The magazine of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries

News

Research reveals most desired qualities in actuarial consultantsIndependent advice and thinking freely are two of the characteristics that UK pension schemes value most in actuarial consultants, a survey of 100 senior trustees has found. 17 January 2019
Sustainability proposals to have significant implications for insurersThe European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority's (EIOPA) recent sustainability proposals could have far-reaching implications for insurers, Willis Towers Watson (WLTW) has warned. 16 January 2019
Geopolitical tensions rated the top global risk for 2019, WEF survey findsRising geopolitical tension is the most urgent risk facing the world this year, a survey of nearly 1,000 business leaders, politicians and academics has found. 16 January 2019
Car insurance premiums fall by 6% in 2018UK motorists are paying 6% less for car insurance today than they were this time last year, data from Confused.com and Willis Towers Watson (WLTW) reveals. 15 January 2019
Demand for financial services falls for first time in five yearsThe last three months of 2018 saw total business volumes in the UK's financial services sector fall for the first time since September 2013, a survey has found. 14 January 2019
UK wealth managers urged to change 'nonchalant' approach to cyber riskLess than a third of wealth managers in the UK agree their clients are growing more concerned by data breaches and cyber crime, a new survey has found. 11 January 2019
Just half of natural catastrophe losses insured in 2018There was $160bn (£125bn) worth of economic damage caused by natural disasters across the world last year, just half of which was covered by insurance. 09 January 2019
Blockchain and cryptocurrency investment rises 10-foldBlockchain and cryptocurrency developers received record levels of investment in the UK last year, with the country's FinTech sector continuing to be among the most attractive in the world. 09 January 2019
Global investors shifting risks to private marketsInstitutional investors are increasing their asset allocations to private markets amid rising concerns about a downturn in the economic cycle, a global survey has found. 08 January 2019
15 FTSE 100 companies set to offload pension plans by 2021As many as 15 of the UK's 100 largest listed companies are set to offload their defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to insurers in the next three years, new research suggests. 08 January 2019