Description: There is widespread acknowledgement in the insurance industry that cyber risk remains an untamed and seemingly ever-growing beast. It is also unique in the family of risk exposures faced by insurers in that it is both an emerging risk and an emerged risk. What are companies doing to keep on top of this risk? What are actuaries doing to contribute to cyber risk management, and what can we learn from other industries and disciplines?

Description: Discusses preparations needed, and risks of not preparing, for the Year 2000.

Description: The current coronavirus pandemic has caused a number of challenges for life insurers and this article summarizes the operational challenges, namely in two areas. First, the article will discuss the challenges companies are facing to collect traditional underwriting evidence and potential short-term solutions used to overcome these limitations. Second, the actions companies are taking to alleviate the financial difficulties customers may have paying premiums will be addressed.

Description: Comments on Robert North’s paper, a real case study of disclosing MVL in a public employee retirement system.

Description: Article discussing the use of ERM in today’s economy.

Description: A response to the comments on the paper.

Description: Insurance companies are not immune to liquidity risks.

Description: This article is the result of the Leadership & Development book club on Dare Lead. The article talks about major themes in the book and relates them to other podcasts and authors thought on those themes.

Description: Overview of the model vetting practices of the last 20 years and challenges for the future.

Description: A discussion of the hidden costs of administering complex Products including operational inefficiency, product development constraints, increased time to market, inability to monitor experience, and lost cross selling opportunities among other things