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Backtesting the Solvency II SCR: surprising findings and risk management implications
22 November 2023Ralf Korn and Gerhard Stahl discuss their novel investigation into the quality of Solvency II capital models and reveal a simple but powerful method for challenging model complexity
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NN Japan's CRO on his AI adventure
20 November 2023Herman Gayle has a particular passion for AI, which he has been pushing to develop since he joined the firm five years ago. Such is his enthusiasm that he even arranges his holidays with it. Sarfraz Thind reports
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Cyber risk's fundamental mischaracterisation as an insurance risk
15 November 2023Tim Freestone and Malcolm McLelland argue for a radical overhaul of how cyber risk is quantified and priced. In the first of a two-part article, they explain the classification of cyber as a market risk and propose using modern financial theory to model it
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IAIS 2023: Ariizumi and Saporta talk ICS, AI and climate
14 November 2023The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) has seen a change at the top with Japan's Shigeru Ariizumi replacing Vicky Saporta as executive committee chair. The two gave an interview to Sarfraz Thind at the organisation's annual conference in Tokyo
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Climate and sustainability rising star of the year award: Rebecca Lea
10 November 2023Paul Walsh speaks to the ABI's senior policy adviser about her leadership on the climate agenda and the broadening scope of sustainability
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Ten geopolitical risks to keep you awake at night
09 November 2023Timothy Less from the University of Cambridge's Centre for Geopolitics outlined the shifting power balances and powder-keg disputes that actuaries should consider. Joshua Geer reports
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Climate and sustainability champion of the year: Highly Commended, Ben Howarth, ABI
09 November 2023Paul Walsh interviews Ben Howarth, chief sustainability officer at the Association of British Insurers, about shaping the UK's approach to sustainability and maintaining momentum on climate action
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Climate and sustainability champion of the year: Alex Hindson, Crowe UK
08 November 2023Joshua Geer interviews Alex Hindson about the current state of climate and sustainability in the insurance industry, and what firms should be doing to prepare
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Sustainable insurer of the year: Aviva
07 November 2023There are many firms saying the right things about climate and sustainability, but relatively few who are turning their words into meaningful actions. Christopher Cundy reports
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The race to respond to social inflation
03 November 2023Insurers have a huge task ahead in addressing the factors behind social inflation, including society's distrust of big corporates, social media amplification and litigation methods. But others argue it's a manufactured crisis. Sarfraz Thind reports