Health care

UK mortality rates remain at historically low levels following a sharp fall in COVID-19-related deaths, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has revealed.

Kristian Niemietz talks to Chris Seekings and Ruolin Wang about his controversial ideas for reforming the UK’s National Health Service

The majority of large and mid-size organisations worldwide are failing to anticipate and model key emerging risks, a new report from insurance firm Marsh suggests.

Nearly half of UK adults who have retired earlier than planned were forced to stop working due to ill health or redundancy, new research from Just Group has uncovered.

Remote provision of health care services using 'telemedicine' will save the industry $21bn (£15bn) by 2025, rising from $11bn in 2021, a new report by Juniper Research suggests.

Mortality levels in the UK are currently well below what would normally be expected for this time of year, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has revealed.

The UK government has missed a key opportunity to deliver social care reforms in the Queen's Speech today, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has warned.

Matthew Edwards and Stuart McDonald look back on the role played by the COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group during the past year

Cobus Daneel and Jon Palin describe the challenges in producing the CMI’s Mortality Projections Model for 2020

Thomas Kenny compares how long-term social care is funded in England and Australia, and discusses the challenges of achieving a sustainable system