Andries Beukes asks: How do actuaries allow ourselves to be creative outside of our very narrow comfort zone?
Author Archives: Andries Beukes
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Aug
Aug
We have published a series of articles on the common pitfalls we have come across when insurers take on process improvement projects that involve the automation of tasks. This last instalment will examine how to deal with exceptions.
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Jul
Jul
Andries Beukes considers how to avoid inadvertently locking inefficiencies into new processes.
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Jul
Jul
Andries Beukes explores the role of HR in actuarial process improvement. While HR mismanagement can be an issue, get it right and your project will be far more effective.
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Jun
Jun
How a lack of foresight and flexibility during a transformation project can lead to duplication of work and an accumulation of hidden costs.
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Jun
Jun
There is much we don’t know about the impacts of Covid-19, but one obvious and immediate impact has been an increased death toll as identified by the Faculty & Institute of Actuaries’ Continuous Mortality Investigation.
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Jun
Jun
An introduction to a four-part series of blogs about the pitfalls of actuarial process improvement, and where the invisible gorilla fits in.