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Steve Webb: the pensions revolutionaryNick Mann meets Steve Webb, the government minister charged with managing massive changes in workplace and state pension provision 06 June 2013

Keeping the lights onWith ever-growing demand and the push for green energy, Tom Porter assesses the risks and opportunities within the UK electricity market 06 June 2013
Risk management: priceless possessionsUnderestimating the value of intangible assets is a costly route to irreversible reputational damage, warns Jackie Maguire 06 June 2013
Environment: the green guardiansCan actuaries make a valuable contribution to sustainability projects? Louise Pryor and Tracey Zalk talk to four actuaries who are trying to make sustainable sense of the future 06 June 2013
Reinsurance uncoveredCan we learn from Solvency II to unlock the hidden value of reinsurance for long-tail business? Victoria Jenkins and Jessica Leong report 06 June 2013
More to sias than meets the eyeJessica Elkin deploys both brain and brawn in pursuing the many networking opportunities on offer from the Staple Inn Actuarial Society 06 June 2013
The art of VaR optimisationMark Sinclair-McGarvie discusses how to simplify complex VaR optimisation problems 06 June 2013
Dust in a drawer?Jean-Pierre Charmaille and Rachel Elwell look at the importance of keeping your pension scheme risk register alive 06 June 2013
Bridging the gapAlex Ntelekos calls for closer ties between actuaries and catastrophe modelling 04 June 2013
Sir Mansel Aylward: vision for a healthier, happier nationProfessor Sir Mansel Aylward CB, chair of Public Health Wales, tells Sarah Bennett and Richard Purcell how self-esteem affects health and why happiness is a constant 02 May 2013
Health: consumer confusionRonnie Bowes reviews the findings of a report into consumer understanding of protection insurance. It seems that product knowledge is in short supply 02 May 2013