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31 May sees the launch of the IFoA’s first Pensions, Risk and Investment Conference, joining three large practice area conferences under one roof. This offers delegates the chance to attend a wide range of cross-practice sessions and topics outside their immediate specialisms, and to network with others from different areas and with different interests and experiences. On behalf of the conference programme committee, the IFoA and the AFIR-ERM, welcome you to Edinburgh.

Leading ageing expert Aubrey de Grey talks to Sheila Harney and Jessica Elkin on halting the ageing process and what it means for society

Edward Tredger considers whether a Bayesian framework can help actuaries manage pricing in an uncertain environment

Dale Rayman explains how the growing obesity crisis can be tackled through policy change, better-designed wellness programmes and smartphone apps

Gemma Gregson and the Flood Working Party discuss Flood Re, a scheme designed to increase the availability and affordability of flood insurance

Jeff Blacker, Henry Yan and Eamon Kelly look at microinsurance and explain why it is an interesting and rewarding alternative to more conventional areas of insurance