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The Actuary January/February 2021

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Issue date: February 2021

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Covid-19: Stress fractures

Sam Wilkin examines the geopolitical impacts of COVID-19, and suggests how relevant stress testing scenarios may be constructed
3rd February 2021
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Insurance and social media: Keyboard worriers

John Ng and Melanie Zhang discuss how they analysed Twitter sentiment relating to COVID-19 and insurance – and how insurers could use such analysis
3rd February 2021
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Split decisions: Pension trustees and decision-making

New research reveals the need for improved pension trustee decision making, says Peter Ayton
3rd February 2021
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Microinsurance: Collective gains

Annette Houtekamer explains how mutual insurers and reinsurers can work together to provide affordable insurance for small-scale farmers around the world
3rd February 2021
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Filling the niche

What is an actuarial data scientist, what do they need to know and why are they necessary as actuarial departments start to unlock the full potential of AI? Dawid Kopczyk explains
3rd February 2021
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A buy-in too far?

Ren Lin and Callum Duffy challenge the common arguments used by those contemplating pension buy-ins
3rd February 2021
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