Description: This paper focuses on the role of holism in enterprise risk management ERM. The performance measure known as market consistent embedded value is discounted for being overly reductionistic. The concept of an economic capital charge or credit is seen here as a potential bridge from the reductionistic to the holistic approach. It shows some promise for achieving holism, but falls short.

Description: An Overview of Embedded Value and its uses, its advantages versus other financial reporting methodologies, recent trends and an outlook into the future.

Description: A discussion of European CFO Embedded Value Guidelines

Description: This article presents the results of a survey of financial assumptions contained in 2003 embedded value reports. The purpose of the survey was to provide international actuaries with benchmark assumption data and to enhance the knowledge of actuaries about current international market conditions and practices.

Description: This paper provides a novel approach to the valuation of the market value of economic surplus that is stable and immune from “market noise”.

Description: Discussion of a survey inquiring into the use of Embedded, or Shareholder, Value by U.S. and European Insurance Companies

Description: A discussion of the theoretically correct approach to the valuation of cross-border insurance ventures

Description: In 2004, the Society of Actuaries conducted a survey of the financial assumptions contained in published 2003 embedded value reports. This article presents an update to the survey conducted last year.

Description: This newsletter discloses the results of a survey of embedded value financial assumptions used by insurance companies. The purpose of this survey is to provide international actuaries with benchmark assumption data.

Description: In this article, the authors discuss the Experience Study Working Group surveys of published embedded value EV financial assumptions they have been conducting.