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Births

Open-access content Wednesday 4th May 2016 — updated 5.50pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020

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Roger Houlihan (Canada Life) and his wife Alison are pleased to announce the birth of their son, James, on 7 January. James is a baby brother to Sophia and George.
This article appeared in our May 2016 issue of The Actuary .
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On 11 January, a presentation was given at Staple Inn by Dr Matthew Inglis on the extent to which studying advanced mathematics develops general thinking abilities. Dr Inglis is a Royal Society Research Fellow coming to the end of a five-year research project into this topic, which has been sponsored by the Actuaries Livery Company.
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The Worshipful Company of Actuaries held its eighth annual ten-pin bowling event at the All Star Lanes in Holborn, London, on 8 March.
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