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The turn of the year invites a flurry of articles containing predictions, forecasts and “things to look out for”. Yet seasoned investors know that forecasting is, at best, an entertaining parlour game and, at worst, a distraction from sensible long-term allocation decisions. Still, it is impossible to ignore the background noise: record-high equity indices and narrow credit spreads are accompanied with ominous headlines about weak economies, asset bubbles and geopolitical fracture.

Soft market insights

As rates soften across multiple classes, capital and risk teams are becoming increasingly involved in management decision-making and often asked to assess and quantify future risks. In our December roundtable, senior professionals from leading insurers and Lloyd’s syndicates discussed what the current cycle means for pricing discipline, capital efficiency, modelling choices, and validation practices, and how teams can respond with confidence. This article distils the most actionable takeaways.

Supply chain risk: Can farmers overcome insurance challenges

Julian Roberts looks at how farmers can address protection gaps and traditional insurance challenges when recovering from natural perils using alternative insurance solutions. Farmers have been managing the risks to productivity throughout human history, for example, by selecting the most appropriate choice of crop to plant according to state of soil moisture at the time. This is efficient, dynamic risk management the old-fashioned way. From the late 19th century, the traditional way of protecting against the risks of perils, including hail, drought, flood, frost, heatwave and windstorm, has been indemnity insurance.

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Lifestyle Actuary

Dalriada Trustees Limited (Dalriada), one of the largest providers of professional trustee services to pensions schemes in the UK, has today announced the appointment of Sarah Brough as a professional trustee.

Lights Camera Actuary

For the next few months Zoe Bolton will be talking to the senior actuaries in these firms, getting a brief insight into their career paths and visions for the future. This month Zoe interviews Shil Patel the UK Managing Director at Dynamo Analytics

Travelling Actuary

This month's Travelling Actuary takes us to the iconic Boston to experience New England at it’s very best.

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