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Cyber perils top global business risk ranking

Cyber perils top global business risk ranking

Cyber perils are the biggest concern for companies globally over the next 12 months, followed by business interruption and natural disasters.
January 2022
Record year for pension de-risking forecast in 2022

Record year for pension de-risking forecast in 2022

This year is set to be the biggest on record for pension scheme de-risking in the UK, with £65bn of bulk annuity and longevity swap transactions forecast.
January 2022
Net-zero emissions by 2050 to cost $9trn each year

Net-zero emissions by 2050 to cost $9trn each year

Capital spending on physical assets for energy and land-use systems will have to increase by 60% to around $9trn (£5.7trn) every year to deliver net-zero emissions across the global economy by 2050.
January 2022

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Rising to the COP26 challenge

Rising to the COP26 challenge

The COP26 climate summit achieved more than some expected, but less than was required. Chris Seekings reports on the challenges and opportunities for the actuarial profession
December 2021
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Jørgen Randers: An end to growth?

Jørgen Randers: An end to growth?

Professor Jørgen Randers talks to Chris Seekings almost 50 years after the publication of his report The Limits to Growth, and outlines what we can expect for the world during the next half-century
December 2021
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Cutting the bias: Modelling the impact of Covid-19

Cutting the bias: Modelling the impact of Covid-19

Stephen Richards demonstrates how to model the impact of COVID-19 on portfolio mortality experience
December 2021
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What’s in the box? Useful findings on black box models

What’s in the box? Useful findings on black box models

Laurent Dupont shares the lessons of a recent TechSprint concerning the explainability of ‘black box’ models
December 2021
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Rated 0: Getting ready for Ogden changes

Rated 0: Getting ready for Ogden changes

Mohammad Khan, Francisco Sebastian and Andrew Corner share the Ogden Discount Rate Working Party’s findings on a potential new rate, and whether the insurance sector is prepared for one
December 2021
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Lessons learnt from long-term care insurance in Israel

Lessons learnt from long-term care insurance in Israel

Amiad Ben-Meir and David Zaray-Mizrahi set out the successes and failures of long-term care insurance in Israel, and the lessons learnt by the country’s insurance sector along the way
December 2021
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UK car insurance premiums fall by 6%

UK car insurance premiums fall by 6%

The cost of comprehensive car insurance in the UK fell by 6% last year due to intense competition between insurers and fewer journeys taken during lockdowns.
Wednesday 19th January 2022
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Motor insurers' costs spike during pandemic

Motor insurers' costs spike during pandemic

Motor insurers' costs spike during pandemic
Wednesday 15th December 2021
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Bailey sets out Bank of England priorities for regulating insurers

Bailey sets out Bank of England priorities for regulating insurers

The Bank of England will focus on the soundness of insurers and protection of policyholders while supporting the industry to invest in the UK economy and the green transition, according to its governor Andrew Bailey.
Tuesday 7th December 2021
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Rated 0: Getting ready for Ogden changes

Rated 0: Getting ready for Ogden changes

Mohammad Khan, Francisco Sebastian and Andrew Corner share the Ogden Discount Rate Working Party’s findings on a potential new rate, and whether the insurance sector is prepared for one
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Record year for pension de-risking forecast in 2022

Record year for pension de-risking forecast in 2022

This year is set to be the biggest on record for pension scheme de-risking in the UK, with £65bn of bulk annuity and longevity swap transactions forecast.
Wednesday 26th January 2022
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TPR launches consultation on new CDC pension code of practice

TPR launches consultation on new CDC pension code of practice

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has today launched a consultation on a new code of practice for the authorisation and supervision of collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes in the UK.
Tuesday 25th January 2022
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IFoA supports boost to pension guidance

IFoA supports boost to pension guidance

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has given its support to a cross-party group of MPs calling on the UK government to do more to boost uptake of pensions guidance and advice.
Wednesday 19th January 2022
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Bulk annuity market set for buoyant 2022

Bulk annuity market set for buoyant 2022

Insurers may show a heightened appetite for entering the bulk annuities market next year after a slow start in 2021, according to the latest analysis.
Tuesday 7th December 2021
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Regulation Standards

TPR launches consultation on new CDC pension code of practice

TPR launches consultation on new CDC pension code of practice

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has today launched a consultation on a new code of practice for the authorisation and supervision of collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes in the UK.
Tuesday 25th January 2022
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Bailey sets out Bank of England priorities for regulating insurers

Bailey sets out Bank of England priorities for regulating insurers

The Bank of England will focus on the soundness of insurers and protection of policyholders while supporting the industry to invest in the UK economy and the green transition, according to its governor Andrew Bailey.
Tuesday 7th December 2021
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Under the microscope: Financial regulation in small states

Under the microscope: Financial regulation in small states

Servaas Houben and Ronald Ketellapper explore the challenges of financial supervision in small countries, looking in particular at Curaçao
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Regulations set to lead to pension trustee shortage

Regulations set to lead to pension trustee shortage

More than three-quarters of UK employers expect pension trustees to consider retiring due to an onslaught of regulatory and legislative change, research by the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has uncovered.
Monday 22nd November 2021
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What’s in the box? Useful findings on black box models

What’s in the box? Useful findings on black box models

Laurent Dupont shares the lessons of a recent TechSprint concerning the explainability of ‘black box’ models
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Unfamiliar territory for artifical intelligence-related risk

Unfamiliar territory for artificial intelligence-related risk

Artificial intelligence-related risk differs from traditional model risk, explain Andrew Morgan, Valerie du Preez and Natasha Naidoo –how can we get to grips with it?
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Caught on camera: how data can help preserve biodiversity

Olga Mierzwa-Sulima, Robin Whytock and Jdrzej wieewski share their experience of building a machine learning algorithm that helps track biodiversity in Gabon’s tropical forests
Wednesday 3rd November 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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