, Chris van der Merwe
With Africa moving toward risk-based supervision and capital frameworks, we review of life insurance capital regimes and disclosures for six countries.
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Inflation as a major climate-related risk
15 August 2024 - by Adél Drew, Nick Spencer, Yuliia Maznytsia, Arushi Mittal, Chew Hou Ng, Ishkar Singh, Tebogo Khomo
Given the potential impact of a sustainability transition on inflation, we map out a causal model, noting key narratives and interconnections of its components.
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Product, performance and EV in an IFRS 17 world: South Africa
26 February 2024 - by David Kirk, Susan Melmed, Ishkar Singh
Embedded value will likely still be produced for many South African life insurers for at least two years, and listed insurers may be de-rated by analysts and the market.
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South Africa: Insurance industry update - February 2024
12 February 2024 - by David Kirk, Susan Melmed, Ishkar Singh, Gaël Neuhaus, Tebogo Khomo, Cameron Hollaway, Rithik Antony
For South African insurance in 2024, we expect to see acclimation to new reporting, adjusted political realities, and a slowly changing competitive landscape.
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South Africa: Insurance industry update August 2023
29 August 2023 - by David Kirk, Ishkar Singh
In our latest update for the insurance industry in South Africa, we note trends in mortality, climate risk topics, and regulatory developments.
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Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: Impacts on life insurance and how insurers responded
18 October 2021 - by David Kirk, Avashni Rossouw, Ishkar Singh
Effective executives and boards are challenging their thinking and decisions as they manage the ongoing impact of the pandemic.