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"The HLA creates more instability than it subtracts" – Axa's Thimann
13 October 2015Christian Thimann, head of public of affairs at France's largest insurance group, is critical of regulators' plans to tackle systemic risk in the insurance sector. He talks to Hugo Coelho
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Antares' Mark Graham: Qatari owners bring investment freedom
19 May 2015The Antares CRO discusses how the firm is sharing ERM expertise with its new Qatari owners, risk culture, preparations for Solvency II and the big risks on the horizon
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InsuranceERM's Most Influential 2015
16 April 2015The personalities shaping risk and capital management in Europe are revealed
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An alternative to the three lines of defence
17 February 2015Limitations to the 'three lines of defence' model of risk management have been exposed through its use in financial services businesses. Clive Martin, Paul Willman, Roy Boukens and Oliver Rockley suggest an alternative way of describing risk management responsibility.
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Taking the risk pulse of insurance
18 December 2014The implementation challenges of Pillar 3, the possibilities of a market-led alternative modelling platform and a better understanding of risk culture are just some of the topics that Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group's Martin Burke shares with Marcus Alcock
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CRO profile: Eberhard Müller
18 November 2014Eberhard Müller, chief risk officer of Hannover Re, talks to Marcus Alcock about the increasing importance of qualitative risk management, the long and winding road for internal model approval, and the problem with international capital standards
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Novae's Reeken Patel: Solvency II will be worth it
04 November 2014Novae's Reeken Patel, only recently installed at the respected Lloyd's player, talks to Marcus Alcock about Solvency II preparedness, the responsibilities of a CRO, and approaching unmodelled risk
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The broad view
21 October 2014Tom Wilson, CRO of Allianz, talks to Marcus Alcock about the need for supervisors to adapt as well, his difficulty with traditional insurance being deemed systemically relevant, and the trials and tribulations involved in submitting a trial IMAP which is over 100,000 pages long
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Carney raises the stakes on Solvency II internal models
16 October 2014Mark Carney's recent indication that the Bank of England will not hesitate to withhold approval of inadequate internal models raises the question of just how heavy-handed the regulator will turn out to be, as Stephen Makin, Emma McWilliam and Ross Evans discuss
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Axa's de Mailly Nesle: CROs need to be controversial and constructive
16 May 2014Chief risk officers should be the ones raising challenges in any decision-making process, says Axa's group CRO Alban de Mailly Nesle. But they also need to avoid being too negative, he tells Lorna Davies.