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To inflate or not to inflate
To inflate or not to inflate, that is the next question?Melchior Mattens MSc AAGmelchior.mattens@arcturus.nl Since March 2022, inflation in the Netherlands has been rising enormously as a result of increasing energy prices due to the war in Ukraine. For example, in...
Cybercrime insurance
Cybercrime insurance: what is insurable and how are risks distributed fairly?Melchior Mattens MSc AAG melchior.mattens@arcturus.nl Cybercrime is no longer a new phenomenon as more and more companies and individuals are getting into trouble. Why are non-life insurers...
Expansion team Arcturus
Arcturus continues to build on the future with the entry of new partners and expansionAs of today, Rachel Bonsel, Michiel van Dellen, Patrick Dannenburg and Melchior Mattens have joined Arcturus as partners. Together they bring years of experience within the non-life...
COVID-19: the actuarial view
The actuarial view on developments COVID-19Explaining and predicting hospitalization and deathMelchior Mattens MSc AAG melchior.mattens@arcturus.nl Could actuarial practice be relevant to epidemiology? There appear to be a surprising number of subjects within the...
Reinsurance optimization
Reinsurance optimizationMichiel van Dellen michiel.vandellen@arcturus.nl An important and difficult part of risk management for an insurer is optimizing reinsurance. Purchase of reinsurance influences the profit, the legal capital requirement and the future...
Extreme weather
Extreme weather A changing climate: what impact does this have on P&C insurers? Melchior Mattens MSc AAG melchior.mattens@arcturus.nl Now that 2018 has become one of the driest years in the Netherlands since the start of the precipitation measurements and record...
Model validation
Model validation: what’s in it for you?Model validation is not mandatory.Angela van Heerwaarden angela.vanheerwaarden@arcturus.nl As a smaller insurer you may think: "only necessary if it is mandatory". This obligation is laid down for insurers that use their own...