The use test: a simple suggestion
26 July 2010
Many are concerned about how the Solvency II’s “use test” for internal models will be conducted. David Ingram has an elegant solution
Published in: Risk governance, Regulation - supervision
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Operational risk management is a value-adding discipline
15 July 2010
The process is as much cultural as technical, says Adam Seager. People need to be empowered to identify and record operational loss data in a secure blame-free environment.
Published in: Operational risk, Regulation - supervision
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Lloyd’s blazes the Solvency II trail
07 July 2010
Finance director and head of risk management Luke Savage sees Lloyd’s as being able to set the direction for the UK non-life industry. But driving a centralized approach to Solvency II for over 50 entities poses unique problems, as he describes here.
Published in: Regulation - supervision
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“The industry is behind Solvency II as a principle”
26 May 2010
The problems arise from the calibration that the regulators are asking for, says Raj Singh, Swiss Re’s CRO, as he reflects on the lessons of the past 18 months in this interview with Jessica Baylis.
Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance, Regulation - supervision
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Insurers must not be over-regulated
28 April 2010
The more voluminous the guidance, the more rigid a legislative framework becomes, says Hitesh Patel. And Solvency II’s complex rules and capital requirements could make the insurance industry less transparent to investors and the general public.
Published in: Regulation - supervision
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Mortality methodology focuses more on the future
22 April 2010
Collaboration between scientific and medical researchers and professionals in the insurance and pensions industries is bringing new insights into possible improvements in longevity and how they can be achieved, explains Daniel Ryan
Published in: Longevity - mortality
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DB pension risk management needs a revolution
14 April 2010
Timeliness of information is a major issue but new technology is now available to address this, explains Darren Best
Published in: Longevity - mortality
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Keeping it Simple
11 March 2010
“Agent-based models” have been used successfully to replicate complex behaviours with very simple rules. Neil Cantle examines the implications for financial modelling.
Published in: Capital - models
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Reinsurance shifts from risk mitigation to capital management
10 March 2010
Reinsurance offers more flexibility than the capital markets since its structure can be adjusted to the development of the risk profile every year, says Margarita von Tautphoeus, head of Solvency consulting at Munich Re
Published in: Capital - models, Insurance risk
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Opportunities abound for actuaries who relish challenge
25 January 2010
Those with risk and capital management skills will be most in demand, and the trend from technical to business actuary will also gather pace, says Chris Cannon
Published in: Corporate strategy, Risk governance, Regulation - supervision
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