Our journals and research publications

International research, bridging the gap between theory and practice

Annals of Actuarial Science (AAS) publishes peer-reviewed research in all areas of actuarial science and related fields, with the aim of promoting work that is rigorous and of clear relevance to actuarial applications.

AAS welcomes papers in life insurance, non-life insurance, pensions, health insurance, finance and investment, statistics and econometrics, insurance economics, and quantitative risk management.

Furthermore, we welcome contributions in contiguous but non-traditional fields for actuaries, including, but not restricted to machine learning and artificial intelligence, mathematical or computational finance, climate science, cyber or operational risk, and actuarial or statistical software. Their relevance to the insurance industry must be clearly demonstrated.

Access 

Content published from vol. 19 (2025) onwards is freely available to all on an open access basis.

Online access to all AAS content since vol. 1 (2006) is free for IFoA members by using this dedicated member link. Please enter 'Annals of Actuarial Science' in the Actuarial Knowledge Hub search box and follow the link to Cambridge Core in the 'Featured Results' box.

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AAS publishes original research papers, review papers, and actuarial software. If you would like to submit a paper please read the instructions for contributors and visit ScholarOne.

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief Andreas Tsanakas, City, University of London, UK

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Current practitioner research and discussion in actuarial science

British Actuarial Journal (BAJ) publishes papers presented in the Sessional Research Programme of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), along with transcripts of the discussions and debates.  It also contains Presidential addresses; memoirs and papers of interest to practitioners.

Access 

Content published from vol. 22 (2017) onwards is freely available to all on an open access basis.

Online access to all content from the BAJ and its predecessor journals is free for IFoA members by using this dedicated member link. Please enter 'British Actuarial Journal' in the Actuarial Knowledge Hub search box and follow the link to Cambridge Core in the 'Featured Results' box.

Submit a paper

If you would like to submit a paper to the BAJ please read the instructions for contributors.

Editorial Board

Editor: Adrian O’Hagan, University College Dublin, Ireland

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Issue 17: The climate change issue

Climate change represents a unique challenge to our society, our financial systems, and the global economy. This issue discusses the impacts of climate change-driven temperature variations on mortality. Among other topics, it looks at the construction of comprehensive climate-driven scenarios to inform insurers and pension funds. Download issue 17 (PDF, 1.25 MB)

Issue 16: The mental health issue

Mental health is a wide-ranging topic but one that affects us all to varying degrees, directly and indirectly, personally and professionally, and is an area that is important to consider within longevity discussions and research. This issue draws on expertise and perspectives from authors from a variety of professional backgrounds across a range of themes and challenges. Download issue 16 (PDF, 1.10 MB)

Issue 15: The machine learning issue

Machine learning offers the actuarial profession a range of opportunities. This issue explores practical and developmental aspects of machine learning techniques, models, and methodologies. It considers where and how they can increase understanding and add value. Download issue 15 (PDF, 1.67 MB)

Issue 14: The social care issue

As our societies age, the question of how to care for the elderly and most vulnerable becomes more pressing. This issue explores key social care issues from actuarial, epidemiological, and technological standpoints, both in the UK and internationally. Download issue 14 (PDF, 1.04 MB)

Issue 13: The coronavirus issue

Considers aspects of the biggest worldwide catastrophe of our age and looks at the ongoing pandemic and its ramifications from a number of different perspectives. Download issue 13 (PDF, 767 KB)

Issue 12: The Pharmacology issue 

The theme of pharmacology is greatly relevant to our current situation, as the search for a vaccine shows how much we rely on pharmacological research and innovation. This issue explores the topic of pharmacology from a number of different perspectives. Download issue 12 (PDF, 951 KB)

Issue 11: The technology edition 

Examines a range of technological developments and highlights key issues for consideration as the relationships between society and technology continue to evolve. Download issue 11 (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Issue 10: Is the tide turning 

For the first time, the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has joined forces with the Society of Actuaries in the US and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries on its latest Longevity Bulletin, 'Longevity: Is the tide turning?' This bulletin takes an international approach to explore potential reasons for the slowdown in life expectancy. Download issue 10 (PDF, 1.07MB)

Issue 9: The big data in health issue 

Examines recent advances in the field of big data and explores potential impacts for insurers. Download issue 9 (PDF, 1 MB)

Issue 8: Antimicrobial resistance 

Examines the clinical implications, impact on longevity and the potential economic cost of current trends in AMR. Download issue 8 (PDF, 1.9 MB)

Issue 7: Modelling edition 

Discusses some potential drivers of longevity trends and considers aspects of longevity modelling. Download issue 7 (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Issue 6: Pandemic issue 

Looks at pandemic risks from various angles including risk modelling, epidemiology, health policy and technology. Download issue 6 (PDF, 3 MB)

Issue 5: The gender edition 

Addresses lifestyle and the genetic reasons for changes in the ‘gender gap’ around the world, as well as illustrates the trends, policy, and business landscape that actuaries must navigate. Download issue 5 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Issue 4: Health life expectancy

Focuses on the important issue of health expectancy, a natural extension of life expectancy – defined as the remaining years at a particular age spent healthy. Download issue 4 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Issue 3: Variation in longevity 

Sets some basic actuarial relationships between average lifespan and the variation of lifespan within a population in the context of some emerging theories from recent studies in demography. Download issue 3 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Issue 2: Is life expectancy the lifespan we should expect? 

Explains life expectancy and outlines how it should be interpreted. Download issue 2 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Issue 1: International forecasts of future longevity 

Reviews some national statistics to see what is projected for future longevity in the populations of selected countries. Download issue 1 (PDF, 987 KB)