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Advertisement feature: Heriot-Watt - distinctly ambitious

Heriot-Watt has a proud heritage as a centre of academic excellence, and its actuarial students continue to benefit from a culture of progress and innovation today
Thursday 31st May 2012
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International insurance: China's road to better regulation

In April, the Chinese Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) announced plans for a new regulatory regime. Haijing Wang discusses the move and how the regime will compare with Solvency II.
Wednesday 30th May 2012
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Solvency II: An uneven playing field for UK insurers?

Jacqui Fenech considers whether an inconsistent approach by regulators across Europe to Solvency II implementation is putting UK firms at a disadvantage
Wednesday 30th May 2012
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Solvency II simulators: Back to the future?

Can the use of simulators help us to explore and develop a level of understanding of the complexities of Solvency II, asks Neil Reynolds
Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Solvency II risk margin: To hedge or not to hedge

Richard Purcell and Gareth Mee consider how an insurer's Solvency II internal model definition could affect its decision to hedge the risk margin
Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Soft skills: Elegant English - Comma sense

Sonal Shah gives pause for thought in the application of the much misused comma
Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Soft skills: Mediation - What's your problem?

Simon Carne looks at the roles that perspective and consultation play in mediation and how they can boost an actuary’s problem-solving skill-set
Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Longevity: Born supremacy and Olympic correlations

Should pension actuaries hold more reserves in anticipation of an increase in life expectancy, asks Greg Becker
Tuesday 29th May 2012
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