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Maria Dolores Martínez-Miranda and Miranda Thomas report on a recent talk on granular reserving given by Jens Perch Nielsen, where he advised against abandoning our existing pool of practical actuarial knowledge in favour of the technological Wild West

Nick Ford and Rob Spiers examine what the recent introduction of the Prudential Regulation Authority means for insurers

Bringing consumers on side with enticing, transparent products provides the key to boosting understanding of protection insurance. Richard Purcell and Blair Sievering report

Markus Gesmann, Raphael Rayees and Emily Clapham point the way towards a consistent framework for defining and measuring claims inflation

Ronnie Bowes reviews the findings of a report into consumer understanding of protection insurance. It seems that product knowledge is in short supply

Professor Sir Mansel Aylward CB, chair of Public Health Wales, tells Sarah Bennett and Richard Purcell how self-esteem affects health and why happiness is a constant

Life expectancy has hit record levels, but public age-related spending is likely to have to follow suit. Emma McWilliam and Richard See Toh report