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Austerity lowering UK life expectancy says IFoA report
26 July 2017Trend not seen in US and Canada as social policies took different route
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Regulators muscle in on risk maturity assessments
07 June 2017Internal programmes may have to serve two masters
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Gen Re actuary to become IFoA president in 2018
29 March 2017Jules Constantinou will replace Marjorie Ngwenya
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TSC hearing: gaining equivalence a priority for UK Solvency II reforms
17 January 2017Single market access now off the cards after May speech
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UK's problem with Solvency II isn't EU red tape: it's gold plating
17 November 2016MPs investigating post-Brexit Solvency II reforms should focus on the UK regulator, rather than Brussels bureaucrats, according to insurers. Far from throwing off the shackles of Europe, most firms hope any changes will be minor and phased in slowly. Callum Tanner reports
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Actuaries call for improved Solvency II transitional reset methodology
09 November 2016When and how to recalculate the transitional measure on technical provisions has proved one of the trickiest aspects of the Solvency II regime for UK insurers. Actuaries argue the PRA will need to refine the methodology if firms are to take a more meaningful benefit. Callum Tanner reports
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Actuaries, you are still misunderstood
04 November 2016Advice is to engage with leaders and work in non-traditional fields
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Deloitte actuary faces tribunal over reserving failures
08 September 2016FRC investigates Equity Red Star director, auditors and actuary
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Risk qualifications stir up debate on CRO's role
23 February 2016Attempts to professionalise risk management through certification schemes have reopened discussions about the evolving role of the chief risk officer. Asa Gibson reports
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Valuation issues persist for PPOs
11 February 2016Periodical payment orders may be an established part of the UK motor insurance claims landscape but methods for reserving for them are still uncertain, as Rob Treen explains