GAD engages at GIRO
GAD actuary Tejas Dholakia shares his experiences of participating in GIRO - a major actuarial conference on general insurance.
Risk management
Start Ready - a GAD actuary takes part in a disaster risk financing initiative
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Andy Jinks - Chief Actuary, Posted on:
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Actuary, Climate change, Finance, Modelling, Risk management
A GAD actuary has marked 6 months at the centre of a programme providing financial help to countries affected by natural disasters. Read more about his role in the Start Ready initiative, part of the Start Network charity, and how it takes an innovative approach to helping countries affected by predictable crises.
Disaster risk finance
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Joanne Meusz - Actuary, Posted on:
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Actuary, Climate change, Finance, Risk management
The ways in which actuarial skills can contribute to the complex area of disaster risk finance, is explored in this blog. GAD actuary Joanne Meusz talks about her role in a multi disciplinary team which developed disaster risk finance initiatives.
Should the UK have a Chief Risk Officer?
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Colin Wilson - Deputy Government Actuary, Posted on:
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Actuary, Analysis, Risk management
In this blog the Deputy Government Actuary Colin Wilson examines growing calls for the government to appoint a Chief Risk Officer. He looks at these and other calls for reassessments as to whether the UK is sufficiently prepared to address extreme risks.
The transition to SONIA
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Charlotte Stewart - Senior Trainee Actuary, Posted on:
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Analysis, Investment, Risk management
After the end of 2021, the LIBOR rate, which used to price many financial instruments, will cease to be published. This blog looks at SONIA, the UK replacement, and the transition from LIBOR to SONIA.
Looking into the LIBOR transition
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Dominic Trendler - Junior Trainee Actuary, Posted on:
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Analysis, Investment, Risk management
LIBOR (the London Inter Bank Offered Rate) is slowly becoming a thing of the past. We take a look at the much-maligned benchmark rate, what it is used for, the alternatives that have been introduced to replace it, and who could be affected.
Climate challenge and risk management
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Scott Madden - Senior Trainee Actuary, Posted on:
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Actuary, Climate change, Risk management
GAD has arranged a 2 day event on the government's climate challenge and the role risk management can play. This event will look at understanding and reflecting climate uncertainty as well as future government challenges. Read more about this from one of the people in GAD who has helped set up the event.