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'Telemedicine' to save global health care industry $21bn by 2025

'Telemedicine' to save global health care industry $21bn by 2025

Remote provision of health care services using 'telemedicine' will save the industry $21bn (£15bn) by 2025, rising from $11bn in 2021, a new report by Juniper Research suggests.
May 2021
Insurers urged to offer 'hyper-personalised' experiences post-Covid

Insurers urged to offer 'hyper-personalised' experiences post-Covid

Insurers must embrace emerging technologies and offer “hyper-personalised” experiences to attract and retain customers following COVID-19, and new report from Capgemini claims.
May 2021
UK mortality at historically low levels

UK mortality at historically low levels

Mortality levels in the UK are currently well below what would normally be expected for this time of year, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has revealed.
May 2021

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need for speed

A need for speed for the COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group

Matthew Edwards and Stuart McDonald look back on the role played by the COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group during the past year
May 2021
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Interview with Cassandra Coburn: Age Concern

Cassandra Coburn talks to Travis Elsum about healthy longevity, diet and sustainability, and how they are connected
May 2021
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Act natural: how the economy and biodiversity loss can impact actuarial work

Aled Jones and Lucy Saye discuss the link between the economy and the environment, and how biodiversity destruction and loss could impact on the work of actuaries
May 2021
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Playing our part: actuaries on a sustainable journey

In the lead-up to COP26, Louise Pryor and Sandy Trust set out the pivotal role actuaries have to play on the journey to sustainability
May 2021
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Small but mighty: agricultrural protection for low income groups

Annette Houtekamer and Carlos Boelsterli discuss the role of small inclusive insurers in rolling out agricultural protection to low-income groups
May 2021
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Staying the course: how pooled annuity funds are proving an attractive alternative

Thomas Bernhardt and Catherine Donnelly describe how pooled annuity funds are an attractive alternative to lifetime annuities and income drawdown in providing a retirement income for life
May 2021
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Insurers urged to offer 'hyper-personalised' experiences post-Covid

Insurers urged to offer 'hyper-personalised' experiences post-Covid

Insurers must embrace emerging technologies and offer “hyper-personalised” experiences to attract and retain customers following COVID-19, and new report from Capgemini claims.
Thursday 13th May 2021
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Small but mighty: agricultrural protection for low income groups

Annette Houtekamer and Carlos Boelsterli discuss the role of small inclusive insurers in rolling out agricultural protection to low-income groups
Wednesday 5th May 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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Savers unaware their pension could be driving climate change

Savers unaware their pensions could be driving climate change

Most savers in the UK have no idea where their pension is invested and that their money could be driving climate change, a YouGov poll has uncovered.
Wednesday 12th May 2021
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Staying the course: how pooled annuity funds are proving an attractive alternative

Thomas Bernhardt and Catherine Donnelly describe how pooled annuity funds are an attractive alternative to lifetime annuities and income drawdown in providing a retirement income for life
Wednesday 5th May 2021
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Are guarantees in retail products falling out of favour?

Brandon Horwitz considers whether guarantees in retail products have a future in the UK
Wednesday 5th May 2021
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Alarm raised over retirement savings shortfall

Alarm raised over retirement savings shortfall

Many more members of defined contribution (DC) pension schemes are heading to retirement with inadequate savings than previously thought due to outdated modelling, new analysis suggests.
Wednesday 28th April 2021
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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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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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Objective 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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2020 Regulatory Round-up

Welcome to our roundup of the key regulatory news from 2020. Below you will find a round-up of the...

May 2021