Risk management techniques used in banks and trading floors are generally not applicable to insurance companies. Risk measures and risk monitoring approaches must be developed to respond to the challenges to the insurance industry. This paper describes the current risk management practices for both life and general insurance businesses, and proposes the corporate model approach that extends the present approaches to provide corporate management solutions, enterprise risk management in particular, for insurers.
This book introduces ALM in the context of banks and insurance companies. Although this strategy has a core of fundamental frameworks, models may vary between banks and insurance companies because of the different risks and goals involved. The authors compare and contrast these methodologies to draw parallels between the commonalities and divergences of these two services and thereby provide a deeper understanding of ALM in general.
Recent years have shown an increase in development and acceptance of quantitative methods for asset and liability management strategies. This book presents state of the art quantitative decision models for three sectors: pension funds, insurance companies and banks, taking into account new regulations and the industries risks.
"Risk being its raw material, insurance has developed various techniques of valuation and risk transfer. Nowadays, these techniques - and first of all reinsurance, the favourite way of transferring risk- are entirely reassessed considering the development of Corporate Finance theory. Therefore, the approach retained here, originally for the actuarial course at Ensae, Paris may surprise some readers and students as it proposes a extended view of risk. We cover not only the mathematical aspects of Risk Management but also other fields relevant for Risk Management from economy or finance. We aim here at making bridges between all these fields through practical application to cat and life risk-management."--
"Effective asset-liability management (ALM) of a financial institution requires making informed strategic and operational decisions. Ever more important in the wake of the corporate bailouts and collapses of the financial crisis, ALM encompasses the formulation, implementation, monitoring, and revision of strategies, often on a daily basis due to the fast-moving nature of the related risks and constraints."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
An advanced method for financial institutions to optimize Asset Liability Management for maximized return and minimized risk Financial institutions today are facing daunting regulatory and economic challenges. As they manage bank regulation and competition, institutions are also optimizing their Asset Liability Management (ALM) operations. The function of the ALM unit today goes beyond risk management related to the banking book into managing regulatory capital and positioning the balance sheet to maximize profit. Asset Liability Management Optimization: A Practitioner's Guide to Balance Sheet Management and Remodelling offers a step-by-step process for modeling and reshaping a bank's balance sheet. Based on the author's extensive research, it describes how to apply a quantifiable optimization method to help maximize asset return and minimize funding cost in the banking book. ALM ranks as a key component of any financial institution's overall operating strategy. Now, financial professionals can use an advanced solution for optimizing ALM. This book takes a closer look at the evolving role of the ALM function and the target position of the banking book. It provides strategies for active management, structuring, and hedging of a bank balance sheet, while also exploring additional topics related to ALM. A description of the Funds Transfer Pricing (FTP) process related to a bank’s target position Detailed examinations of interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB) Discussion of Basel III regulatory requirements and maturity gap analysis Overview of customer behavior, along with its impact on interest rate and liquidity risk Practical spreadsheet models (NII sensitivity and EVE volatility IRRBB model, simplified optimization model for minimization of average funding cost for a bank and an example of behavioral model for Non-Maturing Deposits) Explorations of model risk, sensitivity analysis, and case studies The optimization techniques found in Asset Liability Management Optimization can prove vital to financial professionals who are tasked with maximizing asset return and reducing funding costs as a critical part of business objectives.
As the first-ever definitive guide to Asset/Liability Management (ALM) across financial institutions, this book is essential in developing consistent frameworks for risk management. Leveraging the experience of 38 senior industry practitioners, it provides a unique and practical perspective on the practice of ALM covering: The management, techniques and practices of ALM in financial institutions The challenges facing depository institutions, the insurance industry, pension and mortgage providers The regulatory and accounting aspects of ALM options and decisions For financial and corporate executives, treasurers, portfolio managers, investment bankers, traders, actuaries, modelers, academics and regulators, this book brings you face-to-face with the leading experts and is a valuable reference for anyone involved in the business of ALM at this critical juncture. This book has been sited as a reference in the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's Consultative Document: The Application of Basel II to Trading Activities and the Treatment of Double Default Effects (April 2005). "Building upon his acclaimed text on risk management, Leo Tilman has assembled an exceptional group of contributors to create an authoritative volume on asset/liability management. Finance professionals, regulators, investors, and academics now have a definitive reference on perspectives and practices of leading institutions." Tetsuya Miyagawa, General Manager, International Investment Department, Nippon Life Insurance Company "ALM plays a central role in uniting corporate finance and risk management. Grounded in practical realities, this book builds an intellectual bridge between ideas and tools critical for players across the financial industry." Professor Harry H. Panjer, President, Society of Actuaries "A timely discussion of the most important asset/liability management issues financial institutions will undoubtedly continue to face." William H. Gross, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director, Pacific Investment Management Company "A terrific text that provides important insights on asset/liability management by evaluating existing theory within a rich institutional setting. This book fills an important market niche and is a must for anyone dealing with A/L at financial institutions and corporations." Professor Stephen A. Ross, Franco Modigliani Professor of Finance and Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management "Leo M Tilman has brought together a collection of authors...that frame a comprehensive ALM discipline to protect against the next possible storm." Mark Bursinger, Vice President, Risk Management, AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC.
The financial crisis of 2008 had little impact on the insurance industry globally, unlike the solvency issues within other financial sectors. This title looks at the major risk concerns within insurance and how the industry as a whole deals with potential threats to its business in the short, medium, and long term. It will demystify how insurers cope with liquidity risk, counterparty risk, tail-event risk (catastrophe), longevity risk, and the impact of climate change.
The Handbooks in Finance are intended to be a definitive source for comprehensive and accessible information in the field of finance. Each individual volume in the series presents an accurate self-contained survey of a sub-field of finance, suitable for use by finance and economics professors and lecturers, professional researchers, graduate students and as a teaching supplement. It is fitting that the series Handbooks in Finance devotes a handbook to Asset and Liability Management. Volume 2 focuses on applications and case studies in asset and liability management.The growth in knowledge about practical asset and liability modeling has followed the popularity of these models in diverse business settings. This volume portrays ALM in practice, in contrast to Volume 1, which addresses the theories and methodologies behind these models. In original articles practitioners and scholars describe and analyze models used in banking, insurance, money management, individual investor financial planning, pension funds, and social security. They put the traditional purpose of ALM, to control interest rate and liquidity risks, into rich and broad-minded frameworks. Readers interested in other business settings will find their discussions of financial institutions both instructive and revealing. * Focuses on pragmatic applications * Relevant to a variety of risk-management industries* Analyzes models used in most financial sectors
