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Reinsurance, when utilized correctly with the right type, amount & price, can be a significant enabler for an insurer in many ways. When...

Professional judgment is a key aspect of an actuary's work, arguably the most important one. Data and information are often imperfect,...

A buzzword in the insurance world for a few years now, InsurTech is an emerging area of interest. But what is it? Many have heard about...

Taking a leaf out of the book of artists, musicians and poets, today I'll try to leverage on the pains I feel so far on this...

It is expensive to be poor - such is the way modern civilisation has been constructed. Poverty is a vicious cycle, as the poor are...

Disclaimer: I'm not an investment expert and am not offering any views on investing in cryptos. Cryptocurrencies attract very distinct...

Being an entrepreneur means finding our own ways to generate income, without the guarantees given by a permanent job. Though in a sense,...

Actuaries are innately problem solvers. Our inherent personality traits of being introspective, reflective and analytical give us a head...

This topic is close to my heart, as I named my company Bayes Actuarial Solutions after teaching Bayesian credibility at a university....

Actuaries are essentially problem solvers. In the past we mostly confined our problem solving within the insurance and pensions domain,...

The Monte Carlo simulation approach derives its name from a casino in Monaco, and undeniably casino games are inherently linked to...

A curious fact that most non-actuaries don't understand - Actuaries are already in a niche occupation, yet we go further into deeper...

Systemic Risk - It's the nightmare of actuaries, the elusive type of risk that causes actuaries to throw their hands up in despair, and...

(Title is paraphrased from a remark by Mark Eisner, Cornell University) Operations Research (aka management science or decision science)...

The study of history often provides insights into the way for the future. The founders of the Actuarial profession back in the 17th and...