News/comment

PwC appoints global insurance leader

09 July 2010

David Law assumes role immediately

Published in: Risk governance

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First UK CERA qualifiers due soon

06 July 2010

CERA aimed at budding CROs

Published in: Risk governance

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Technical experts with “soft skills” in demand

05 July 2010

Solvency II is hiking up salaries of risk professionals

Published in: Risk governance, Regulation - supervision

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UK actuaries awarded CERA

02 July 2010

Second signatory for the new global risk analyst qualification

Published in: Risk governance

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Survey shows CEO regulation concerns

03 June 2010

Over-prudence may have long-term negative impact on insurers

Published in: Corporate strategy, Risk governance, Regulation - supervision

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Aegon appoints UK CFO

01 June 2010

Clare Bousfield joints from Swiss Re

Published in: Risk governance

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Tim Breedon appointed ABI chair

27 May 2010

Insurers face “major challenges”, he says

Published in: Risk governance

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Risk managers should be independent and empowered

18 May 2010

Swiss Re report highlights 10 lessons from the crisis

Published in: Risk governance

Analysis

How to bring control and flexibility to actuarial processes, part two

28 July 2010

Last week Mark Schneider and Darren Robinson examined the data warehouse approach to reconciling these two goals. This week they conclude their article with a detailed look at the spreadsheet-based automation approach and the potential of combining the two approaches.

Published in: Risk governance

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How to bring control and flexibility to actuarial processes

22 July 2010

Actuarial teams are increasingly using technology to try to balance these potentially conflicting goals. Mark Schneider and Darren Robinson examine two approaches to dealing with this issue. The first part looks at the data warehouse approach. Part two next week.

Published in: Risk governance

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Approach your risk with CARE

10 June 2010

A CARE report is like an applied actuarial view of the ERM process, explain Andy White and Jeremy Waite who summarize the key features of a project on comprehensive actuarial risk evaluation undertaken by the IAA.

Published in: Risk governance

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Is your board fit for Solvency II?

02 June 2010

Insurance company board members may think they understand the risks within their business. But Solvency II requires a huge shift for directors in demonstrating this to the satisfaction of regulators, says Rory O’Brien.

Published in: Risk governance, Regulation - supervision

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Treat systemic risk as an emerging risk

26 May 2010

Financial crises and the associated systemic risks can be treated as any other emerging risks, believes Dave Ingram, but the crucial risk that has to be detected is the one that could create a massive loss among highly interconnected firms.

Published in: Risk governance, Market risks, Regulation - supervision

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Avoid oversimplifying risk analysis

22 April 2010

A single-characteristic risk classification system is flawed. Neil Cantle and Oliver Gillespie describe an alternative way of classifying risks according to their multiple underlying characteristics.

Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance