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“Don’t delegate risk control,” Buffett urges CEOs
01 March 2010
Especially where derivatives are concerned
Published in: Risk governance
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Whittington appoints chief actuary
01 March 2010
He will co-sponsor Solvency II implementation
Published in: Risk governance
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“Train, don’t hire, for internal models”
25 February 2010
Towers Watson gives advice for pre-pre-application phase
Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance, Regulation - supervision
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Survey shows large gaps in Solvency II preparation
24 February 2010
Pre-application process will be “exacting”, FSA warns
Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance, Regulation - supervision
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“Insurers must reassess risk management”
12 February 2010
E&Y identifies the most significant challenges for the industry in 2010
Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance, Investment risk, Regulation - supervision
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UK insurers face extra governance test
10 February 2010
FSA move means firms will see two major overhauls by 2012, says law firm RPC
Published in: Risk governance, Regulation - supervision
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Torus appoints group CRO
01 February 2010
Carl Groth joins from Deloitte
Published in: Risk governance
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Solvency II role created at SCOR
27 January 2010
Series of senior appointments announced
Published in: Risk governance
Analysis
Torus builds its risk management framework
18 February 2010
Under new CRO Carl Groth, the framework is being closely integrated with the business and risk analytics are seen as an important driver that gives the company a competitive advantage.
Published in: Risk governance, Regulation - supervision
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Aviva covers all the angles on Solvency II
09 February 2010
The company’s director of group solvency, Teddy Nyahasha, explains Aviva’s goal of a collective group view of risk, the value of dialogue with continental European regulators and the lessons learned from the ICAS regime. Interview by Jessica Baylis
Published in: Risk governance, Regulation - supervision
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Better integration and communication of risks needed
06 January 2010
This should be the aim of insurers in 2010, along with a more pragmatic approach to modelling and lobbying for simpler regulation. Industry experts outline these and other developments they’d like to see in ERM this year
Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models, Risk governance, Software, Regulation - supervision
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2010 will bring many challenges, warn risk experts
05 January 2010
Among them: increasing regulatory burdens, a talent shortage, investment dilemmas and looming inflation. Our panel of industry soothsayers spell out their concerns.
Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models, Risk governance, Insurance risk, Investment risk, Market risks, Catastrophe - weather, Software, Regulation - supervision
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How ERM evolved over the past year
22 December 2009
Fourteen experts pick the key lessons learned for risk professionals in 2009. Their views on what to expect in 2010 will be posted after the holidays.
Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance, Insurance risk, Investment risk, ALM, Market risks
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Operational risk management raises more questions than answers
16 December 2009
Most economic losses have an operational component, yet insurers are still reluctant to commit resources to managing a risk where modelling techniques and management know-how are still in their early stages. Jessica Baylis reports
Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance, Operational risk, Regulation - supervision

Jacob Rosengarten argues that the more an organization goes through the process of examining potential sources of extreme loss, the more prepared it will be for any future event
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