In our international supplement we have a selection of articles from actuaries across the world. Each article has its own individual discovery, providing a bite-sized view of the challenges of living and working in a foreign country.
Ofer Brandt arrived at City University in London with just a suitcase to his name. Twelve years later, he returned home to Israel with his family and a freight container following closely behind. Now, to give back to the profession, he is championing the education of actuaries in Israel and beyond
David Beatham is chief pricing actuary, general insurance, at Zurich, Brazil. After spending three months working on a consultancy project in Rio de Janeiro, he decided to make the move permanent and switch offices from the UK to São Paulo. Here, he provides an insight into his work in the emerging Brazilian market
Rapid GDP growth and fast-increasing internet penetration across the region leave the door wide open for direct sales to take the Brazilian insurance market by storm. Sherdin Omar, James Littlewood and Nuno Vieira take a closer look at the market that is offering opportunities for beleaguered multinationals and start-ups alike
Sonal Shah had just completed a Solvency II contract in London and was thinking of getting away for the British winter. Although she may have had somewhere warmer in mind, when an opportunity to work in Switzerland for four months presented itself, it was too good to say no to.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published guidance to help UK pension trustees, employers and administrators deal with the financial and regulatory risks posed by coronavirus.
A forum for actuaries has been launched to help the profession come together and learn how best to respond to the deadly coronavirus sweeping the world.
UK travel insurers expect to pay a record £275m to customers this year as coronavirus grounds flights across the world, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed.
A sharp recession is imminent in the vast majority of developed and emerging economies as the deadly coronavirus forces businesses to shut down across the world.
Paper: A Cashless Society in 2019 Cash is under pressure. A tense 2018 led to a tumultuous 2019: Facebook's announcement of plans to launch its Libra cryptocurrency with a consortium of companies united all regulators against the project.
The Terminator is coming! At least that's one potential vision of the future, invoked by Boris Johnson at the UN last year while he speculated about artificial intelligence (AI). We can certainly debate how realistic that vision is, and what the possible timescales might be.
A forum for actuaries has been launched to help the profession come together and learn how best to respond to the deadly coronavirus sweeping the world.
UK travel insurers expect to pay a record £275m to customers this year as coronavirus grounds flights across the world, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed.
A sharp recession is imminent in the vast majority of developed and emerging economies as the deadly coronavirus forces businesses to shut down across the world.
Wind energy technology is relevant to the international political objectives of the Paris Agreement, UN Sustainability Goals, the declared climate emergency, reduction of pollution, and UK green growth strategy.
