The magazine of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries

Features

50 billion pairs of eyesTrevor Maynard investigates how the Internet of Things could either disrupt or assist the insurance industry 07 February 2019

Interview: Lord Paul MynersLord Paul Myners talks with Stephen Hyams about the economic outlook, Brexit, fintech, short-termism in investments and pension matters 07 February 2019

Digital or dodo? How to avoid extinctionActuaries will have to adapt to survive in the digital age, say Eoin Lyons and Matt Oldham 07 February 2019

What's in a name?Alex Manov looks at the risks involved with named drivers and the questions insurers should be asking them 07 February 2019
Dynamic discountingCorporate bonds provide a good matching investment strategy in a defined benefit pension scheme, says Sathish Umapathy but a new approach to discounting the liabilities is needed 07 February 2019
Student: Back and forthStudying the genesis of the actuarial profession will help us to anticipate the issues of the future and remain appealing to actuaries of the future, says Elliot Cox 07 February 2019
Keeping promisesSimon Brimblecombe examines issues around actuarial assessment of social security retirement schemes. 07 February 2019
The rules of engagementAndrew Harley talks to Shona Cotterill, Kiruba Eswaran and Magdalena Ramada Sarasola about the influence of insurtech on the life insurance industry. 07 February 2019
Breathing roomReform of the Zinszusatzreserve in Germany is giving a stressed industry the space to recover, says Bernd Heistermann. 07 February 2019
An easier pill to swallowSebastian Dany and Silke Longoni explain the German Ministry of Finance's new method for calculating the Zinszusatzreserve. 06 December 2018
Interview: Rosaline Chow KooRosaline Chow Koo is the founder and CEO of fintech start-up CXA Group, which recently won InsurTech of the Year at the Asia Insurance Industry Awards. Sharad Bajla and Francisco Sebastian spoke with her about her journey. 06 December 2018
Eastern PromiseHaijing Wang discusses the opening up of Chinese capital markets, and the ways foreign investors can access them. 06 December 2018
The road to successful finance transformationActuaries are model specialists and they consider it normal to develop the entire reporting framework themselves, but is this really an efficient way forward? 06 December 2018