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The Actuary December 2021

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Issue date: December 2021

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Puzzles December 2021

The November puzzles and the solutions are viewable in PDF format only.
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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People and society news: December

People and society news: December

Mr Piyush Majmudar (pictured, on left, with Tan Suee Chieh) passed away on 4 November 2021, just short of 90 years old. He qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1968 , becoming part of the early generation of actuaries in India.
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Best kept secrets

Best kept secrets

Adeetya Tantia reflects on increasing concern around data privacy, and whether it may halt the predicted personalisation of insurance pricing
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Rated 0: Getting ready for Ogden changes

Rated 0: Getting ready for Ogden changes

Mohammad Khan, Francisco Sebastian and Andrew Corner share the Ogden Discount Rate Working Party’s findings on a potential new rate, and whether the insurance sector is prepared for one
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Under the microscope: Financial regulation in small states

Under the microscope: Financial regulation in small states

Servaas Houben and Ronald Ketellapper explore the challenges of financial supervision in small countries, looking in particular at Curaçao
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Rising to the COP26 challenge

Rising to the COP26 challenge

The COP26 climate summit achieved more than some expected, but less than was required. Chris Seekings reports on the challenges and opportunities for the actuarial profession
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Game over for game theory and vaccinations

Game over for game theory and vaccinations

Game theory is no basis for decision-making when it comes to normative issues such as vaccination, says Ronald Meester
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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What’s in the box? Useful findings on black box models

What’s in the box? Useful findings on black box models

Laurent Dupont shares the lessons of a recent TechSprint concerning the explainability of ‘black box’ models
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Considering the concept of exclusion-free insurance

Considering the concept of exclusion-free insurance

Richard Hartigan discusses the possibility of an insurance policy without exclusions
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Lessons learnt from long-term care insurance in Israel

Lessons learnt from long-term care insurance in Israel

Amiad Ben-Meir and David Zaray-Mizrahi set out the successes and failures of long-term care insurance in Israel, and the lessons learnt by the country’s insurance sector along the way
Wednesday 1st December 2021
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