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Webinar: Impacts for Insurers of Polygenic Risk Scores for Genetic Disorders A video of this event is now available to view on: actuview Jinbo Zhao will present a simulation-based model for multifactorial genetic disorders to quantify the impact of …

Webinar: PRIIPs Key Information Documents - A Regulatory Update A video of this event is now available to view on: actuview YouTube Brian Walsh will walk through how the amendments to the PRIIPs regulation will affect insurance companies selling …

Webinar: Integrating ESG into investment strategies A video of this event is now available to view on: actuview YouTube ILIM will chat through the practical considerations which occur when an investment manager looks to construct an ESG/Responsibly …

Webinar: Life Re Forum Innovation Series (Part 1): Climate Change and Life Insurance – sorting the wheat from the chaff A video of this event is now available to view on: actuview YouTube The Life Re Forum Innovation Series will be begin with this …

In search of better investment products for confused customers Over 80% of the funds available to Irish policyholders, including virtually all Managed Funds, are now categorised as high or very high risk. John Lyons reflects on the difficulties in …

Diversified Growth Funds Diversified Growth Funds – most pension funds in Ireland have relied heavily on equities for their allocation to “growth” or “risk” assets.  Over reliance on the equity risk premium has cost many funds both in terms of poor return …

Gender Directive The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Article 5(2) of the Gender Directive 2004/113/EC breaches European Union gender discrimination laws. Article 5(2) currently permits individual member states to differentiate between men …

Communicating Investment Risk- a report from the SAI Working Party As the range of products and fund types increases at an exponential rate, consumers have struggled to keep up with the risks associated with the products being offered.  The financial …

Mortality projections - the latest CMI model and discussions of current practice (followed by a drinks reception) Open forum: mortality projections – the latest CMI model and discussion of current practice. Gordon Sharp and Neil Robjohns of the CMI in the …