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International Actuarial Association

Note on enterprise risk management (ERM) for capital and solvency purposes in the insurance industry

This Note has been developed by the IAA for insurers to support the Standards and Guidance materials developed by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) for supervisors. It draws on industry experience, supervisors’ supervisory ... read more >>

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Dr Aled Jones; Irma Allen; Nick Silver; Catherine Cameron; Candice Howarth and Ben Caldecott

Research report - Resource constraints: sharing a finite world. Implications of Limits to Growth for the Actuarial Profession

Economic growth has received significantly more attention globally over the last few years. While traditional growth has been very visible through the consumption of resources, the resources required to sustain the current level of economic growth may not ... read more >>

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International Actuarial Association

Practice note on enterprise risk management (ERM) for capital and solvency purposes in the insurance industry

This Practice Note has been developed by the IAA for insurers to support the Standards and Guidance materials developed by the IAIS for supervisors. It draws on industry experience, supervisors’ supervisory practices, models and frameworks published by ... read more >>

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Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Risk and Investment - Conference Programme Committee 2013 - Detailed Specific Task Description

This document sets out the tasks involved in this volunteer opportunity.  It also highlights the ideal type of candidate and lists the support which the volunteer will receive. Risk and Investment – Conference Programme Committee 2013 Detailed ... read more >>

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David Ingram; Laura Santori; Mark Puccia

Insurance criteria: evaluating the enterprise risk management practices of insurance companies

With the new risk-management evaluation process described in this paper, risk managment will become a separate, major category of S&P analyses. Best performers in that category will have robust risk-management processes that are carried across the ... read more >>

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Economic Capital Subgroup of the Society of Actuaries Risk Management Task Force

Specialty guide on economic capital

At its most basic level Economic Capital can defined as sufficient surplus to cover potential losses, at a given risk tolerance level, over a specified time horizon. This is the working we will use throughout this Specialty Guide, adding details as needed ... read more >>

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Roger Dix
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Yorkshire Actuarial Society (2012)

What keeps a CRO awake at night? Presented to the Yorkshire Actuarial Society, 28 March 2012

ROGER DIX UK LIFE CHIEF RISK OFFICER "WHAT KEEPS A CRO AWAKE AT NIGHT" WHAT KEEPS A CRO AWAKE AT NIGHT “EVENTS, DEAR BOY, EVENTS” Well “events” have scuppered my plans for today – I made it to this morning’s Managers Forum, which was ... read more >>

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Paul Sweeting

Financial enterprise risk management - errata sheet

Errata sheet for Financial enterprise risk management by Paul Sweeting.  Updated as at 21 November 2012 Financial Enterprise Risk Management – Paul Sweeting  ERRATA  3 October 2011  Page  Words/ref  Line  Comments  12  6+7   6  Delete “by”  ... read more >>

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Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and the Institution of Civil Engineers

Handling uncertainty - the key to truly effective Enterprise Risk Management

The actuarial and civil engineering professions have jointly sponsored this booklet, as a contribution to thought leadership and in the public interest, as well as for the guidance of our own members. It outlines a significant new approach to Enterprise ... read more >>

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Institute and Faculty of Actuaries; Institution of Civil Engineers

Handling uncertainty - the key to truly effective Enterprise Risk Management

The actuarial and civil engineering professions have jointly sponsored this booklet, as a contribution to thought leadership and in the public interest, as well as for the guidance of our own members. It outlines a significant new approach to Enterprise ... read more >>

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Neil Cantle
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Paper prersented to Yorkshire Actuarial Society, 29 November 2011

Applications of complexity science to risk appetite and emerging risk

© 2011 The Actuarial Profession  www.actuaries.org.uk Yorkshire Actuarial Society Neil Cantle, Milliman Applications of complexity science to risk appetite and emerging risk Applications of complexity science Introduction © 2011 The Actuarial ... read more >>

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Paul Klumpes
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EDHEC-Risk Institute

ERM - Credit Rating and Hedging Impacts (Do credit rating incorporate firms' risk management?)

Abstract Keywords: credit rating, credit risk, firm’s risk. 1 Do credit rating incorporate firms’risk management? Abstract This study investigates the relation between firm risks and credit rating for a larger sample of US-firms over the ... read more >>

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Financial Reporting Council
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Financial Reporting Council

Effective Company Stewardship - Next Steps

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) consults on changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code, the Guidance on Audit Committees and the Turnbull Guidance in relation to audit committee reports and risk.  This is the feedback statement on the ... read more >>

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Baroness Hogg
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Financial Reporting Council

Boards and Risks - A summary of discussions with companies, investors and advisers

This is a general report produced by the Financial Reporting Council to examine how boards are approaching their responsibilities in relation to risk. This report has no formal status (and it is not a guidance), but has been developed to give companies a ... read more >>

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Transcript of the Conflicts of Interest consultation meeting held in London on 24 October 2011

Transcript of the 'Conflict of Interest' consultation meeting held in London on 24 October 2011 PAGE PAGE 41 The Actuarial Profession Institute and Faculty of Actuaries -------- Conflicts of Interest Consultation Meeting Monday 24 October ... read more >>

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Feifei Zhang
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Paper presented to the Yorkshire Actuarial Society, 9 November 2011

Credit default swaps.

Yorkshire Actuarial Society Credit Default Swaps Feifei Zhang York 9 November 2011 Credit Default Swaps: a primer Introduction o A CDS is an over-the-counter (OTC) swap contract in which the protection buyer makes a series of payments to the ... read more >>

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The Actuarial Profession
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The Actuarial Profession

Actuaries in Risk Management Actuarial Profession Survey 2010/2011

To gain a greater depth of understanding of the needs and opportunities in this quickly changing field, the Actuarial ... read more >>

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Kelliher, P; Wilmott, D; Vij, J; Klumpes, P
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Risk Classification Working Party

Discussion paper: a common risk classification system for the actuarial profession

This draft paper sets out a proposal for a classification system being developed by the risk classification working party that can be used as a common reference point for discussing risk.  Comments are requested by Friday 29 November 2010.  1 ... read more >>

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Risk salary survey, 2009

This survey is designed to give companies guidance when considering remuneration for their risk staff, and also to give employees an insight into their market value, based on their experience. Risk Salary Survey 2009 PS D 01 Contents 02 PSD: An ... read more >>

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Enterprise risk management - is it for you?

Risk management is fundamental to how companies perform and, more generally, to how capital markets behave. How do we balance demand for financial growth and success with the need to pay enough attention to the risk levels that are building up within ... read more >>