LDTI Article 3 – Top Business Impacts of LDTI
LDTI Article #3 – This article looks at how the changes in accounting policies affect actuarial measurements and what they look like before and after the implementation.
LDTI Article 2 – Get Ahead of Your Regulatory Requirements by Using the Power of a Data Fabric
LDTI Article #2 – For many insurers, this is the time to question the investment in upgrading legacy point-to-point systems, using LDTI as the reason to consider an upgrade to a data fabric that captures all components of the requirement.
LDTI – Accelerate Your Implementation with the Fast Follower Strategy
LDTI Article #1 – LDTI is the most significant change in decades to the existing accounting requirements under USGAAP for long duration contracts that are non-cancellable or guaranteed renewable contracts.
IFRS 17 – The Race to the Finish – The Standard vs Implementation Realities
In this final article of our IFRS 17 series, we pull everything together and discuss the other large standard impact that is likely to occur.
IFRS 17 – The Race to the Finish – Actuarial Work and IFRS 17
IFRS projects produce their own actuarial challenges. We discuss what changes you likely face, and how to address them.
IFRS 17 – Race to the Finish – Technology Solution: The Right Strategy for Data
This article outlines how the right data strategy for IFRS 17 can be extended across the enterprise to advance an insurer’s data maturity rapidly and cost effectively leveraging the investments in IFRS 17 as a foundation.
IFRS 17 – Race to the Finish – Don’t Underestimate the Complexity, Even for P&C
Even the simplest, monoline property and casualty insurers have realized there are significant complexities in practice. We have detailed some of the items you need to consider on your IFRS 17 journey.
IFRS 17: The Race to the Finish – Technology Solution Point-to-Point vs. Data Hub
Here are a few of the key implementation realities that insurers are faced with as they look to decide on upgrading their point-to-point system or upgrade to a new data hub environment.
IFRS 17: The Race to the Finish – The Standard vs. Implementation Realities
We have detailed a few of the key implementation realities that insurers are faced with as they seek to comply with the new standard.
IFRS 17: The Race to the Finish – Disruption and Transformation at Your Doorstep
With time running out, the only question left for most insurers is whether they use the opportunity of IFRS 17 compliance to simply create a minimum viable product or to truly transform their business into the 21st century and take a market leadership position.
Product Optimization: Your Competitive Advantage in a Changing World
The goal of effective product management is to ensure that products remain relevant, competitive, and profitable in the current environment. Product Optimization takes product management to the next level.
Large Regulatory Change Implementations in Financial Institutions
Must-do projects like regulatory changes can seem overwhelming and daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. With some careful forethought and the right expertise, regulatory programs can extend beyond just staying onside with the regulator, and set your organization up for long-term success.
2019 Ontario Budget Briefing Note
This Briefing Note highlights key elements of interest to our clients from the 2019 Ontario Budget announcement.
Business Intelligence Road Map to Smarter Decisions
If your organization is having difficulty deriving greater insight, understanding, and intelligence from your data, you are not alone. Data is everywhere. But accessing, organizing, and making sense of it can be daunting.
Power BI vs Tableau – Which is Better?
Although Tableau and Power BI are similar business intelligence tools, there are key differences that organizations should be aware of when considering analytical requirement
6 Essential Data Visualization Best Practices
We have identified 6 Essential Data Visualization Best Practices. Adhering to these best practices makes it easier and faster for users to gain insight from large volumes of data and thereby make the best decisions for their business.
Optimus SBR Named as 2021 Great Place to Work
Optimus SBR has been named as Great Place to Work for a third consecutive year.
Executing on Round 2 of Municipal Modernization Program Reviews in Ontario: Should You Approach Them as a Marathon or a Sprint?
Our overview of areas of focus for the second round of the Municipal Modernization Program, Service Delivery Reviews themes, and advice on how to execute with the funds made available for this investment.
Optimus SBR named to the Growth List for 8th Consecutive Year!
Canadian Business named Optimus SBR on the 32nd annual Growth List!
Adapting in a New Era of Corporate Travel
Travel is one of the most impacted sectors hit this year due to COVID-19. Organizations need to begin to take a critical look at what corporate travel will look like in a post-COVID world.
Optimus SBR Named as 2020 Great Place to Work
For the second consecutive year, Optimus SBR is thrilled and honoured to be named on the 2020 list of Best Workplaces in Professional Services, and as one of this year’s Best Workplaces™ in Canada. This year, we’ve also been named to the inaugural list of Best Workplaces in Ontario.
The Driving Need to Reassess Processes & Controls Related to COVID-19 Responses
COVID-19 has thrust a massive amount of change onto financial institutions. Conducting a review of the processes and controls put in place during these unprecedented times is critical as financial institutions face an increasingly complex risk environment.
Pivoting When the World Changes: Getting the Most Out of Municipal Service Delivery Reviews in the New COVID-19 Reality
Municipal services matter, and not just the ones that people see. The ones that keep things humming behind the scenes matter too. And never has that been more apparent than during the COVID-19 pandemic.