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- Spotlight on Risk and Capital Management for Insurers
- In the wake of high profile business failures and tougher regulations, insurers are under pressure to improve their risk and capital management. Falling interest rates and share prices have led to dramatic reductions in capital levels, and many organizations have been unprepared for new risks such as environmental disasters and...
- White papers 2004-09-22
- Adding Value Through Risk and Capital Management
- Integrated risk and capital management is emerging as a source of competitive advantage in the insurance industry. Insurers have come to recognize enterprise risk management as fundamental to creating and improving shareholder value through better risk-based decision making and capital allocation. This survey shows how the promise inherent in the...
- White papers 2005-02-07
- Risk and Capital Management: A New Perspective for Insurers
- This document discusses the evolving importance of risk and capital management for insurers. It addresses risk and its measurement as well as risk diversification and it lays out a framework for capital management. It describes how a holistic approach can help insurance companies achieve a variety of business benefits as...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- The Insurative Model
- The article explains the Insurative Model which is useful in risk management. Capital management and risk management are two sides of the same coin. Conventional finance theory treats them separately. Capital management focuses on delivering the optimal balance sheet, composed of equity and debt, that minimizes the cost of capital....
- White papers 2001-08-01
- The Insurative Model: Integrating Risk Management and Capital Management
- Capital management and risk management are two sides of the same coin. Conventional finance theory treats them separately. Capital management focuses on delivering the optimal balance sheet, composed of equity and debt, that minimizes the cost of capital. It is the domain of the CFO. Currently, the term "risk management"...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Reinsurance Intermediaries Face New Expectations
- Numerous forces are quickly reshaping risk and capital management decisions in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. Thoroughly studying the strength of reinsurance markets and the security of reinsurance recoverable have also become more crucial, and more difficult, than in years past. Consequently, companies in the UK and Continental Europe...
- White papers 2004-09-12
- Everest Re Group, Ltd Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. And we will go to Tom Cholnoky with Goldman Sachs. Thomas V. Cholnoky - Goldman Sachs Hi. Good morning everyone. I have three questions, if I can. I know you didn't want get too much into the asbestos study, but...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-23
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- Erie Insurance Group Selects DFA Capital Management's ADVISE; Leading Property/Casualty Insurer Selects Leader in Integrated Enterprise Risk Management to Assist with Informed Strategic Decisions
- PURCHASE, N.Y. -- DFA Capital Management Inc. today announced that it has recently secured an agreement with Erie Insurance Group to provide ADVISETM, its Integrated Enterprise Risk Management solution to Erie Insurance Group, of Erie, Pennsylvania. Markus Rohrbasser, Chairman and President of DFA Capital Management said, "We are delighted...
- Research articles 2004-09-22
- A.M. Best Comments On State Farm Florida's Capital Management Efforts
- OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. acknowledges State Farm Florida Insurance Company's State Farm Florida Winterhaven FL capital management efforts following hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, which resulted in a significant decline in capital. These capital management efforts included the contribution of $250 million from its parent company, State...
- Research articles 2004-10-22
- Insurers Struggling With Risk Measurement And Capital Management According To Ernst & Young Survey; Study Offers Industry Report Card on Progress and Challenges
- Business Editors/Insurance Reporters NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 12, 2003 Ernst & Young LLP's Insurance and Actuarial Advisory Services practice IAAS today announced initial findings of its Risk Measurement and Capital Management Survey. The goal of this year's survey is to better address the approach, progress and challenges of insurance...
- Research articles 2003-11-12
- A.M. Best Comments on Allstate Floridian's Capital Management Efforts
- OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. acknowledges Allstate Floridian Insurance Group's Allstate Floridian (Northbrook, IL) capital management efforts following Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. These hurricanes resulted in an estimated $811 million in after-tax incurred losses, net of recoveries from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund FHCF. The capital management...
- Research articles 2004-10-18
- Invista Capital Management Signs Three International Equities Investors
- Business Editors DES MOINES, Iowa--BUSINESS WIRE--June 25, 2001 Invista Capital Management, a member of the Principal Financial GroupR, has been hired to manage international equities for three institutional investors: FCCI Insurance Co. Inc., Sarasota, Fla; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tenn; and the Empire District Electrical Co....
- Research articles 2001-06-25
- Franchise Value, Capital Requirements and Closure Rules in a Dynamic Model of Bank Portfolio Management
- In a dynamic framework where franchise value is determined endogenously, this paper shows how different sources of rents (underpriced deposit insurance, super-normal returns on loans, and imperfect competition for deposits) affect banks' risk taking behaviour, the probability of default and the value of deposit insurance liability. The model predicts that...
- White papers 2001-07-01
- A.M. Best Comments On Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida's Capital Management Efforts
- OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. and Nationwide Insurance Company of Florida NICOF (Columbus, OH) have had capital management discussions following hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, which resulted in pre-tax losses, net of recoveries, from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund FHCF, which are significant to the capital position of...
- Research articles 2004-10-20
- Property/Liability Insurance Risk Management and Securitization
- This paper presents a comprehensive framework for property/liability insurance risk management and securitization. It presents a rationale for P/L insurance risk management, describes and evaluates the four categories of P/L insurance risk management techniques: which are, maintaining internal capital within the organization, managing asset risk, managing underwriting risk, and managing...
- White papers 2002-07-24
- 21st Century Insurance CFO Resigns to Accept Position with Capital Research and Management Company
- WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- 21st Century Insurance Group (NYSE:TW) President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Marlow today announced the resignation of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Carmelo Spinella. Mr. Spinella will be joining Capital Research and Management Company, manager of the American Funds, a family of mutual funds...
- Research articles 2004-09-10
- Capital Allocation in Insurance: Economic Capital and the Allocation of the Default Option Value
- The determination and allocation of economic capital is important for pricing, risk management and related insurer financial decision making. This paper considers the allocation of economic capital to lines of business in insurance. It shows how to derive closed form results for the complete markets, arbitrage-free allocation of the insurer...
- White papers 2004-09-07
- The Value of Integrative Risk Management for Insurance Products With Guarantees
- Insurers increasingly offer policies that converge with the products of the capital markets, and they face a need for integrative asset and liability management strategies. This paper shows that an integrative approach based on scenario optimization modeling adds value to the risk management process, when compared to traditional methods. Empirical...
- White papers 2001-03-22
- A.M. Best Comments On Enterprise Risk Management And Capital Models
- Risk management and capital modeling has evolved as the risk environment of the insurance industry has continued to evolve. Enterprise Risk Management is the broad description of the further integration of risk management across an organization's operations - incorporating the assessment and monitoring of investment, underwriting, operational and reputation risks...
- White papers 2006-02-01
- Tillinghast - Towers Perrin Launches Capital Management Practice to Help Insurers Worldwide Boost Capital Productivity, Company Value
- NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--June 16, 1998--Tillinghast - Towers Perrin has established a worldwide capital management practice that helps insurers achieve more effective utilization of their capital. As the insurance industry continues to consolidate, insurers realize that achieving higher capital productivity and company value has become a critical factor of success.
- Research articles 1998-06-16
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