Health care

Lisa Balboa and Tim Smith explore how innovation in life and health insurance can address the UK’s widening protection gap

Yafei (Patricia) Wang looks at the use of machine learning to predict underwriting decisions for life and health insurance

Mortality in England and Wales was around 5% higher in the second quarter of this year than during the corresponding three months of 2019, signalling a return of 'excess' deaths.

The Japanese government should do more to support older workers in the country, with almost half of the workforce set be aged 50 and over by 2035, a think thank has suggested.

Is machine learning a threat to the underwriting practice? Reza Hekmat and Balint Bone consider this possibility and its challenges

Lisa Balboa, Maryse Nashime, Serena Soong and Joe Wilson assess how data use could help to progress actuarial understanding of mental health

Stephen Tseng and David Lu discuss the WHO’s recommendation on replacing the cervical smear test with an HPV DNA test, and what it could mean for critical illness insurance

Lisa Balboa, Tim Smith and Etienne van Wyk share their thoughts on the emerging claims prevention capabilities of wearable technology

The US could enjoy a 4% gain in GDP if the government were to invest more in preventative health interventions that boost the employment rate among older workers, research suggests.

A coalition of investors managing £6trn in assets has called for the introduction of mandatory health and sustainability reporting standards for UK food companies.