Data Science

As environmental risks become an everyday threat to the market, there could be huge value in contributed claims data and new mapping technology, says Richard Toomey

John Taylor, new president of the IFoA, shares his views on the ways in which the actuarial world is being affected by the inexorable rise of data science

Alex Krüger looks at cryptocurrencies and asks what their relevance is for investors today

Gary Davis explains how integrated Earth observation, using new data and technological tools, could help actuaries to tackle climate risks

Where is catastrophe modelling going in the age of machine learning, constant data collection and the cloud? Shane Latchman investigates

Paloma Valdés examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is boosting value for healthcare companies by aligning the interests of patient and provider

John Taylor, president-elect of the IFoA, reflects on the growth of big data – and why actuaries should be at the heart of it

Predicting healthcare needs and outcomes could radically transform the future of the sector, argues Lisa Balboa

Andy Cox and Tom Bryant explain how data analytics is improving the internal audit process, and why it's important actuaries get to grips with it.

Michael Sanders talks data science with actuary Peter Tompkins and explains how behavioural insights can be used to make people do things differently