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UK government to review pension charge cap

UK government to review pension charge cap

The UK government will consult on changes to the regulatory charge cap for pension schemes in an effort to unlock investment in innovative businesses, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
October 2021
Hormone replacement therapy could boost life expectancy, new research suggests

Hormone replacement therapy could boost life expectancy

A new study commissioned by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could boost life expectancy among healthy women.
October 2021
UK pension funds driving more CO2 emissions than most countries

UK pension funds driving more CO2 emissions than most countries

The UK's pensions industry would find itself in the top 20 national carbon emitters if it were a country, according to analysis by the Make My Money Matter campaign.
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

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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UK government to review pension charge cap

UK government to review pension charge cap

The UK government will consult on changes to the regulatory charge cap for pension schemes in an effort to unlock investment in innovative businesses, chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced.
Wednesday 27th October 2021
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UK pension funds driving more CO2 emissions than most countries

UK pension funds driving more CO2 emissions than most countries

The UK's pensions industry would find itself in the top 20 national carbon emitters if it were a country, according to analysis by the Make My Money Matter campaign.
Wednesday 27th October 2021
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UK government outlines new sustainability disclosure rules

UK government outlines new sustainability disclosure rules

Pension schemes and asset managers will have to start disclosing their environmental impact under new reporting rules outlined by the UK government this week.
Wednesday 20th October 2021
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Third of DC pension members unaware of tax-free withdrawals

Third of DC pension members unaware of tax-free withdrawals

More than a third of defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members at pre-retirement age are unaware of the amount they can withdraw tax free, new research has uncovered.
Wednesday 20th October 2021
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Regulation Standards

UK government outlines new sustainability disclosure rules

UK government outlines new sustainability disclosure rules

Pension schemes and asset managers will have to start disclosing their environmental impact under new reporting rules outlined by the UK government this week.
Wednesday 20th October 2021
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Large firms preparing for intense public scrutiny post-Covid

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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Data Science

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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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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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