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  • Jobs for actuaries still influenced by Solvency II

    25 September 2013

    Preparations for Solvency II sparked a huge recruitment drive for actuaries. But with the momentum gone and work nearing completion in many firms, how is the jobs market changing? Katie Kouchakji reports

  • Economic scenarios "not worth trying to model"

    10 September 2013

    Gen Re and Hiscox CEOs criticise use of ESGs

  • Scor's €50m internal model at heart of new strategy

    09 September 2013

    Chairman Denis Kessler says firm is operating in Solvency II environment

  • Aegon ditches ECB swap curve for Solvency I calculation

    03 September 2013

    Decision follows downgrade of France's credit rating

  • How to develop multi-year capital projections for the ORSA

    29 August 2013

    Solvency II firms have a lot to do to develop their modelling capabilities into a multi-period capital projections. This is why Craig Turnbull and Andy Frepp recommend insurers invest in statistically robust multi-period capital proxy functions such as least-squares Monte Carlo

  • Web app aims at clarity for standard formula

    09 August 2013

    Ooliba software promises to demystify modelling

  • Old Mutual confirms exit from IMAP

    07 August 2013

    But will continue to use internal model for managing the business

  • Serious inconsistencies found in internal model pre-application processes

    18 July 2013

    Eiopa reports lack of collaboration among national supervisors

  • Boards struggle to understand internal model outputs

    15 July 2013

    Visualisation techniques can help get message across, says LCP

  • Twelve Capital hires leading risk management academic

    12 July 2013

    Markus Stricker joins Swiss insurance investment firm