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Due to gender differentials in the UK disability insurance market being too high and masking more reliable rating factors, Sarah Bennett argues that the Gender Directive may be doing actuaries and policyholders a favour.

Sue Elliott considers the changing social care landscape in the UK and how proposed reforms such as those set out in the Dilnot Commission report could stimulate demand for long-term care insurance products

Can actuaries help to slice through the bureaucracy surrounding pensions, asks Kelvin Chamunorwa

Dick Rae, Cyprian Njamma and Jeff Neate consider the impact that central clearing of OTC derivatives will have on pension funds and insurers

Rob Curtis takes a look at what the enforcement of recovery and resolution plans could mean for insurers

As the National Health Service prepares to undergo a potentially life-changing restructure, Joanne Buckle and Simon Moody assess the intensive care that might be needed from actuaries and insurers

Deepak Jobanputra and Sarah Bennett talk to Andrew Dilnot, chair of the Dilnot Commission, about the UK social care system, statistics, celebrating increased longevity and why he is not particularly wedded to the Dilnot Commission proposals