Paul Harwood, Member of the Risk Management Board, shares his thoughts.

‘Risk Management in a Digital World’ is one of the most interesting and forward-looking of our working parties. It is concerned with risks that haven’t been created yet. Seeing into the future is hard for anyone, which is why their first output was a summary view of InsurTech development.

Most recently, it has presented an excellent starter guide to Blockchain. You can find the slides here.

Darko Popovic, chair of the working party, said of the work being done “We are keen to ensure that actuaries have the necessary skills to be effective risk managers in our rapidly changing world. In particular, armed with the basics, actuaries will be able to create new and rewarding ways to implement these technologies.”

For more details about this working party, please visit their webpage.