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Modelling / Software

The evolution of catastropheWhere is catastrophe modelling going in the age of machine learning, constant data collection and the cloud? Shane Latchman investigates 06 June 2019
Access to cash: a challengeIan Collier and the Cashless Society Working party suggest the UK government look beyond protecting cash and instead 'leapfrog' the vulnerable into the digital economy 12 May 2019
Interview: Hetan ShahHetan Shah is a man who wears a lot of hats: chair of the Friends Provident foundation, deputy chair of the Ada Lovelace Institute, visiting professor at King's College London, and member of the advisory board of the Science Media Centre among other non-executive commitments. Most days, however, he can be found at the Royal Statistical Society, where he is executive director. It's at the Society's offices, near Old Street in London, that I sit down with Shah to discuss his work and the work of the society 09 May 2019
The examined lifeMandy Luo looks at how technological advances and data collection could help actuaries engage with consumers when it comes to life insurance especially elusive millennials 09 May 2019
Modelling a bow tieHuw Davies discusses the 'risk bow tie', a simple integrated risk management tool for UK defined benefit pension schemes 11 April 2019
IFoA Life Research Committee: Life less ordinaryRichard Schneider describes the IFoA Life Research Committee's activities, instigating member-led research and giving members a voice in the wider financial world 11 April 2019
Deprivation and life expectancy in the UKTorsten Kleinow, Andrew Cairns and Jie Wen take a look at a recent report investigating the links between deprivation and life expectancy in the UK 11 April 2019
Divining with dataPredicting healthcare needs and outcomes could radically transform the future of the sector, argues Lisa Balboa 11 April 2019
Taking the lead in data scienceJohn Taylor, president-elect of the IFoA, reflects on the growth of big data and why actuaries should be at the heart of it 11 April 2019
The computer will see you nowGeorge Burton asks whether the hype around AI in healthcare is merited and if so, how could it affect the role of future actuaries? 07 March 2019

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