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  • Mortality rates in England and Wales improve, but remain higher than pre-pandemic levels

    09 March 2022

    Life expectancies for 65-year-olds were two weeks lower in 2021 than in 2020

  • Progress on gender parity "frustratingly slow", says Aviva's Blanc

    08 March 2022

    Women in Finance Charter report says it could take another 30 years

  • UK Solvency II reforms warmly welcomed by life insurers

    22 February 2022

    The changes would include cuts to the risk margin for life insurers of 60-70%, while capital held by life insurers could be slashed by 15%. Paul Walsh and Cintia Cheong get the market's reaction

  • UK insurer calls for IFRS 17 carve out if annuity ruling disappoints

    04 February 2022

    All eyes on IFRS Interpretations Committee discussions about CSM allocation

  • Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group's co-founder receives MBE

    04 January 2022

    Stuart McDonald, Nigel Wilson and Johnny Timpson were recognised in the UK's New Year honours

  • Legal & General seals £650m bulk annuity buy-in deal

    21 December 2021

    The sponsor, Mitchells & Butlers, operates a number of UK restaurants, pubs and bars

  • Climate change's threat to longevity

    09 November 2021

    The relationship between the environment and human health is a growing topic for life insurers. Longevity modelling experts expect there will be some important and unexpected trends to consider, as Cintia Cheong reports

  • L&G's Simon Gadd: piloting a pathway

    05 November 2021

    Simon Gadd was appointed as Legal & General's first group climate change director earlier this year. He talks to Christopher Cundy about how he is helping steer the UK life insurer and asset manager towards its net-zero goal

  • EY's Gareth Mee to join Legal & General

    18 October 2021

    Move comes amid management reshuffle in the retirement and insurance divisions

  • Longevity modelling factors to consider if Covid-19 becomes endemic

    06 October 2021

    Different scenarios related to the pandemic may impact death rates, L&G's Joseph Lu says