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From Government Actuary's Department (GAD)
  • Latest blog by GAD in which we look at statistical techniques and actuarial skills to analyse topics which helps us to understand and base models on them.

  • We have supported a project to develop an approach to assess the welfare impacts of drought in Sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Latest blog by GAD in which we look at what our clients can expect from the COP26 climate change conference.

  • A GAD technical bulletin has been published.

  • New announcements will affect public service pension schemes. One means the 2016 valuations will complete and another sets out how the cost control mechanism will be reformed.

  • Latest blog by GAD in which we look at the issues regarding raising finance to enable UK businesses to run efficiently.

  • The latest edition of Mortality Insights focuses on COVID-19. It also looks at a recent report which considers life expectancy differences between ethnic groups.

  • An actuary from GAD is one of a group of scientists and analysts who've published new research which shows certain groups of vaccinated people could still be at risk from COVID-19.

  • The special feature details the work of the Government Actuary’s Department with universities.

  • The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) has been working closely with universities in various capacities. This article outlines that work.

  • We provided actuarial support and modelling options to government as it worked out the cost of school trips which had been cancelled due to COVID-19.

  • Latest blog by GAD in which we look at measures of price inflation, at how inflation was affected during the pandemic, as well as the RPI consultation conclusion.

  • Blog summarising the work experiences of GAD apprentices.

  • GAD has helped deliver a new £750m government-backed reinsurance scheme to support the UK's live events sector.

  • We support the Ministry of Justice's work on a reformed pension scheme for the judiciary providing actuarial costings and drawing on our experience of public service pensions.

  • GAD provided financial modelling to support HM Treasury in the production of its Annual Report and Accounts.

  • Guest blog about modelling as featured on Actuaries in government.

  • GAD has appointed a new non-executive director and Management Board Chair. Les Philpott has held a range of non-executive roles in the public, private and charity sectors.

  • Two actuaries from GAD were part of a cross-organisation team, which has won an award from the Royal Statistical Society. It was for achievements in healthcare data analytics.

  • GAD has completed a quality assurance exercise on an online pension calculator tool. It's from Money Helper and it helps calculate people’s likely retirement income.