by Ana Mata | Jan 23, 2026 | Guides, Presentations
Fifteen years ago, “InsurTech” was barely a phrase. Yet the frustrations actuaries felt were already familiar: too many spreadsheets, too many versions and not enough time left for judgement. Way back in 2017 I presented a teaching deck called The Role of Commercial...
by Ana Mata | Jan 15, 2026 | Guides
The insurance industry doesn’t stand still. New regulations arrive, data sources multiply and technology reshapes how work gets done. The people who progress aren’t simply the most experienced, they’re the ones who stay up to date with the constantly shifting...
by Ana Mata | Dec 18, 2025 | Guides
Every treaty season, reinsurance teams open the same sprawling spreadsheet libraries, juggle versions with names like “Pricing_v12_FINAL_final.xlsx”, and spend late nights stitching together triangles, rate changes and limits profiles. Spreadsheets have served the...
by Ana Mata | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorised
Did you know that in 2009 MatBlas developed the first cloud-based fully digital end-to-end reinsurance pricing platform? This was all before InsurTech was even a word! Being first to market is never easy. But being first when the market isn’t ready? That’s even...
by Ana Mata | Oct 16, 2025 | Guides
Pricing excess layers in casualty insurance and reinsurance requires precision, consistency and an understanding of how losses behave at different policy limits. Increased Limits Factors (ILFs) are one of the fundamental tools actuaries use to achieve this – and...
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