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Quarter of UK adults are not confident about their finances

Quarter of UK adults are not confident about their finances

A quarter of UK adults aged over 25 are not confident about their financial situation following the strains of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).
September 2020
Gender diversity shown to boost workplace experiences for all staff

Gender diversity shown to boost workplace experiences for all staff

Companies with greater gender diversity in leadership roles, and with more women in highly-compensated and revenue-producing jobs, have been shown to generate a more positive experience for all their staff.
September 2020
Standardised insurance polices eroding consumer trust

Standardised insurance polices eroding consumer trust

The increasing prevalence of one-size-fits-all insurance policies will lead to a rise in disputes over claims and a further erosion of trust in the sector, according to governance experts Mactavish.
September 2020

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Investing in the future

Investing in the future

Chris Lewin presents alternative scenarios for development of UK infrastructure by the year 2050
September 2020
The Pension Innovator

Per UK Linnemann: The Pension Innovator

Former chief actuary of Denmark Per UK Linnemann talks with Stephen Hyams about his innovative ideas for defined contribution pension products
September 2020
Prepare for Impact from COVID-19

Prepare for Impact from COVID-19

James Sharpe, Nicole Austin and Andrew Rowe of the Extreme Events Working Party consider the economic outcomes that COVID-19 could cause for insurers
September 2020
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
September 2020
Rethink reporting

Rethink reporting

Amerjit Grewal and Matthew Byrne suggest improvements to the current reporting techniques used by reserving actuaries
September 2020
Worth the operational risk

Worth the operational risk

Nicole Pang looks at emerging trends in operational risk modelling, and how firms are improving their operational risk models
September 2020

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Standardised insurance polices eroding consumer trust

Standardised insurance polices eroding consumer trust

The increasing prevalence of one-size-fits-all insurance policies will lead to a rise in disputes over claims and a further erosion of trust in the sector, according to governance experts Mactavish.
28th September 2020
FCA to ban insurance loyalty penalty

FCA to ban insurance loyalty penalty

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today unveiled plans to ensure insurance customers pay no more when renewing a policy than they would if they were buying for the first time.
22nd September 2020
Motor insurers braced for Amazon threat

Motor insurers braced for Amazon threat

Struggling motor insurers could soon have to contend with an additional threat from Amazon as the tech giant prepares to enter the Indian market, GlobalData has warned.
16th September 2020
Insurers told by High Court to payout for business interruption claims

Insurers told to payout on business interruption claims

UK insurers must payout for the majority of business interruption claims made during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled today in a landmark test case.
15th September 2020
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Pensions

Quarter of UK adults are not confident about their finances

Quarter of UK adults are not confident about their finances

A quarter of UK adults aged over 25 are not confident about their financial situation following the strains of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).
29th September 2020
CMI launches consultation on mortality modelling

CMI launches consultation on mortality modelling

The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has launched a consultation on how its next model should incorporate mortality data for 2020 following the COVID-19 outbreak.
23rd September 2020
New approach to DB pension funding could generate £40bn

New approach to DB pension funding could generate £40bn

A more contemporary approach to how liabilities for UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are funded could generate £40bn in extra value, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has found.
23rd September 2020
UK pensions need 'once-a-century' equity performance to close funding gaps

UK pensions need 'once-a-century' equity performance to close funding gaps

UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are overly-dependent on improbable equity returns, and need a “once-a-century” performance to close funding gaps by 2030, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has warned.
16th September 2020
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Regulation Standards

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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
2nd September 2020
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
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
8th July 2020
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IFRS 17 amendments published

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published amendments to IFRS 17 to help companies implement the standard and more easily explain their financial performance.
29th June 2020
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Data Science

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Data science and global development

Tim Harris and Jacob Wilcock describe how data science is helping the UK’s Department for International Development tackle global development challenges
5th August 2020
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Pieces of the technology puzzle

Małgorzata Śmietanka and Philip Treleaven explain the technologies making up the data-driven insurance picture
8th July 2020
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Crystal clear: AI and transparency

The last few years have seen a number of calls for 'transparency' around the workings of the latest artificial intelligence systems.
4th March 2020
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New frontiers of technology

Alizabeth Calder examines the challenges facing actuaries in an increasingly tech and data-based world
3rd October 2019
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