We are pleased to share our early-bird analysis of 2023 SFCR returns for UK motor insurers. This study provides an analysis of the size, performance and solvency position of the largest UK motor insurers in 2023 as disclosed in their regulatory returns. We hope to update this analysis in the coming months for the remainder of the… Continue reading>
Every insurance story these days includes a, usually unnamed, underwriter bemoaning the ills of social inflation and how it is causing havoc with their portfolio. Gee, Officer Krupke – so many insurance portfolios all got a social disease!!!* Let’s unpack what social inflation is; and is not. Broadly speaking (no doubt the genius of small… Continue reading>
In 2023 Q3, we were asked by the IFoA’s General Insurance Claims Inflation Working Party to lead their annual survey. This joint survey between Marcuson Consulting and the IFoA has brought on board a wider range of views. A selection of results and findings is presented below. As the results show a marked change compared… Continue reading>
I am delighted to announce the publication of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Climate Change Reserving Working Party Paper. https:\\vle.actuaries.org.uk\course\view.php?id=1684 We will be presenting at GIRO 2023 in Edinburgh on Thursday, 2 November 2023. Reserving actuaries need to engage with how climate change is affecting general insurance company reserves and assessing where the greatest… Continue reading>
Our survey captures sentiment on price inflation and general claims inflation at a broad level of classification. This update presents results and our thoughts about them from responses received to our survey in Q1 2023. Click here to download Continue reading>
Kendra Felisky, Senior Actuary and COO at Marcuson, suggests a pragmatic way for firms to respond to the PRA's four Climate Change areas of focus. Climate change is something that concerns us all, which includes insurance regulators. Regulators around the world are asking more and more of insurers, not just the UK’s PRA. But it… Continue reading>
by Kirsty Ip I attended my first ever GIRO session (virtually) in 2020 and was excited to understand more about the research paper by @RonaldRichman and @CaesarBalona that won last year’s Brian Hey Prize. The paper, titled “The Actuary and IBNR Techniques: A Machine Learning Approach”, presents a new framework for selecting the most appropriate… Continue reading>
The first and second waves of Brexit-triggered transfers may now have completed, but further Part VII activity looks set to reach the courts – here are five reasons why, and two things to remember if you are considering embarking on a Part VII. Come and talk to us if you want guidance through this specialist… Continue reading>
It was a pleasure to welcome delegates to our second annual Gibraltar-focussed webinar, "Fit for the Future?", which we held on 4 March. We would like to thank our Chair and Guest Speaker Ian Clark. Ian kicked off our webinar with a thought-provoking discussion on the current state of the UK motor market, including: impacts… Continue reading>
Top three validation priorities for 2021: better insight, lower cost, capital efficiency At this time of year, many risk and capital teams embark on a new lap of their internal model validation cycle. Unlike the more exciting underwriting cycle or the more troubling reserving cycle, the validation cycle is more about applying common sense. Most… Continue reading>