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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Insurance regulation will stay lighter-touch than the banks’
19 January 2010
Insurers came through the financial crisis relatively unscathed and don’t pose systemic or liquidity risks, argue Jonathan Hekster and Toby Langley
Published in: Regulation - supervision
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What 2009 has taught us about risk planning
17 December 2009
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
Published in: Corporate strategy, Risk governance
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Risk tolerance and limits are not such foreign concepts
26 November 2009
Try thinking of them like curfews for teenagers
Published in: Risk governance
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Assess the business impact of Solvency II now
04 November 2009
Also establish the ground rules with regulators, define the risk-measurement architecture and allocate ownership within the company as part of your Solvency II programme. This is the advice of Lukas Ziewer of Oliver Wyman
Published in: Corporate strategy, Risk governance, Regulation - supervision
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CEIOPS is changing Solvency II “without any justification or evidence”
30 September 2009
Their proposals will harm the competitiveness of Europe’s insurance industry, argues Thomas Schubert of the German Insurance Association (GDV).
Published in: Regulation - supervision
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Ask the right questions about risk management
22 September 2009
Don’t get too focused on simply measuring risk, argues Mike Wilkinson
Published in: Risk governance
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How much of your model do you need to understand?
14 July 2009
A senior manager should at least understand the questions the model is trying to answer, and their impact on the firm’s business model, argues Craig Turnbull
Published in: Capital - models, Risk governance
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We need clearer and more sophisticated thinking on op risk
10 July 2009
Val Amos of Hiscox argues that CEIOPS’ proposals have done little to address insurers’ concerns about operational risk
Published in: Operational risk
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