Geospatial data can help insurance providers to mitigate climate change losses, says Heikki Vesanto

Andrew JG Cairns, David Blake, Kevin Dowd, Guy Coughlan, Owen Jones and Jeffrey Rowney share their findings on the mortality experience analysis for the Universities Superannuation Scheme

Richard Silveira considers the actions the UK central bank could take in the face of rampant inflation, a cost-of-living crisis and a probable recession

Alex Martin and Ryan Allison discuss the upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference – and why biodiversity is an aspect of the sustainability crisis that actuaries must not ignore

Michael Sher sets out the option savailable to investors who are looking to improve their portfolios’ climate credentials

Lawrence Habahbeh considers what a geopolitical risk framework for the 21st century would look like

As quantifying climate risk exposure becomes increasingly important, Dan Gill, Rajinder Poonian and Alex Harding investigate the effect of rising temperatures on future mortality

Paul Dalziel talks to Alex Martin about the true purpose of economics and the lessons we can draw from the 2019 New Zealand wellbeing budget

Our last issue featured a letter from Peter Shellswell, who wrote in to share his concerns over certain aspects of the IFoA’s disciplinary process (‘A right to move on’, October 2022). Here, the IFoA responds.

The IFoA’s new Practising Certificates (PC) Scheme comes into effect on 1 December. It introduces more flexibility into the process for applicants and takes a more proportionate approach, with less focus on the annual renewal process.