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Consulting

The Laboratory offers consulting and information services on actuarial

mathematics of life, non-life insurance and pension schemes.
Among the priority topics and the fields where the services were rendered on

the Russian insurance market are:


- Methodological aspects of the actuarial calculations in the direct insurance
and reinsurance


Within a contract with a Russian insurer the Laboratory rendered consulting services entitled "Exposure rating (theory and practice)" with the emphasis on the following matters: origin of exposure curves, characteristics of exposure curves, perils, classes of risk and size of risk, exposure curves for large, small and medium-sized risks. Particular attention was centered on the Swiss Re exposure curves Y1 - Y4.

 



- Actuarial aspects of the insurance legislation in Russia and abroad


Being a member of the Board of Experts in insurance legislation of the Committee on Credit Organizations and Markets of the State Duma (Экспертный совет по законодательству о страховании Комитета Государственной Думы по кредитным организациям и финансовым рынкам), V.K. Malinovskii participated in the actuarial expertise concerning amendment of the Russian insurance legislation.

The Laboratory participated in the actuarial expertise of a project of compulsory insurance legislation. The latter was called "Compulsory insurance of third-party liability of the owner of a dangerous object in case of an accident". The expertise concerned methodology of the rate making in the framework of that proposed legislation act.

The Laboratory offers consulting and information services concerning the actuarial background and origin of the Solvency-II program of amendment of insurance legislation.

The Laboratory develops mathematical models of solvency and asset-liability management of the insurance company under varying scenarios and economical surroundings.

The Laboratory offers consulting and carry researches in the field of Dynamic Financial Analysis (DFA) and scenario stress testing by means of analytical and simulation methods.

 



- Translation (from English, French), analysis and explanation from the actuarial premises of the insurance directives, acts and requirements

In particular, the Laboratory participated in translation of the presentation of Michel M. Dacorogna where rationale and critics of the current treatment of the equalization reserves in insurance were given.

 



- Actuarial analysis of the insurance portfolios

Within a contract with a Russian insurer the Laboratory rendered consulting services entitled "Statistical analysis of the risk within different groups of the motor transport and classification according to the horse-power factor".

 



- Application of software packages to the actuarial and statistical calculations

The Laboratory enjoys the partnership with the company Statsoft. The consulting and information services, as well as explanation of the probability and statistical background of diverse algorithms put in the system "Statistica", are delivered in a constant basis.

 



- Consulting in the field of data mining, storage and processing

The Laboratory offers consulting concerning amendment and correction of data mining, storage and processing processes in many Russian insurance companies.

 



- Consulting about the structure of the actuarial profession worldwide

The Laboratory offers consulting concerning the structure, aims and activity of the International Actuarial Association (IAA) and its sections (ASTIN, AFIR, Life). The Laboratory offers consulting concerning the national actuarial associations, universities and certain actuarial standards.

 



- Actuarial education

Laboratory may take part in the actuarial education in Russia and worldwide.

 

 

Comments on Methodology
 
Strachovoe delo (Insurance business), № 1, 1995, p. 42-46.



Malinovskii
V.K. Calculation of the total claims amount and limit theorems of the theory of probability. (In Russian)
Strachovoe delo (Insurance business), № 1, 1995, p. 42-46.

 

Strachovoe delo (Insurance business), № 6, 1995, p. 46-52.

Malinovskii V.K. Some problems in the analysis of solvency of the insurance companies. (In Russian).
Strachovoe delo (Insurance business), № 6, 1995, p. 46-52.

 
Strachovoe delo (Insurance business), № 11, 1996, p. 32-36.
Malinovskii V.K. Financial stability of insurers: insight into the problem by using mathematical models. (In Russian)
Strachovoe delo (Insurance business), № 11, 1996, p. 32-36.

 
Primary publication: Banking in Moscow, № 8 (68) 2000, p. 50-52.Secondary publication: Russian Economical Journal, № 12, 2003, p. 59-65.Malinovskii V.K. Who are the Actuaries? (in Russian)

Primary publication: Banking in Moscow, № 8 (68) 2000, p. 50-52.

Secondary publication: Russian Economical Journal, № 12, 2003, p. 59-65.

 
 
 

Critique, discussions and interviews

 

25 December 2003:
Malinovskii V.K. On "unfair" and "underrated" tariffs Analysis:


 

20 January 2004:
Malinovskii V.K. On "fair" tariffs and on insurance regulation.

 


24 February 2004:
Malinovskii V.K. What kind of actuary is required by the market?

 


10 June 2004:
Actuarial aspects of the third party liability automobile insurance and the solvency of insurers.
Talk of V.K. Malinovskii on the conference "Round table on Compulsory automobile insurance".
 

 

Reviews
 

Upravlenie v Strachovoi Kompanii (Management in Insurance Company), № 4, 2007, p. 106-108.Malinovskii V.K. Solvency. Models, Assessment and Regulation: on the book by Arne Sandström. (In Russian) Upravlenie v Strachovoi Kompanii (Management in Insurance Company), № 4, 2007, p. 106-108.

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History of insurance legislation and actuarial practice in Russia

 

Malinovskii V.K. Russia's Actuarial Legacy. Unpublished manuscript.  ;



Addenda to the book:

S.E. Sawitch. Elementary Theory of Insurance and Pension Funds (in Russian). // (first ed. 1900, second ed. 1909), 3-d ed., with addenda. M.: Janus-K, 2003, 496 p. ISBN 5-8037-0123-8

Addendum 1. Actuaries and Law (p. 415-423; in Russian).
Addendum 2. The Institute of Actuaries in London (стр. 424-425; in Russian).
Addendum 3. Statute of the Permanent Committee for Preparation of International Congresses of Actuaries (p. 426-429; in Russian).
Addendum 4. Second Congress of Actuaries in London (p. 430-443; in Russian).
Addendum 5. London Congress of Actuaries Speech of Dr. Sprague (p. 444-446; in Russian).
Addendum 6. Life Insurance Legislation in Russia (p. 447-450; in Russian).
Addendum 7.  Bibliography Concerning the Insurance Theory in Russia (p. 451-452; in Russian).
Addendum 8. Regulations of the Railroad Ministry's Pension Plan (p. 453-479; in Russian).
Addendum 9. Regulations of the Zemstva's (Communities) Pension Plans (p.480-489; in Russian).
Addendum 10.Address of the Founders (about foundation of the Russian Insurance Society) (p. 453-479; in Russian).

 

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Actuarial consulting
 

Laboratory supplies professional consulting on methodology of actuarial computations and related problems in life, non-life insurance, reinsurance and pensions.
Among the consultancy projects done by the Laboratory are the
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News
 

Modern Actuarial Risk Theory: multivariate analysis and Generalized Linear Model (GLM).
The book "Modern Actuarial Risk Theory" by R. Kaas, M. Goovaerts, J. Dhaene, M. Denuit was translated in Russian and published recently under the editorship of V.K. Malinovskii.

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Dr. Michel M. Dacorogna, Member of the Senior Management of SCOR Group, held in April 23-24, 2008, the seminar entitled "Economics of Risk in Insurance".
Seminar took place in Moscow (Smolenskaya str., 5, the "Golden Ring" hotel) and comprised four talks:
1. The Price of Risk in Insurance.
2. Capital and Capital Management.

3. Adding time diversification to risk diversification.
4. ERM (Enterprise Risk Management), Towards an Holistic View of Risk Management.
Seminar was organized by the Association of European Businesses in RF with the participation of the Laboratory of Actuarial research of Finance Academy and financial support of the Representative offices in Moscow of Gen Re and of SCOR.

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The 38th International ASTIN Colloquium was held in Manchester, UK, from Sunday
13 July to Wednesday 16 July, 2008.

It was a memorable event, professionally and socially, held in the heart of the United Kingdom. Participants enjoyed the warm hospitality of the UK actuarial profession.

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The 39th International ASTIN Colloquium was held in Helsinki, Finland, from Monday
1 June to Thursday 4 June, 2009.

Participants were particularly interested in that event dedicated to the memory of Teivo Pentikäinen whose contribution to the mathematical modelling of the insurance process is known worldwide.

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