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New Academy Research on Scalars Explores Key Elements of Potential Group Capital Regulation

WASHINGTON—The American Academy of Actuaries today released an original research paper on scalar methodologies to aggregate capital requirements across regulatory frameworks. Scalars are a central…
Date Published: 04/07/2021
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Research Paper

Discussion of Scalars in Reference to the US Developed Aggregation Method for Calculating Group Capital for Internationally Active Insurance Groups

This report outlines the purpose of scalars in the context of AM and considers various technical approaches for determining scalars. These approaches are further analyzed based on criteria to assess…
Date Published: 02/26/2024
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Research Paper

The Probability of Default Model for Insurance Companies in the United States of America, Canada, and France.

In the fall of 2022, the Academy commissioned Prof. Jin-Chuan Duan and his team at the National University of Singapore’s Credit Research Initiative (NUS-CRI) to produce estimates of the…
Topics: Scalars
Date Published: 11/24/2022
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Research Paper

Aggregating Regulatory Capital Requirements across Jurisdictions: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

Academy President-Elect Maryellen Coggins and Steve Jackson, assistant director for research (public policy), presented Sept. 13 at the Virtual Casualty Loss Reserve Seminar and Workshops (CLRS), on…
Date Published: 04/01/2021
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Presentation on Scalar Project Update to NAIC G Committee

Presentation by Steve Jackson on Scalars Project Update to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) International Insurance Relations (G) Committee.  
Date Published: 08/12/2020
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