Global

We are kidding ourselves about the favoured climate-risk scenarios, says Mark Cliffe. A more realistic alternative incorporates the inconvenient truths they ignore: real life and human nature

Assessing the three largest finance crises in recent history, Ree Chen, David Chen and Susan Siew look at their common themes, and lessons to be drawn

Earthquakes have literally shaken up our world recently. We still cannot predict them, so how best to model the financial risks? Working on a fault line in Greece, Alexandros Zimbidis and Emmanouil Louloudis have come up with a new method

Years working in international development showed Tony Burdon, head of Make My Money Matter, that sustainable pensions can harness trillions of pounds to build a better world – at a scale governments and charities can’t. He talks to Travis Elsum

One of only three Fellows in Zambia, Mulenga C Mutati anticipates exciting growth in the country’s actuarial sector

Chris Howells and Andrew Dreaneen discuss how today’s investments in natural capital profit portfolios as well as the planet and humanity

Ethical, varied and a growing market – ‘takaful’ Islamic insurance is worth knowing about, wherever you’re from and whatever your beliefs, says Ali Asghar Bhuriwala

Jaishree Kularajah shares what it’s like to work in this south-east Asian nation’s burgeoning life insurance industry

Actuaries can save the Arctic, according to esteemed chemist and climate-change expert Sir David King. He tells Alex Martin that risk management is as relevant to preserving the planet as groundbreaking science

With our pull on the planet’s resources, are we bold enough to embrace a circular economy? The potential benefits are not just material, argues Travis Elsum