Environment

David Dror on the new methods that are shaking up insurance in low and middle-income developing countries.

Evie Calcutt considers the actuary’s role in helping developing countries to build decision-making capacity for financial protection against disasters.

Louise Pryor speaks with Stephen Hyams about climate risk, models and the future direction of the actuarial role.

Transparency and technology are driving a revolution in catastrophe modelling, says James Lay.

A panel of experts from the investment community discuss the latest developments in sustainable investments

Michael Green talks to Gemma Gregson about the Social Progress Index, explaining how it can benefit society and monitor progress against the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

Quintin Rayer explores why ethical and sustainable investing matters, the approaches used and how trustees can include it as part of meeting their fiduciary responsibilities

Junaid Seria looks back on 2017, a record year for devastating weather events

Claire Jones considers the implications of environmental change for setting mortality assumptions and summarises what we currently know

Matthew Bell assesses the role of discount rates when analysing the intergenerational effects of climate change