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A bit of a light-hearted post today. The Attractive Service Economic Index [侍應吸引力經濟指數]is a somewhat offensive [有攻擊性] and inaccurate [唔準確] way of measuring the state of the economy. However, I …

Behavioural economics [行為經濟學] is a subject that I really enjoy reading about, and something I’ll write about regularly. We will touch on one small part of it today: the Framing …

I’d like to really highlight something that is important to all of us actuaries. There is a lot of emphasis right now on healthy eating [健康飲食] and staying physically active …

Firstly, thanks for all of you who reached out to me with questions. I personally prefer to reply through Instagram so feel free to reach out here! Today’s topic will …

Back to technical this week – lets talk about Random Sampling [隨機抽樣]. Yes I know that most of you readers are actuaries, or at least have an understanding of basic …

As we are still in covid [新冠肺炎] times, might as well write about something that has been brought into attention these few years. Business Interruption insurance [停業保] has always existed, …

Let me start today’s blog with a question: why do you think companies sell new products? Obviously to make money right? Well, not always – today’s blog is about Loss …

Think about a time when you were on public transport [交通工具]. You stayed up late the night before and just want a peaceful, quiet time on the way to work. …

Risk Based Capital [風險資本] is quite a hot topic [熱門話題] in Hong Kong during the recent few years. The reason for this is because there will be regulatory changes [制度改變] …

There is a very interesting phenomenon [現象] that I think all of you have observed. It doesn’t matter where in the world you are, as long as you see the …

My previous blog about exam tips was quite well-received. I think that while you enjoy learning about soft skills and theory, sometimes practical advice might come in handy as well. …

I keep saying that the perfect actuary is one who is great with numbers, but even better in soft skills and overall knowledge. However, its always good to remind ourselves …

It’s the 52nd blog, which means its been a year since I’ve started blogging! To remember this special day, I’ve decided to let you guys take a break from theory …

Quick experiment! Without looking any of these up, for those of you who have played or watched Pokémon [寵物小精靈], try to picture Pikachu’s [比卡超] tail in your minds in terms …

A bit of a history [歷史] lesson today. Have you heard of the Luddite movement? Perhaps not, but I’m pretty sure you would know people who are joining the Luddite …