Archive

  • Viral load: how actuaries used democratised data to beat Covid-19

    13 July 2023

    The flood of public data on Covid-19 became a silver lining for actuaries amid the dark clouds of the pandemic, as David Walker reports

  • LCP recruits longevity expert Stuart McDonald

    30 June 2022

    He helped to found the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group

  • Brace for another Covid wave, UK insurers told

    14 June 2022

    The Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group says hospital admissions with Covid are rising sharply

  • UK mortality falls below pre-pandemic levels in Q1

    13 April 2022

    If the trend persists, it could be a sign of mortality displacement

  • 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

  • Longevity risk expert calls for "vaccine equity" in Covid-19 battle

    13 August 2021

    Nicola Oliver highlights supply chain hurdles to distributing vaccines equally worldwide

  • The actuaries who changed the conversation on Covid

    04 March 2021

    The Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group won the Judges' award for contribution to the industry in the InsuranceERM 2021 UK & Europe awards. Christopher Cundy speaks to the protagonists about their collaborative project and the impact it's had on society

  • Covid-19 vaccinations move the needle on mortality forecasts

    21 January 2021

    With the UK's Covid-19 vaccination programme being rolled out, experts tell Cintia Cheong about its impact on mortality in 2021 and what insurers should consider when projecting mortality trends

  • "Exceptional volunteer response" from actuaries in Covid-19 battle

    08 April 2020

    Over 400 actuaries have responded to the call to arms

  • Actuaries urged to join the UK's fight against Covid-19

    31 March 2020

    Covid-19 actuaries response group issues a call to arms