The Actuary is the leading publication for the actuarial profession in the United Kingdom. Owned by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, its aim is to support and inform professionals tackling crucial changes in regulation, best practice and socio-economic trends.
The first six months of this year saw UK FinTech companies attract nearly double the investment they did over the same period in 2018, although funding declined sharply worldwide...
Artificial intelligence (AI) will help insurers underwrite $20bn (£17bn) worth of premiums by 2024, a more than 1,500% increase on the £1.3bn forecast for this year...
The findings show that 56% of insurers are preparing to transition to the cloud, with cost savings the top benefit expected, followed by greater visibility and control of IT usage...
Insurance firms will spend more than three times as much on automation in five years than they do today, according to an analysis by Juniper Research...
There has been a more than twenty-fold increase in national climate legislation and policy over the last 20 years, research from global law firm Clyde & Co has revealed...
“Nationalism is a tool increasingly used by leaders to bolster their authority, especially amid difficult economic and political conditions”, according to Richard M Haas...
Just one in eight of the world’s most carbon-emitting listed firms are cutting their emissions at the rate needed to keep global warming below 2˚C above pre-industrial levels...
Eight in 10 CFOs believe the long-term business environment will deteriorate as a result of Brexit, while almost two-thirds expect to reduce hiring because of the issue...
Recent amendments to IFRS 17 have given a complete picture of what the final accounting standard will look like and should be a “wake-up call” for insurers...
Traditional insurance companies can learn a lot from insurtechs, say Ronald Poon-Affat and Jonathan Hughes...
