June is Pride Month, a time dedicated to recognising and celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community, and continuing to fight for equality. This Pride Month, the Diversity and Inclusion…
As we embrace our new approach for the profession with the 'Actuaries use data for good' campaign, it is important to consider the influence of digital healthcare technologies and the Internet of Things. Here, we take a quick look at the developments in these two areas.
Julia Lessing talks to four actuaries about their experiences helping to drive important change in public health, both in Australia and beyond.
In early-2022, UK Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, put the topics of selection, sample and measurement bias in life and health insurance under the microscope by announcing an investigation into a potential bias in oximeters. Specifically, whether bias was a contributing factor to worse outcomes for ethnic minorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. While, on the face of it, this is an isolated incident, it is actually more commonplace than you may think.
