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Kevin Armstrong, chair of the Continuous Mortality Investigation’s Life Office Mortality Committee, explains how the investigation is adapting to the challenges presented by the evolving annuity market and considers how it can best serve its users in this area

Despite bitterly cold temperatures, the sun emerged briefly on 28th February for the unveiling of the Staple Inn sundial, commissioned and presented by the Staple Inn Actuarial Society (SIAS) to Philip Scott, president of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, to celebrate 100 years since SIAS was established.

Anyone approaching retirement age should be planning their future. But can pension schemes get better results by focusing on the present, ask Celene Lee and William Zimmern

Nick Silver finds out why John Kay, author of the 2012 review on equity markets, believes that, although the current system is fated, everything will be alright in the end

Welcome to The Actuary magazine’s first underwritten annuities forum with leading industry providers, facilitated by Sarah Bennett

The UK underwritten annuity market is growing rapidly, challenging actuaries and underwriters to constantly review their pricing decisions. Peter Banthorpe discusses how the underlying drivers will shape the market’s future

Daniel Ryan attributes the success of underwritten annuities to the integration of medical and demographic knowledge within the actuarial profession

Gordon Woo looks at annuity pricing of human resilience