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  • Actuaries warn of 'catastrophic' impacts linked to climate and nature crises

    30 April 2026

    Vulnerabilities shown by the US war with Iran demonstrate how an already fragile global food system is endangered by rising climate and nature perils, risking "catastrophic impacts for the financial system and for society as a whole", actuaries warned.

  • Actuaries warn of 'planetary insolvency' without immediate climate policy action

    14 January 2026

    The risk that the planet could warm faster than most current models assume could undermine the global financial system and lead to "planetary insolvency".

  • Climate risk 'contagion' from delayed emerging markets transition flagged in UK review

    13 January 2026

    Growing climate-related risks in emerging markets and developing economies raise the prospect of "contagion" threatening global financial stability, according to a 120-page review commissioned by the UK government.

  • Climate alignment metrics need broader adoption to stay relevant, says actuaries group

    12 August 2024

  • What next for climate scenarios? Part two

    16 October 2023

    How will the next generation of climate scenarios differ from the first, Michael Hurley asks

  • What next for climate scenarios?

    12 October 2023

    As criticisms grow of the first climate scenario models, what does the next generation need to look like, Michael Hurley asks

  • Pensions regulator voices 'concerns' on climate scenarios

    02 August 2023

    The UK's Pensions Regulator (TPR) "shares concerns" that the outputs of climate scenario models may be unreliable, a senior executive has said.

  • Actuaries add biodiversity to their worry-list

    26 July 2023

  • Actuaries crunch the numbers on climate scenarios - and warn many are 'implausible'

    04 July 2023

    A membership body for actuaries has warned financial institutions against relying unquestioningly on climate-related scenarios, with results from some models "far too benign and, in some cases, implausible".

  • IFoA unveils actuarial roadmap for biodiversity and nature related risks

    07 June 2023

    The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) has published an action list for the profession in a bid to boost understanding about biodiversity loss and nature related risks.