Health care

It is well known that life expectancy has steadily and markedly increased over time in the UK. Many actuaries apparently take it as a natural law that the historic longevity trend will continue into the future.

Carl Campbell seeks to uncover whether dementia-related mortality is deteriorating, as well as the potential impact on critical illness (CI) insurance claims

Matthew Edwards looks at the most interesting pieces of mortality news of 2016, both in the UK and internationally

Nay Wynn investigates the streams of research that could one day lead to a remedy for cancer – and the likely ramifications for the insurance industry

Just 6% of people aged over 45 have made financial plans to pay for their future care needs, a survey by Just Retirement has found.

Dr Jenny Brockis introduces monotasking; a way of working with your brain to maximise its energy and potential

Debbie Akers on privacy and the principles of discrimination when dealing with genetic data for insurance purposes

Tavona Biza discusses how technology could help to increase financial inclusion rates in Africa’s ‘informal sector’

Around 12% of men and women give up work before reaching state pension age due to ill health or disability, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) said today.

Syed Danish Ali looks at the many faces of innovation causing a revolution in healthcare across the globe