As the national debate over addressing “surprise billing” of patients continues to unfold, the American Academy of Actuaries is offering an objective actuarial perspective on the financial consequences and considerations involved in proposed public policy solutions to the problem in a new issue brief.
Markel Corporation Launches Lodgepine Capital Management Limited, Its New Retrocessional ILS Platform Based In Bermuda
PRNewswire/ — Markel Corporation (NYSE: MKL) today announced the launch of Lodgepine Capital Management Limited, its new retrocessional Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) fund manager in Bermuda, together with a reinsurance …
IFoA membership renewals 2019/2020
Members are reminded that the 2019/2020 subscription fee will become due for payment on 1 October and should be paid by 31 October to avoid any late payment fees.
CB1 Business Finance (CT2) Tips & Tricks
Clearing CB1 (formerly CT2) is not as hard as it looks. Business Finance provides the theory and application of corporate finance as well as the main elements of companies’ financial …
Pioneer Underwriters names Hazel Beveridge as Chief Actuary
Pioneer Underwriters, the underwriting group within Minova Insurance Holdings Ltd, has named Hazel Beveridge as Chief Actuary.
Insurtech startup Slope Software becomes the official modeling software for Actuarial & Analytics Consortium, LLC
SLOPE’s user-friendly interface attracts Principal and Chief Data Scientist from the Actuarial & Analytics Consortium to choose the platform as her consulting firm’s official modeling software.
CNO Financial Names Karen DeToro as Chief Actuary
Karen is an accomplished insurance industry leader who brings more than 25 years of actuarial, finance and product management experience to CNO,” said Bhojwani. “As CNO continues to execute against our strategic priorities to grow the franchise profitably and launch new products and services, Karen will bring significant technical expertise and consumer-focused product experience to our management team.
Actuaries Climate Index Winter 2018–19 Data Released
WASHINGTON and ARLINGTON, Va. and SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and OTTAWA, Aug. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Organizations representing the actuarial professions in Canada and the United States have updated the Actuaries …
Mumbai University offering Bachelors and Masters in Actuarial and Quantitative Finance
A new actuarial science graduation course that has been launched by Patkar Varde College, the University of Mumbai which is very promising for an Actuarial student! They have a course …
Seminar on Data Science and Analytics by Institute of Actuaries of India
Data Science, isn’t that something we hear now in our daily life and personally do not understand where we can use it to accelerate our work. The work of an …
Industry Loss Warranties – ILWs
This is a short summary explaining Industry Loss Warranties (ILWs). ILW is explained in detailed in Actuarial SP7 subject (formerly ST7). Definition of ILW Industry loss warranties (ILWs) are a type of reinsurance contract where the basis of cover is not indemnity, i.e. repayment of actual losses suffered. Protection is based on the total loss arising from an event to the entire insurance industry rather than individual insured company’s own losses. Trigger Event for ILWs The original size of the industry loss is used as a trigger for eligibility to a recovery. …
Some Questions to prepare for Actuarial Job Interviews
We get a lot of questions to tell you about the Interview Questions that are asked in General Interviews if you have applied for internships or jobs in Actuarial companies …
Interpreting Key Actuarial Terms and Values
The primary aim is to assess the profitability and financial strength of an Insurance company from its accounts. The key Actuarial terms and values to consider are: Underwriting Profit (Revenue …
Average Severity
Severity refers to the amount you have received Insurance claim for. Average Severity would be the loss associated with an average Insurance claim. Average Severity Calculation To calculate Average Severity, …
Frequency Severity
What is Frequency Severity Method Frequency severity method is an actuarial method for determining the expected number of claims that an insurer will receive during a given time period and how …