The future of the finance function
Presented in partnership with Aptitude Software
Roundtables
The future of the finance function - part 1
Under the weight of regulatory demands, insurers' finance functions have struggled to deliver the insight that the business needs – and that they want to produce – as financial officers and controllers discuss the part one of this InsuranceERM / Aptitude Software roundtable
Stress Testing (QRM, March 2017)
Achieving useful outcomes from stress testing
Insurers carry out stress testing to meet regulatory requirements and build a stronger business. In the first part of this InsuranceERM roundtable held in association with QRM, risk and actuarial executives discuss the metrics they test, how they design scenarios and how to inspire useful actions
Stress testing and the insurance business cycle
In the second part of this InsuranceERM roundtable held in association with QRM, risk and actuarial executives discuss how they deal with stress testing requests and results, incorporating it into the business cycle, and their frustrations and expectations regarding stress testing
Fixed income and diversification
Fixed income strategies in a Solvency II and low-yield world
Fixed income assets comprise the majority of insurers' investment portfolios, but within the asset class there are a multitude of options. In part one of this InsuranceERM/Royal London Asset Management roundtable, investment and risk managers discuss how they are approaching fixed income, given the challenges of a low-yield environment and the constraints of Solvency II
Diversification and the outsourcing conundrum
While insurers are keen to diversify their portfolios, this often requires the outsourcing of asset management – and then the question of fees arises. Investment and risk managers discuss these and other issues in part two of this Insurance Asset Risk/Royal London Asset Management roundtable
Opportunities in illiquid assets
Finding the opportunities in illiquid investments
Illiquid assets can be an attractive match for insurance liabilities, but firms have to be picky over how they invest, and the burden of governance threatens to diminish the allure, as participants in part 1 of this InsuranceERM/Insight Investment roundtable discuss
The realities of investing in illiquid assets
In the second part of this InsuranceERM/Insight Investment roundtable, participants discuss some practical aspects of investing in illiquid assets: valuation, managing liquidity, putting the money to work and fee structures
Risk modelling
The evolution of risk modelling
At the heart of a modern insurer is a risk model that helps drive decision-making. But what are its limitations? And where is the appetite to improve? Participants in part one of this InsuranceERM/Towers Watson roundtable discuss
Picturing the ideal risk model
In part two of this InsuranceERM/Towers Watson roundtable, modelling experts discuss what they want from risk models and the potential drawbacks to innovative approaches
