Risk management

By Dermot Corry  |  07 September 2017

Dermot Corry discusses possible future trends for the Irish market based on his global observations.

By Jonathan B. Glowacki  |  07 August 2017

As the market for credit risk transfer transactions continues to grow and diversify, investors should continue to look to them as valuable parts of their portfolios and consider them as one way to participate in the mortgage market.

By Neil Dissanayake  |  12 July 2017

European stock markets fell in June amid expectations for tighter central bank policies.

By Farzana Ismail, Safder Jaffer, Lindsay Unwin, Amir Aiman Md Hassan, Khalid Alajaji, Yi Yee Tan  |  10 July 2017

This report examines the growth of the global and family Takaful markets for 2012 to 2015.

By Barry Murphy, Karl Murray, Eamonn Phelan  |  06 July 2017

Manual models and processes are sometimes unavoidable; thus, where these are present in a reporting framework, (re)insurers should take care to ensure that sufficient controls and governance are in place to mitigate the risks associated with such models.

By Dr. Lucy Allan, Corey Grigg, Neil Cantle  |  30 June 2017

This report describes how to develop insights into drivers of economic capital within an internal model framework and how to use these insights to make risk management decisions.

By Neil Cantle  |  22 June 2017

Neil Cantle shares some of his personal experiences as a chief risk officer.

By Wade Matterson, Richard W. Holloway, Paul Sinnott, Michael Daly  |  05 May 2017

This report sets out perspectives and an analysis of the current and future state of the market for retirement income in Asia Pacific.

By Patrick Humes  |  04 May 2017

This paper outlines recent monetary policies that were tasked with creating inflation and attempts to explain why these measures were not effective.

By Richard C. Frese, Tony F. Bloemer  |  02 May 2017

Actuarial expertise is important when working with an actuary but is not the only criteria that should be considered.

By Madeline Johnson, Jonathan B. Glowacki  |  07 April 2017

This article provides an overview of lender credit risk transfer (CRT) and uses public information to demonstrate the expected premium and loss rates for a potential lender CRT transaction.

By Kurt Lambrechts, Henny Verheugen, Takanori Hoshino, William C. Hines  |  19 December 2016

This paper discusses critical points of attention regarding IFRS17 and suggests possible first steps towards implementation.

By Edward Morgan, Jeremy Kent  |  21 November 2016

This paper discusses some of the challenges in valuing insurance companies under the Solvency II framework and proposes a possible valuation methodology to meet the needs of potential investors with a certain perspective in mergers and acquisitions transactions.

By Alex Bryant, Richard W. Holloway, Wen Yee Lee  |  14 September 2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore released its third consultation paper 15 July 2016 on proposed changes to the Risk-Based Capital framework for insurers in Singapore.

By Amy P. Angell  |  06 September 2016

In 2016, the cost of risk in the U.S. retail industry is estimated to be $23 billion.

By Rachel Neuville, Michael A. Henk  |  23 August 2016

Craft beer is becoming a larger segment of the beer market, and it’s important for brewers and their insurance companies to understand the risks involved in the industry.

By Michael A. Henk  |  15 July 2016

Pokémon Go may generate extreme levels of distractedness while posing a new front for cyber risk.

By Neil Cantle  |  01 July 2016

Neil Cantle discusses the management of risk and the role of a chief risk officer.

By Elizabeth Bart, Thomas A. Ryan  |  29 June 2016

The cyber insurance market is creating both challenges and opportunities for risk managers and insurers.

By Ashleigh Gaffney, Fiona Ng, JiaJia Li, James G. Stoltzfus, Susan Tan  |  28 June 2016

The search for investment yields continues to be a big challenge faced by U.S. life insurers.