General Features

Andrei Badescu, Tsz Chai Fung, X Sheldon Lin and Spark Tseung present a flexible nonlinear regression model and software for insurance risk classification, ratemaking and reserving

The coronavirus containment measures of the past year or so have made communication much more difficult, notes Ron Tsang – how can we improve that, and why is it important?

Rui Wang provides a primer for how general insurance firms should approach ESG investment and risk management

Gillian Rutherford-Liske and Samantha Dunn explain the role general insurers can play in tackling extreme weather and ecosystem loss

Dominic Christian talks to Chris Seekings and Roulion Wang about how the insurance industry must come together to develop innovative solutions to the climate crisis

Jonathan Khanlian outlines how the machine learning technique of reinforcement learning can be viewed from an actuarial perspective

Trevor Williams gives an economist’s view of carbon taxation

James Dyke talks to Travis Elsum about the hidden pitfalls of net-zero policies and the need for more academic activism

David Hunter explains why a multi-manager approach is best when investing in the nascent renewable energy sector

Louise Pryor, Colin Dutkiewicz and Krishna Kumar Shrestha reflect on the ICAT’s recent R number hackathon, and what it means for the profession’s future skillset and role in society.