Andrew Chamberlain (OK 1973)

Andrew Chamberlain (OK 1973) passed away on 10 May 2025.

Born in June 1956, Andrew joined the junior school at King’s in 1966. After winning prizes for Maths and Geography, he was awarded a Major Entrance scholarship to the senior school, where he was the recipient of the prestigious Jelf Medal. In 1973, Andrew was awarded a further scholarship, this time to read mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge.

After university Andrew forged a successful career as an actuary. He was Deputy Actuary and Development Director at Hill Samuel Life from 1979 to 1990, and later held senior positions at Aetna UK, the Government Actuary's Department, Watson Wyatt (now Towers Watson) and Partnership Assurance.

He also gave up his time to contribute significantly to the actuarial profession. A Member of Council of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries from 2001, he chaired its Life Board from 2016 to 2018. He was also Chair of the International Actuarial Association (IAA)’s Actuarial Standards Committee and a member of the IASB’s IFRS Advisory Council on behalf of the IAA.

Andrew’s service reached far beyond his own professional world. In 1982, he was elected to Merton Borough Council as a Conservative, and he served as a councillor until 1994. For two of those years, he was Deputy Head of the Council (1988 to 1990). 

At King’s, he was co-opted to the Governing Body in 1989 and continued in this role for almost 30 years. After stepping down as a governor, Andrew continued to assist the school as a trustee and Chair of the Support Staff Pension Scheme. He was also a governor and Chair of governors at Abbotsbury First School.

Please also see the tribute to Andrew by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries:

In Memory of Andrew Chamberlain FIA