Risk & ERM

Inter-state conflict is viewed as the number one global risk in terms of likelihood with water crisis such as shortages, floods and quality ranking as highest in terms of impact, according to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual survey.

Pre-retirees planning on using their primary residence to fund their retirement are acting in a risky manner, Barings Asset Management has warned.

The prospect of changing your modelling platform is seen as a significant task by most capital modellers. Andrew Cox and Cameron Heath show how to have a smooth ride through the process

Proxy techniques have grown in popularity in recent years, with insurers increasingly using them to model the full distribution of their balance sheet assets and liabilities to support capital calculations. So why use them?

Dr Yulong Zhao talked to Haijing Wang and Wen Li on the background, progress and far-reaching significance of China’s Risk Oriented Solvency System (C-ROSS) on the Chinese insurance industry

Trevor Maynard addresses the importance of a new open framework for modelling catastrophe risks

Simon Carne asks whether current regulatory proposals by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the Financial Reporting Council go too far?

Will Solvency II kill traditional corporate bond management for insurers, asks Scott Eason

What would happen if you set completely unrealistic goals? Simon Hartley, author of Could I Do That?, says that is exactly what high achievers do

Actuarial valuations take a bizarrely long time to complete and the process distracts defined benefit pension schemes from real strategic issues, a major consultancy firm warned today.