The Programme for Government indicated that under a Universal Health Insurance system, the State would "pay insurance premia for people on low incomes and subsidise premia for people on middle incomes". This paper examines issues in the design of such a subsidy scheme, in the context of overall...

The actuarial profession has made a significant contribution to the prudential governance of long-tailed statutory insurance classes for the past 30 years. Our work in general insurance business began in earnest during the 1970s and accelerated after the work of Sir Owen Woodhouse introduced a...