Risk Management
The Three Lines of Defence
The Three Lines of Defence model is often cited in modern risk management. What is it and where do actuaries fit in?
Posted on: June 16, 2017
Drones in GI: Opportunities, challenges and risks
Drones are clever devices that are presenting a range of opportunities and challenges for insurers globally. Suba Chelva shares key takeaways from a Melbourne seminar on the Use of Drone Technology in the General Insurance industry.
Posted on: May 4, 2017
Climate Related Financial Disclosures - The Way Forward?
Member of the Climate Change Working Group, Wayne Kenafacke discusses the recent recommendations report from the G20’s Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.
Posted on: March 31, 2017
APRA Insights on Risk Culture
Sean McGing reports on the March 7 Insights Session which saw Fahmi Hosain, Head of Governance, Culture & Remuneration at APRA cover issues across banking, insurance and superannuation.
Posted on: March 21, 2017
Equity Risk Premium Survey 2016
The Equity Risk Premium (ERP) is a key component of every risk and return model in finance and reflects the price which investors place on equity risk. The ERP will impact decisions as diverse as how superannuation funds invest their assets, to the price at which regulated monopolies can charge for their products.
Posted on: March 8, 2017
Aftershock: Can ‘model change’ impact the real economy in New Zealand?
Alexander Pui discusses the interaction of catastrophe modelling, under-insurance, credit ratings, and interest rates. He warns of the potential spiraling of under-insurance that could be triggered by a higher evaluation of earthquake risk in New Zealand.
Posted on: January 12, 2017
Practice Update videos now available
The Actuaries Institute has just released the first collection of Practice Update videos! See what each committee has been up to and also earn CPD points.
Posted on: December 22, 2016
Renaissance of the Effective Professional
Tim Gorst, Senior Manager at the NAB, tells us about the increasing focus on risk culture in financial services and how the effective professional contributes to a strong risk culture.
Posted on: November 17, 2016
New products in cyber insurance
[VIDEO]: Sharanjit Paddam, Principal at Deloitte Actuaries & Consultants, interviews Emma Osgood – Senior Underwriter for Cyber Liability at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance on Cyber Insurance.
Posted on: October 19, 2016
Update on physical, transition and liability climate risks
An Actuaries Institute event last week explored case studies of the physical risks from natural disasters, transition risks for investors as economies adapt to low carbon emissions, and governance risks for trustees and boards of directors.
Posted on: October 6, 2016
Master trainer in 'Deception Detection' to address ERM2016
Organisational psychologist and master trainer in Deception Detection Skills, Alan Hudson, will present strategies for better enterprise risk management (ERM), alongside a host of decorated speakers at the ERM Seminar in Sydney in 20 September.
Posted on: September 12, 2016
A Claim Pairing Approach to Measuring Superimposed Inflation
There are many ways of measuring superimposed inflation. In this article, Aaron Cutter of Finity explains how to measure superimposed inflation by pairing claims that ‘look-a-like’ - a technique adapted from home price inflation techniques.
Posted on: September 8, 2016
Better Recovery through Neuroscience
An understanding of basic neuroplasticity could help make our worker’s compensation claims systems less harmful and more sustainable. Rob Aurbach outlines his award-winning research paper.
Posted on: August 23, 2016
Insuring Cyber Risk – Concerns about Risk
A lack of reliable data on cyber risk should be a short-term problem as the market matures, write actuaries Susie Amos and Alina Pettifer in the final instalment of this Two Part series on insuring cyber risk.
Posted on: July 7, 2016
2015-2016 Asset Allocation Competition: Results
Sixty-two investors entered last year's Asset Allocation Competition that challenged competitors to assess risk and return in various sectors. Join Ben Trollip as he reveals the results of the competition and speaks to our winners.
Posted on: June 13, 2016
The Future of Financial Services – FSF 2016 Wrap Up
FSF2016 examined how disruptors will impact the financial services industry. It asked, how can actuaries reimagine their career in the future world? Where are the opportunities?
Posted on: May 27, 2016
Equity Risk Premium Survey 2015
Anthony Asher and David Carruthers help manage expectations with the 2015 Equity Risk Premium Survey. Find out what the results mean for you.
Posted on: May 26, 2016
Risk Culture Measurement
Sean McGing and Andrew Brown share their research and ideas on risk culture in banking and life insurance practices.
Posted on: May 23, 2016
Insuring emerging cyber risks
Cyber insurance cover is a rapidly-growing sector within the general insurance industry. Actuaries can add real value by helping insurers to understand how cyber risk can impact their portfolios, but more sophisticated scenario modelling is required for the $20 billion industry, writes Jeremy Waite and Peter Yeates.
Posted on: February 22, 2016
Rising Tides Downunder
New thinking is required to protect and insure against coastal inundation in the future, writes Rade Muslin from the American Academy of Actuaries Extreme Events Committee.
Posted on: January 7, 2016
