The magazine of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries

Features

Changing world healthDr John Schoonbee talks to Gemma Gregson and Richard Purcell about reinventing dietary guidelines, e-cigarettes and advances in diagnostic techniques 10 August 2017

Mortality improvements in declineJon Palin, on behalf of the CMI Mortality Projections Committee, reviews the growing evidence for a slowing down of mortality improvements in the UK, noting the trend for pension scheme members is less clear 10 August 2017

Perfecting proxy modelsShaun Lazzari and Oliver Bentley look at managing sources of inaccuracy in Least Squares Monte Carlo proxy model fitting 10 August 2017

A nation divided?Are there really differences in life expectancy between Scotland and the rest of the UK? If so, how should actuaries take account of these? Phil Caine and Susan Hanlon discuss 10 August 2017
Paying LPI service to market pricesRobin Thompson and Andrew Kenyon look at how liabilities linked to Limited Price Indexation can create risk 10 August 2017
Fail to prepareFail to prepare 10 August 2017
Inside story: Rosalind RossouwRosalind Rossouw FFA Shares her experience engaging as an IFoA volunteer 10 August 2017
Is de-risking in members' best interests?Traditional asset-liability modelling for defined benefit pension schemes ignores covenant risk. Integrating this risk may suggest that a higher allocation to return-seeking assets makes sense, say Robert Waugh, Nic Barnes and Robert Chestnutt 10 August 2017
Are you a pusher or a puller?Ally Yates explains how to use the right strategy for the right situation when negotiating and influencing 10 August 2017
A simple question of flowers and riskStudent editor Jason Whalley on how to best nurture and grow your own company 13 July 2017
In search of that elusive scaleKelvin Chamunorwa argues that a technology-led distribution approach is vital to create a sustainable microinsurance industry in Africa 13 July 2017
It's complicatedHans Leida and Lindsy Kotecki explain why the US has such a difficult relationship with healthcare, and point to the ways in which technology and actuaries can help 13 July 2017
Instability and stagnation in the EUSteve Keen argues that, for the sake of Europe's economic future, the EU's Stability and Growth Pact of 1997 should be overturned 13 July 2017