Risk & ERM

David Macdonald discusses how new hedging techniques are increasingly being used by life insurers to deliver unit-linked guarantees

Tackling the GMP inequality issue through conversion seems the least problematic of a number of other options, but doing the calculations has its own difficulties, explain David Everett and Donna Matteucci

Luca Tres and Paul Whiting discuss the redefining of the life insurance capital management landscape

Colm Fitzgerald, Jonathan Allenby and Monika Smatralova discuss behavioural and cultural risks and how to assess and manage them

Andrew Lowe discusses the actuarial profession’s response to the increasing risk of flooding in the UK and around the world. He argues that with greater co-operation and data sharing, the profession and wider economy can make better preparations for the challenges ahead

Simon Ruffle and Lee Coppack investigate the possible consequences of cyber-attacks on electricity networks

The global political risk and crisis management insurance market looks set to top $10bn by 2018, an anticipated $2bn of growth, research by KPMG has found.

Paul Sweeting looks at the potential risks for the financial industry after the EU referendum and discusses ways to deal with the uncertainty

Limiting immigration to the UK government's annual target of 100,000 in the event of a Brexit would have a negative impact on public finances, according to a report commissioned by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

Raveem Ismail and Scott Reid propose that structured expert judgment can be used to significantly reduce uncertainty in risk appraisal when considering areas such as political violence