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  • Optimizing Insurance ALM and Investments: A Market Survey
    many insurers the investment department has felt direct pressure to generate additional profits. This has ... broader investment department to do three things: 1. direct portfolio investments for spread and return enhancement; ...

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    • Authors: Jessica Renee Burke
    • Date: Dec 2006
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management
  • Navigating the Changing Landscape
    changing landscape while not losing sight of their primary goal of delivering value to clients by improving ... reinsurers, where standard formulas designed for direct writers don’t apply well. Common Benchmark Multinational ...

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    • Authors: Clinton Thompson
    • Date: Dec 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Economic capital
  • The Far East: Stepping Up
    interest rate risks. Consider China, for example. Direct life premiums in 2014 were USD $177 billion,6 ... such as hedge funds, private equity funds and direct investments into infrastructure projects. Many ...

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    • Authors: Frederick Yiu Fai Ngan, Eric Alan Forgy, Michael Kwan Yu Chan
    • Date: Feb 2016
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Investments
  • Asset/Liability Management
    contract design and policyholder behavior have a direct impact on cash- flow requirements and hence on ... requirements. Likewise, investment dpportunities have a direct bearing on pricing. competitiveness- and persistency ...

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    • Authors: Joseph J Buff
    • Date: Dec 1987
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management
  • Duration Matching: Does It Take Us Where We Want To Go?
    Duration Matching: Does It Take Us Where We Want To Go? This article explains how duration matching ... liabilities. When duration matching is the primary framework for the investment process, it leads ...

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    • Authors: Yuan Chang
    • Date: Nov 1996
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management