Actuarial science

Dangerous climate change and natural disasters are the most likely global risks in 2018, according to a study by the World Economic Forum, quoted by CNBC.

Nearly 1000 specialists have been interviewed for their projections for the current year. The listed risks are from different spheres - economic, environmental, geopolitical, social and technological.

Travelling to any country in the world always comes with its own risks.

How easy is it to travel around? Are there any security threats? What health precautions should you take?

These are all important questions that should be addressed before you step aboard a plane, train or automobile.

The Turkish Central Bank is expected to introduce a new instrument in the upcoming days to help manage the corporate sector’s exchange rate risk, according to Erkan Kilimci, its deputy governor. 

Greek insurance companies have passed (with minor notes) the first European solvency test based on the new capital regulations known as Solvency II.

The Bulgarian average life expectancy, calculated for the period 2014-2016, is 74.7 years, as compared to the previous period (2013-2015), it has increased by 0.2 years, reported BGNES.

Bulgaria, Lithuania (74.6), and Latvia (74.8) are the three countries with the lowest life expectancy in the European Union (EU). With the highest are Spain (83.0) and Italy (82.7).

Arrested journalist Hüsnü Mahalli's health is severely deteriorating, a main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy has said, urging that Mahalli, who has multiple sclerosis, should not be treated under such appalling conditions.

Global shipping insurers have devised a way to ensure nearly full coverage for Iranian oil exports from next month after striking a deal to provide cover without involving U.S.-domiciled reinsurers, officials in Tokyo and London said. 

Donald Trump will become U.S. president in a few weeks. The silence is deafening. I feel a deep anxiety around the globe, twisting and turning under the surface. Trump has already made more than a few blunders just during the transition period.

Earlier this month the Pew Research Centre released data from its Global Religious Futures project, which forecasts the changing size of eight major religions over the next half century. The study is based on demographic factors in 198 countries including fertility, age and life expectancy.

Around $82.5 billion of Istanbul's projected annual GDP of roughly $500 billion is at risk from 18 threats, mainly earthquakes, according to a leading insurance specialist.