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UK deaths below normal levels in recent weeks

UK deaths below normal levels in recent weeks

England and Wales have recorded significantly fewer deaths than would normally be expected in recent weeks, analysis by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found.
April 2021
Reinsurance capital grows by 7% worldwide

Reinsurance capital grows by 7% worldwide

Total capital dedicated to reinsurance grew by 7% to reach $658bn (£490bn) last year worldwide, while there were also signs of an underlying improvement to the industry's combined ratio.
April 2021
Credible net-zero targets more than double in one year

Credible net-zero targets more than double in one year

Credible net-zero emission commitments from the world's largest companies in the highest-emitting sectors have more than doubled over the last year, the £18trn-backed Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has found.
April 2021

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Health: Emerging research on lifestyle risk

Michael Ducker and Ian Lennox discuss emerging research on lifestyle choices, and the potential implications for risk assessment
April 2021
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Interview with Andreas Kyprianou: Era of Mathematics

Andreas Kyprianou tells Kevin Olding and Dan Georgescu how maths is helping humanity face down some of its biggest challenges – from COVID-19 to global air pollution
April 2021
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Waiting for the "big one"

Preserving ecology to prevent pandemic risk

Gordon Woo considers the effects of ecological change on pandemic risk, and when it is likely we will face an even worse pandemic than COVID-19
April 2021
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Machine learning use for claims assessment

Richard Plat discusses how deep learning techniques could allow insurers to use image recognition when assessing claims
April 2021
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Strain on the Brain

Strain on the brain

Helena Boschi looks at how the human brain has been affected by the isolation and stress of the COVID-19 pandemic
April 2021
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Demystifying Data

What is the Certificate in Data Science, and how is it boosting actuaries’ data literacy? Manuel León-Urrutia explains
April 2021
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Car insurance prices hit seven-year low

Car insurance prices hit seven-year low

Car insurance prices in the UK have fallen to their lowest point in seven years following the largest quarter-on-quarter drop on record, new data from MoneySuperMarket has revealed.
Tuesday 13th April 2021
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Machine learning use for claims assessment

Richard Plat discusses how deep learning techniques could allow insurers to use image recognition when assessing claims
Wednesday 7th April 2021
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Ojective automation in reserving

Is there a role for automation in selecting a reserving technique? Caesar Balona and Ronald Richman share their thoughts
Wednesday 7th April 2021
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Health: Emerging research on lifestyle risk

Michael Ducker and Ian Lennox discuss emerging research on lifestyle choices, and the potential implications for risk assessment
Wednesday 7th April 2021
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TPR publishes new climate change strategy

TPR publishes new climate change strategy

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published new guidance to help pension scheme trustees manage the financial risks of climate change after warning that retirement savings are at risk.
Tuesday 13th April 2021
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Three-quarters of UK pension schemes set to use contingency funding

Three in four defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK are set to use contingency funding to manage their risks amid significant changes to the economic and regulatory environment.
Friday 26th March 2021
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Pension schemes could be overestimating liabilities by 3.5%

Pension schemes could be overestimating liabilities by 3.5%

UK pension schemes could be overestimating their liabilities by up to 3.5% as a result of their failure to consider the long-term impacts of COVID-19, research by the XPS Pensions Group suggests.
Monday 22nd March 2021
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Pension longevity risk transfers hit record high

Pension longevity risk transfers hit record high

UK pension schemes completed a record £55.8bn of longevity risk transfers with insurers last year, up from the previous high of £51.6bn set in 2019.
Friday 19th March 2021
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Regulation Standards

Mandatory climate-related financial disclosures announced

Mandatory climate-related financial disclosures announced

Pension schemes, insurance companies, asset managers and banks will all be forced to disclose their financial exposure to climate change by 2025 under new rules unveiled by the UK chancellor Rishi Sunak yesterday.
Tuesday 10th November 2020
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Putting risk into perspective

Simon Wasserman and Matthew Myring-McCullagh explain the importance of the Joint Forum on Actuarial Regulation’s Risk Perspective publication
Wednesday 2nd September 2020
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Imperfect numbers under IFRS 17

Imperfect numbers under IFRS 17

Kunj Behari Maheshwari and Brian Ring discuss considerations for excluding factors that do not impact insurance cashflows but may influence observable prices in emerging market discount rates
Wednesday 2nd September 2020
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Joining the dots between operational and non-operational risk

Patrick Kelliher covers issues in modelling dependencies between operational and non-operational risks
Wednesday 8th July 2020
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Data Science

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Machine learning use for claims assessment

Richard Plat discusses how deep learning techniques could allow insurers to use image recognition when assessing claims
Wednesday 7th April 2021
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Demystifying Data

What is the Certificate in Data Science, and how is it boosting actuaries’ data literacy? Manuel León-Urrutia explains
Wednesday 7th April 2021
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Ojective automation in reserving

Is there a role for automation in selecting a reserving technique? Caesar Balona and Ronald Richman share their thoughts
Wednesday 7th April 2021
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COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group wins prestigious award

COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group wins prestigious award

The COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group was one of the winners at InsuranceERM's 2021 annual awards for Europe last week following its contribution to the industry during the pandemic.
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
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