Models Capital, Risk, Economic Scenario Generators

Analysis

An evolutionary approach to emerging and enterprise risks

An evolutionary approach to emerging and enterprise risks

By adapting phylogenetic analysis, Neil Allan and Neil Cantle argue that it's possible to achieve a risk DNA which could start to unlock some of the secrets of complex risk behaviour

What to expect from cat modellers this year

What to expect from cat modellers this year

No surprises would be good after the model controversies of the past year. Lorna Davies provides a guide to the modelling firms' plans including a new 70-model platform and Australian bushfire and Asian typhoon models

Insurers embrace curve-fitting for SCR calculations

Aviva, Legal & General and Prudential are among firms that have adopted this approach, but it brings challenges as well as benefits, as these excerpts from a paper released by risk solutions' provider Algorithmics describe

How Kiln embeds its internal model

How Kiln embeds its internal model

CRO Andrew Hitchcox explains the firm's enterprise risk management framework and the integral role of the internal model in running the business

Challenges mount for Ireland's internal model approval process

Challenges mount for Ireland's internal model approval process

Even the Central Bank of Ireland admits it's going to be tough approving all internal model applications, even with the new Solvency II start date of 2014. It won't be all plain sailing for insurers either, as Hardeep Dhillon reports