General Features

In these extraordinary times, banks must delicately balance their financial risks while complying with elaborate regulations and continuing to maximise profits, say Unnati Shah and Vedant Bang

Stochastic claims reserving models are not widely understood – but Robert Scarth wants to change this. Here, he discusses models for one-year risk

If we want to avoid discrimination in insurance pricing, we need to be able to take protected characteristics into account, say Mathias Lindholm, Ronald Richman, Andreas Tsanakas and Mario Wüthrich

During what is proving to be a difficult and stressful time for many John Taylor reflects on his own mental health experiences, and the value of reaching out

Joseph Lo looks back on some past winners of the Brian Hey Prize

David Forfar discusses the role of Polish cryptologists – including a would-be actuary – in cracking Enigma during the Second World War

Pau Ling Yap and Paolo Cadoni on the recently agreed reforms that aim to improve supervision of internationally active insurance groups

Simon Eagle looks at developments in the provision of collective defined contribution pensions in the UK

Stephen Wilcox explains how the PPF manages risks so it can protect millions of members of UK defined benefit pension schemes

Dan Georgescu talks to Professor Nick Higham, Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester, about his role in applying maths to financial problems