ERM Resource Database - Call for Papers

The Society plans to update its Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Database in 2018 and we are asking Members to submit any papers they feel meet the criteria as outlined below.

Background to the Society’s ERM Resource Database

In July 2015, the Society launched a database of ERM resources. The ERM Database was updated in 2016/17 and now includes almost 900 articles, books and papers. This database contains a collection of seminal reference papers and more up to date cutting edge research that the Society felt would be of interest to actuaries and risk management professionals. A wide range of risk management topics are covered, ranging from risk culture to risk-based capital.

The Database can be accessed via the Society’s website (https://web.actuaries.ie/press/erm-resource-database) and is available to both members of the Society and non-members; however certain papers (with restricted access) will require a member login.

The Database can be easily browsed or filtered using three search methods: by General Categories (i.e. common ERM topics), Specific Risk Categories (e.g. credit risk, operational risk) or by using keyword search functionality.

We hope to build upon its success to date with a further update to the database in 2018.

Call for papers

The Society is asking Members to submit any articles, papers or books that have been published online in the past year relating to risk topics. Note: Members should check the current database before submitting a paper to ensure that it is not already included.

 

Selection criteria:

These selection criteria set out the standards for documents that are accepted for the database, and the kind of documents we are looking for.

  • Every document should be considered critically. Quality should be prioritised over quantity.
  • Consider whether the particular document would be of interest to members of the Society.
  • Very basic documents should be avoided, unless they provide a particularly good summary of a topic.
  • Both commercial and non-commercial documents are included in the database. Commercial documents from consultancies, for instance, can be valuable resources. However, care must be taken that ensure obvious marketing materials that don’t add real value are not submitted.
  • The Society does not endorse the contents of any papers hosted, however care should be taken to try and submit resources from reputable sources or resources that appear to have genuine content only.
  • Resources which include references to sources or other literature are generally preferred, but the absence of references does not preclude a document from being accepted for the database.
  • Resources that require payment to view may be submitted.  They are not immediately made available if listed in the database and Members are instructed to contact the Society if they want access to the resource.

To submit a paper, please email info@actuaries.ie with the following information.

  • Title and summary of resource (see the database here for examples of summaries)
  • Source link to the resource and a copy of the resource
  • Which risk categories apply to this resource (e.g. Cyber Risk, Climate Risk etc)
  • A short paragraph to explain why you feel this should be included on the database.

 

CPD

As stated in our Guide to ASP PA-1, ‘any activity with a public output that can be evidenced and that is directly linked to the activity would also be considered as verifiable. Examples of such activities include: studies completed for an exam which is subsequently passed, where the exam result is published or otherwise certified; preparing a presentation for delivery at a public conference; or writing a paper based on your research or studies, where the paper is subsequently published.’

 

Members who identify and submit a suitable paper along with a paragraph setting out why it should be included in the database may count this work towards their verifiable CPD activities for the relevant CPD year.