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Developing a risk rating methodology

This report provides the guidelines necessary for standardising the measurement of risk so that it can be applied to make meaningful comparisons between one fund and another.

Updated: 03/11/2011
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Cass Ethics: 2010-11 series

Author(s):

Edouard Larpin

 et al.
Industry:
Any Industry

Cass Ethics was a series of video interviews about ethics in business with academic experts and leading practitioners. It was published every two weeks and hosted by Edouard Larpin, a BSc Business Studies Final Year student at Cass Business School.

Updated: 21/10/2011
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The economic challenges of an ageing UK population

Les Mayhew, Professor of Statistics at Cass, examines the significance of the impact of demographic changes.

Updated: 03/10/2011
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Can the online gambling industry continue to grow profits whilst protecting players?

Author(s):

Simo Dragicevic

 et al.

The corporate social responsibility (CSR) or sustainability debate has particular relevance to the gambling industry given the shift towards focusing on encouraging wellbeing in society. Governments and regulators are also becoming increasingly focused on the online industry to ensure gambling offerings uphold socially responsible standards that protect players.

Updated: 21/10/2011
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Strategy process in the creative industries

Joseph Lampel, is Professor of Strategy at, and one of the "leading stars" of, Cass Business School. Senior Lecturer in Information and Knowledge Management. This is a video Q and A with Professor Joe Lampel conducted by Dr Ajay Bhalla. Both are Cass Experts. Included is the transcript and a summary of the key points.

Updated: 20/02/2012
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Views: 4,348

Using expert knowledge in general insurance claims reserves

The claims reserves form the main part of the liabilities of a general insurance company. They exist in order that money is set aside to pay claims for business that has been written (and premium income received). In recent years the emphasis has been on the possible variability of these reserves, which may change as the estimates change of the amounts that will have to be paid in claims (or the actual payments themselves turn out to be different from what they were predicted to be).

Updated: 22/09/2011
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Stochastic claims reserving in general insurance

Claims reserves are held by insurance companies so that they have sufficient funds to pay claims when they are submitted by policyholders. In general insurance, insurance policies usually last for a year; the policyholder pays an upfront premium and then expects any claims to be met - no matter when they are made. The problem for insurers is that there is often a delay before the claims are arrive, and then a further delay before they are paid.

Updated: 22/09/2011
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Lender of last resort

Author(s):

Geoffrey Wood

Topic:
Finance
Industry:
Banking

Geoffrey Wood, Professor of Economics at Cass Business School, has written very widely on the subject of lender of last resort and its role in the ubiquitous global financial crisis. This is a video Q and A with Geoffrey Wood conducted by Alistair Milne. Both are Cass Experts. Included is the transcript and a summary of the key points.

Updated: 26/09/2011
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Views: 4,001

Insurance, systemic risk and the financial crisis

Author(s):

Faisal Baluch

 et al.

In this paper we assess the impact of the financial crisis on insurance markets and the role of the insurance industry in the crisis itself.

Updated: 24/10/2011
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