News/comment

Milliman releases new version of MG-ALFA

29 July 2010

It’s said to provide more flexibility and control

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New guide to risk and capital management software posted

01 July 2010

Presents the essentials on vendors and their solutions, highlighting Solvency II features

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Towers Watson sells VIPitech to Algorithmics

23 June 2010

Will help Algo boost its insurance and pension fund solutions

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KLP of Norway takes Barrie & Hibbert’s ESG

16 June 2010

Will aid compliance with Solvency II

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French insurer opts for SAS on operational risk

11 June 2010

MGEN to incorporate it into day-to-day activities

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Software update 2: QRM’s Risk Framework

29 April 2010

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Software update 1: Guy Carpenter’s MetaRisk

29 April 2010

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Aon Benfield launches online reinsurance data platform

28 April 2010

Offers financial, capital markets and ratings information

Published in: Insurance risk, Software

Analysis

ViPitech sale to shake up software market?

12 July 2010

Algorithmics is boosting its drive into the pension fund and tier 2 & 3 insurance markets after acquiring VIPitech. Competing firms think their own business models give them an edge.

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Solvency II: how much should the CEO know?

25 March 2010

From the ORSA and risk management software to models and the use test, insurance company CEOs will face new tests of their knowledge as Solvency II approaches. Jessica Baylis asked five risk experts about the level of understanding that supervisors will expect of the CEOs.

Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models, Risk governance, Software, 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, Cat risk - ILS, Software, Regulation - supervision

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Searching for the unattainable?

27 November 2009

Solvency II not only demands masses of extra reporting from insurers to be produced in much shorter time periods, it also expects this to be much more rigorously controlled and documented. How are actuarial business processes and technology responding?

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Financial and risk modelling software moves into “qualitative” areas

12 May 2009

Our guide to 18 systems from 14 vendors shows a wide range of approaches. All of them have features relevant to compliance with Solvency II and some are prepared for pillar II and III requirements.

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