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Access all ages: the role of private health insurance

WEBIn many developed countries, private health insurance (PHI) plays an important role in the healthcare system, relieving basic state-backed universal coverage …

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Huge demand for health services via workplace insurance

WEBIn Growing demand: increased use of health and protection services in 2022, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) revealed that 1.3 million of the 1.8 million people …

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Importance of stress and scenario testing The Actuary

WEBStress and scenario testing is an important tool that management and the regulator can use to ascertain whether insurers are sufficiently capitalised to absorb …

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Changing the face of insurance The Actuary

WEBChanging the face of insurance. Tuesday 28th April 2015 — updated 5.13pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020 — 7 min read. Adrian Gore, founder and group …

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Hormone replacement therapy could boost life expectancy

WEBWednesday 27th October 2021 — 3 min read. A new study commissioned by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) …

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Bringing data to mind: understanding mental health The Actuary

WEBBringing data to mind: understanding mental health. Lisa Balboa, Maryse Nashime, Serena Soong and Joe Wilson assess how data use could help to progress …

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Interview: Deborah Ashby The Actuary

WEBTuesday 5th November 2019 — updated 9.53pm, Wednesday 29th April 2020 — 8 min read. Deborah Ashby talks to Paul Malloy about her leadership roles in public health and …

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In the slow lane: a recession’s implications for insurance

WEBIn the slow lane: a recession’s implications for insurance. Ciara Izuchukwu — Wednesday 2nd November 2022 — 4 min read. Ciara Izuchukwu looks at the impending …

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Clearing the gap: Innovation closing the protection gap

WEBClearing the gap: Innovation closing the protection gap. Lisa Balboa and Tim Smith — Wednesday 5th October 2022 — 7 min read. Lisa Balboa and Tim Smith …

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What if artificial organs could replace the need for donors

WEBAlcohol misuse could lead to the need for a liver transplant, and damage caused by smoking or cystic fibrosis would mean someone requires replacement lungs. …

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Reinsurance The Actuary

WEBMillion dollar questions: non-life reinsurance in 2023. Thursday 6th April 2023.

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Critical illness: Asia The Actuary

WEBJohn Ferguson looks at the critical illness experience in Asia and what insurance claims tell us about future trends in the area. Gen Re has been conducting …

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Wear and share: the capabilities of wearable technology

WEBWear and share: the capabilities of wearable technology. Wednesday 6th July 2022 — 7 min read. Lisa Balboa, Tim Smith and Etienne van Wyk share their thoughts …

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News The Actuary

WEBGlobal natural catastrophes cost insurers at least $17bn during Q1 2024, with economic losses rising above $45bn, according to Aon.

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COVID-19 disrupting vital healthcare services globally, WHO warns

WEBCOVID-19 has disrupted vital healthcare services in more than half of countries recently surveyed by the World Health Organization (WHO), and low-income …

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UN secretary-general urges insurers to take leadership role on …

WEBUnited Nations (UN) secretary general Ban Ki-moon has called on the insurance industry to lead by example to reduce climate risk and ensure a more …

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Life expectancy gap widens between richest and poorest areas

WEBThe corresponding figures for females are 51.4 years and 71.2 years respectively. When it comes to the difference in total life expectancy between the richest …

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Insurance claims forecasting with cluster analysis The Actuary

WEBSen Hu, Adrian O’Hagan — Wednesday 8th July 2020 — 7 min read. Sen Hu and Adrian O’Hagan investigate how cluster analysis with copulas can improve …

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G20 nations lose $1trn a year due to preventable health conditions

WEBTuesday 12th April 2022 — 3 min read. Preventable health conditions cost G20 economies more than $1trn (£0.77trn) in lost productivity in 2019, according to research by the …

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Queen's Speech confirms state pension reform plans

WEBThe Queen has confirmed that the government will legislate over the coming year to introduce a new single-tier state pension.

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New tricks: pricing microinsurance products in Zimbabwe

WEBTawanda Chituku — Wednesday 1st September 2021 — 6 min read. Tawanda Chituku discusses his experience pricing microinsurance products in …

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