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Third-party cyber risks a 'glaring blind spot' for most companies, PwC finds

The majority of large companies worldwide do not have a handle on third-party cyber risks in their supply chains, research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has uncovered.

October 2021

Fossil fuel demand to peak by 2025 if national climate plans are realised

Global demand for fossil fuels will peak by 2025 if all net-zero pledges announced by governments so far are implemented in time and in full, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has forecast.

October 2021

Car insurance prices see biggest annual drop in seven years

UK car insurance prices have fallen by 16% from the third quarter of last year, which is the biggest annual drop recorded since 2014, research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Confused.com has found.

October 2021

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The patient data pipeline

Niall Fennelly sets out key lessons around electronic health records for insurance, and explores what the future could hold

October 2021

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Dominic Christian: All for one

Dominic Christian talks to Chris Seekings and Roulion Wang about how the insurance industry must come together to develop innovative solutions to the climate crisis

October 2021

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Boxing clever: novel thinking behind parametric products

Alin Radu, Laurent Sabatié and Davide De Santis discuss insurers’ use of novel data sources and structures to create innovative parametric products

October 2021

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Taking responsibility on ESG investment and risk management

Rui Wang provides a primer for how general insurance firms should approach ESG investment and risk management

October 2021

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A better fit: presenting an intuitive and flexible non-linear regression model

Andrei Badescu, Tsz Chai Fung, X Sheldon Lin and Spark Tseung present a flexible nonlinear regression model and software for insurance risk classification, ratemaking and reserving

October 2021

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As the smoke clears

David Lu and Wendy Wang investigate the increasing global incidence of lung cancer among women who have never smoked

October 2021

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Car insurance prices see biggest annual drop in seven years

UK car insurance prices have fallen by 16% from the third quarter of last year, which is the biggest annual drop recorded since 2014, research by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Confused.com has found.

Wednesday 13th October 2021

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Boxing clever: novel thinking behind parametric products

Alin Radu, Laurent Sabatié and Davide De Santis discuss insurers’ use of novel data sources and structures to create innovative parametric products

Wednesday 6th October 2021

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Moving on up: from actuary to CEO

Yiannis Parizas and Nefeli Pamballi explore what it takes for an actuary to become CEO of an insurance organisation

Wednesday 6th October 2021

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The patient data pipeline

Niall Fennelly sets out key lessons around electronic health records for insurance, and explores what the future could hold

Wednesday 6th October 2021

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Pensions

UK's largest pension schemes failing to set robust net-zero targets

The majority of the UK's largest pension schemes have failed to set robust net-zero emission targets ahead of the COP26 climate summit next month, new research has uncovered.

Wednesday 13th October 2021

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UK life expectancy falls by more than 10 weeks

UK life expectancy at birth has fallen by more than 10 weeks since 2017, new analysis by longevity specialists Club Vita has uncovered.

Tuesday 28th September 2021

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Pension freedoms add billions to FTSE 350 DB payments

FTSE 350 companies have paid out tens of billions in pension payments due to the introduction of pension freedoms in 2015, new analysis by Barnett Waddingham has uncovered.

Tuesday 28th September 2021

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Over £1bn in state pensions underpaid, NAO finds

More than 100,000 UK pensioners have collectively been underpaid over £1bn in state pensions due to “repeated human errors over many years”, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.

Wednesday 22nd September 2021

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Regulation Standards

Large firms preparing for intense public scrutiny post-Covid

Large companies are preparing for an intense level of scrutiny over the next 12 months as the public and government show more interest in their business practices and behaviour following COVID-19.

Tuesday 21st September 2021

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The new 'R' word

What has the COVID-19 pandemic taught us about business resilience during a crisis? Dermot Grenham and Isaac Alfon explain

Wednesday 1st September 2021

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Moral fibre

Anthony Asher provides a critique of the dominant thinking within risk culture, and explains why courage will play an important role in forming a more virtuous approach

Wednesday 1st September 2021

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TPR scraps limit on unregulated investments in its new code of practice

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has scrapped plans for a limit on unregulated investments in its new code of practice following a 10-week consultation.

Wednesday 25th August 2021

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Data Science

Boxing clever: novel thinking behind parametric products

Alin Radu, Laurent Sabatié and Davide De Santis discuss insurers’ use of novel data sources and structures to create innovative parametric products

Wednesday 6th October 2021

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The patient data pipeline

Niall Fennelly sets out key lessons around electronic health records for insurance, and explores what the future could hold

Wednesday 6th October 2021

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As the smoke clears

David Lu and Wendy Wang investigate the increasing global incidence of lung cancer among women who have never smoked

Wednesday 6th October 2021

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Fall of the wild?

Gillian Rutherford-Liske and Samantha Dunn explain the role general insurers can play in tackling extreme weather and ecosystem loss

Wednesday 6th October 2021

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