Technology

Andrew Smith and Oliver Bentley share their ‘Brownian blancmange’ fractal, and how it can be used in hedging

Applying machine learning techniques to electronic health records could revolutionise healthcare and insurance, say Atreyee Bhattacharyya and Kanishka Jindal

Evan Tanotogono discusses how a digital approach to product development could help drive up penetration in low-coverage markets such as Indonesia

By embracing modern data science tools and techniques, actuaries can operate more efficiently, increase value and better manage risk, say Valerie du Preez, Xavier Maréchal and Anja Friedrich

Cyber perils are the biggest concern for companies globally over the next 12 months, followed by business interruption and natural disasters.

Blockchain-based insurance is set to transform claims administration, saving $10bn (£7.33bn) in costs globally by 2024, up from $1.1bn last year.

Insurance technology start-ups have attracted more than $10bn (£7.3bn) of investment for the first time in any one year on record, with three months still left to go.

The majority of large companies worldwide do not have a handle on third-party cyber risks in their supply chains, research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has uncovered.

Cyber security is the number one threat facing organisations in 2022, with climate change also a growing risk, research by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (Chartered IIA) suggests.

Only three in 10 UK employers expect to have their workforce fully back onsite in two years' time following the outbreak of COVID-19, a study by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has found.