The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has welcomed the UK government's plans for reforms to Solvency II regulation, but has recommended an alternative approach to the fundamental spread methodology.
The UK's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today launched a consultation on measures to boost protections for members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.
Mortality in England and Wales was around 5% higher in the second quarter of this year than during the corresponding three months of 2019, signalling a return of 'excess' deaths.
Three-quarters of insurers across the US and UK agree that their inability to accurately understand customers' security posture is impacting cyber insurance price increases, a survey has uncovered.
The number of FTSE 350 defined contribution (DC) schemes that have incorporated environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their default investment funds has increased by almost half since last year.
The Japanese government should do more to support older workers in the country, with almost half of the workforce set be aged 50 and over by 2035, a think thank has suggested.
The world's top 20 public insurance companies by revenue witnessed a revival in 2021, as COVID-19 restrictions were eased and global economic activity almost touched pre-pandemic levels.
A new interactive guide has been launched to provide pension funds with the tools needed to ensure their investments are not driving deforestation worldwide.
Deficits of UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes decreased by £56bn last month, signifying an almost 70% reduction, according to analysis by XPS Pension Group.
