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Analysing figures can be hard – but describing findings to non-actuaries even harder. Miro Kazakoff from MIT’s business school has tips for how to persuade with data

Hugh Sellars, who works at Aviva Life, describes his love of open water, and his 17-hour Channel feat

A little knowledge about how our brains work is all you need to spot the warning signs of conflict – and then avoid it. By Lori Shook

Jashika Patel tells us about her passion for capturing the wonder of nature on camera, and her latest trip to spot a snow leopard

There’s no point speaking if no one hears you. Effective communication starts with silence – this is the understated art of listening, says Tan Suee Chieh

In a new feature highlighting the wide-ranging pursuits actuaries do outside their day job, we meet Reema Uppal, who trained with the Met

Head of business acceptance and chief pricing actuary, Asia Pacific, SCOR, Hong Kong, CHINA

Chetan Ghosh reflects on the path he took from university graduate to CIO, and the important lessons he learnt along the way

Catrin Townsend considers some effective ways to answer this often-dreaded question

Nick Spencer, Hitesh Shah and Mukami Njeru reflect on the IFoA’s decision-making culture