2008 Life Spring Meeting Presentation

Below you will find presentations from various sessions at the SOA Life 2008 Spring Meeting and joint day with the CIA, CAS, and IAA Life Section, held in June 2008 in Quebec, Canada. Please note that some have multiple presentations from different authors/presenters and that some are not available.

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• Session 1 Management & Personal Development and Actuary of the Future Section Reception–Building Diversity into the Workplace
• Michael M. Braunstein, ASA, MAAA; Sufang Cui, FSA; John W. Robinson, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 3 Breakfast for Entrepreneurial Actuaries: A Mentor's Guide on How to Hit the Ground Running for New Entrepreneurs
• Michael M. Braunstein, ASA, MAAA; John West Hadley*
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• Session 5 Opening General Session
• Keynote Speaker: Jim Carroll
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• Session 6 U.S. Movement to Principle–Based Capital
• Todd H. Erkis, FSA, MAAA; Peter M. Boyko, FSA, FCIA, MAAA; Robert A. DiRico, ASA, MAAA
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• Session 7 Accounting and Regulatory Perspectives on Investments for Life Insurers and Pension Plans–CANCELED
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• Session 8 Emerging Risk–Will You Be Ready?
• John O. Nigh, FSA, MAAA; Charles-Antoine Laplante, FSA, MAAA; Maria Lomelo*
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• Session 9 Embedded Options in Life Insurance and Annuity Products: Stochastic Pricing Best Practices
• Susan J. Sell, FSA, MAAA; Timothy E. Hill, FSA, MAAA; Cheryl Ann Reese, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 10 Captive Reinsurers–Their Uses, Setting Them Up and Managing Them
• Patrick Stafford, FSA; Roberto Baron, FSA, MAAA; Michael Molony*; William White*
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• Session 11 Actuarial Systems Roundtable
• Van Beach, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 12 Relationship Mastery: Secrets to Becoming More Influential–Part I
• David C. Miller*
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• Session 13 Mortality Improvement–Will It Continue in the Future or Will Trends Reverse?
• Allen M. Klein, FSA, MAAA; Shu Na Chen, ASA
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• Session 14 Key Issues Arising from Solvency II
• Marc Slutzky, FSA, MAAA; Mark Chaplin, FIA; Matthew P. Clark, FSA, MAAA: Henk van Broekhoven, AAG
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• Session 16 General Luncheon
• Keynote Speaker: Greg Schwem
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• Session 18 Stock Option Valuation: Actuaries Needed
• Joanna Kam–Ieng Chu, FSA, MAAA; Frank B. Gallagher, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA, Ph.D.; Michael Joseph Petrauskas, FSA
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• Session 19 Estimating Mortality Risk Using Predictive Modeling
• Steven Lane Craighead, ASA, MAAA, MS; Philip Adams*
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• Session 20 Credibility and Assumption–Setting for Principle–Based Valuations
• Arnold A. Dicke, FSA, MAAA, EA, FCA; Stuart Klugman, FSA
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• Session 21 An Actuarial Perspective on Structured Investment Products
• Allan Mark Levin, FSA, FIA, MAAA; Jose D. Siberon, FSA; Kamilla Svajgl, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 22 Correlation of Risk Exposures
• George E. Christopher, FSA, MAAA; Matthew P. Clark, FSA, MAAA; B. John Manistre, FSA, FCIA, MAAA
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• Session 23 Predicting Annuity Policyholder Behavior–Are We Out of the Dark Yet?
• Christine E. Dugan, FSA, MAAA; Kendrick D. Lombardo, FSA, MAAA; Deep M. Patel, FSA, MAAA; Stephen Ryan Turer, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 24 International Financial Reporting Standards for Reinsurance
• Michael J. Lockerman, FSA, MAAA; Sufang Cui, FSA; Darin G. Zimmerman, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 25 Takaful Insurance
• Marie–Luc Robert, ASA; Zainal Kassim, FIA; Richard Letarte, FSA, FCIA
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• Session 26 Economic Capital: How to Do It and How to Use It
• Marc Slutzky, FSA, MAAA; Mark Chaplin, FIA; Patricia E. Matson, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 27 Relationship Mastery: Secrets to Becoming More Influential–Part II
• David C. Miller*
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• Session 29 Help Shape the Future! A Town Hall Meeting on the SOA's Draft 2008 Strategic Plan
• Van Beach, FSA, MAAA; Kara L. Clark, FSA, MAAA; Christopher J. Fievoli, FSA, FCIA
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• Session 33 Management & Personal Development Section Continental Breakfast: Review of Recent Executive Books
• Faisal Siddiqi, FSA, FCIA; Mary Pat Campbell, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 34 Taxation Section Hot Breakfast
• Christian J. DesRochers, FSA, MAAA; John T. Adney, J.D.*; Philip Friedlan*
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• Session 35 Education & Research Section Continental Breakfast: Review of Section Activities
• Steven Lane Craighead, ASA, MAAA, MS
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• Session 36 Reinsurance Section Continental Breakfast
• Gaetano Geretto, FSA, FCIA; A. David Pelletier, FSA, FCIA
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• Session 37 IAA Life Section Hot Breakfast
• Kurt Wolfsdorf
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• Session 39 Skills Needed to Climb the Corporate Ladder
• Mark M. Yu, FSA, MAAA; Barclay Burns*; Anthony Galioto*
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• Session 40 GAAP Update/FAS 157
• Patricia E. Matson, FSA, MAAA; Eric L. Clapprood, FSA; Matthew P. Clark, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 41 Introduction to Modeling Efficiency and Scenario Reduction Techniques–Part 1
• Anthony Dardis, FSA, FIA, MAAA; Chin–Mei Yvonne Chueh, ASA, MAAA; Trevor C. Howes, FSA, FCIA, MAAA
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• Session 42 Building and Maintaining Effective Risk Dashboards
• Karen J. DeToro, FSA, MAAA; Michel Rochette, FSA
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• Session 43 Cracking the Code: Insurer Solutions to Baby Boomer Retirement Income Needs
• Brian T. Woolfolk, FSA, MAAA; John M. Fenton, FSA, MAAA; Francois Gadenne, CFA*; Jeyaraj Vadiveloo, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 44 What's New with Underwriting?
• Calvin Y. K. Yeung, FSA, MAAA; James Jacobson, M.D.*; Bob Nommensen, MBA*
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• Session 45 Stochastic Mortality–A Look at Risk Management, Required Capital and Reinsurance
• J.J. Lane Carroll, FSA, MAAA; Daniel Mayost, FSA; Chad R. Runchey, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 46 Hot Topics in Smaller Insurance Companies
• Michael Joe Brown, FSA, MAAA; Keith A. Dall, FSA, MAAA; Paul R. Retzlaff, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 47 The Future of LTC: Part 1–Actuarial Issues
• James C. Berger, FSA, MAAA; Peggy L. Hauser, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 48 IFRS 4 Phase II Valuation of Insurance Obligations–Current Estimates
• David J. Congram, ASA, FIA, FCIA; Sam Gutterman, FSA, MAAA, FCAS, FCA, HONFIA
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• Session 50 Equity Indexed Annuities–Pricing and Hedging
• Claire Bilodeau, ASA, Ph.D.; Patrice Gaillardetz, Ph.D.*; Sebastian Jaimungal, Ph.D.*
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• Session 51 Introduction to Modeling Efficiency and Scenario Reduction Techniques–Part 2
• Anthony Dardis, FSA, FIA, MAAA; Steven Lane Craighead, ASA, MAAA, MS; David Maloof*; B. John Manistre, FSA, FCIA, MAAA
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• Session 52 Rating Agency Perspective on Internal Economic Capital Models
• Mark Chaplin, FIA; Stephanie McElroy*; Christopher Myers, CFA, FRM*
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• Session 53 Sticking to Grass Roots: The Market for Protection Products
• Donna Christin Megregian, FSA, MAAA; Kenneth Duane Thieme, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 54 The Actuary's High–Performance Computing Challenge
• Kevin J. Pledge, FSA, FIA; David Dorfman*; Shawn Findlan*; Martin Harris*
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• Session 55 GAAP Update/FAS 157 Workshop
• Patricia E. Matson, FSA, MAAA; Matthew P. Clark, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 56 The Future of LTC–Part 2
• Larry J. Pfannerstill, FSA, MAAA; Mark Daley*; Marie Roche*; Kevin Sypniewski*
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• Session 57 Update–Recent Tax Guidance for Life and Annuity Insurers and Products
• Edward L. Robbins, FSA, MAAA, FCA; Arthur C. Schneider, CPA*; Gregory L. Stephenson*
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• Session 58 Preferred Mortality
• Mary J. Bahna–Nolan, FSA, MAAA; Timothy F. Harris, FSA, MAAA; Allen M. Klein, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 59 Internal Models for Insurer Risk and Capital Management
• Allan Brender, FSA, FCIA, CERA; Andrew Candland*; Andy Cope*
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• Session 61 Technology Aspects of a Principle–Based Valuation Approach
• Jason A. Morton, FSA, MAAA; Bob Hirsch*; Brian S. Reid, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 62 Introduction to Modeling Efficiency and Scenario Reduction Techniques–Part 3
• Anthony Dardis, FSA, FIA, MAAA; Joshua P. Liu, FSA, MAAA; John O. Nigh, FSA, MAAA; Craig A. Roberts, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 63 Getting the Most from Your Economic Capital Model
• Novian E. Junus, FSA, MAAA; George E. Christopher, FSA, MAAA; Russell A. Osborn, FSA, MAAA; Karen Tan, FIA
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• Session 64 PBA and Product Development: How to March to the Beat of a New Drum
• Keith A. Dall, FSA, MAAA; Luc L. Farmer, FSA, FCIA, MAAA
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• Session 65 Enterprise Risk Mismanagement or Looking for Trouble—Real–Life Examples of What Went Wrong
• Michael M. Braunstein, ASA, MAAA; Bill Stewart*; Rostislav Zilber, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 66 Long–Term Care Combination Products: Design and Implementation
• Paul N. Smalley, ASA, MAAA; John T. Adney, J.D.*; Peggy L. Hauser, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 67 IFRS 4 Phase II Valuation of Insurance Obligations–Risk Margins
• Francis A. M. Ruijgt, AAG; Stefan Engelander*
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• Session 68 Credibility Theory
• Robert A. DiRico, ASA, MAAA; Thomas Herzog, ASA; Stuart Klugman, FSA
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• Session 70 Views of the Future for the General Labor Market and the Next Frontier for Actuaries
• Meg Weber*; Mark Warshawsky, Ph.D.*
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• Session 71 Modeling Universal Life Secondary Guarantees
• Mike Y. Leung, FSA, MAAA; Roger W. Smith, FSA, MAAA; Robert P. Stone, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 72 Introduction to Modeling Efficiency and Scenario Reduction Techniques–Part 4
• Anthony Dardis, FSA, FIA, MAAA; Van Beach, FSA, MAAA; Trevor C. Howes, FSA, FCIA, MAAA
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• Session 73 Scenario Generation for Economic Capital Models
• Simon W. Stronkhorst, MAAA; Jonathan A. Mossman, FSA, FCIA, EA, MAAA; Andrew Ching Ng, ASA
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• Session 74 Financial Markets Capital Solutions
• Michael L. Kaster, FSA, MAAA; Otto Lowe*; A. Micheal McMahon, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 75 Selling Annuities through IMOs
• Ghalid Bagus, FSA, FIA, MAAA; Christopher L. Conklin, FSA, MAAA; Yan Fridman, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 76 Lapse Supported Products–Have we Learned our Lesson?
• George J. Hrischenko, FSA, MAAA; Robert Allen Brown, FSA, FCIA, MAAA; Brian G. Traxler, ASA
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• Session 77 Standard and Simplified Internal Model Approaches for Insurer Risk and Capital Management
• Stuart F. Wason, FSA, FCIA, MAAA, HONFIA; Philipp Keller, Ph.D.*
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• Session 80 Technology Section Hot Breakfast: The Latest in Technology
• Kevin J. Pledge, FSA, FIA
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• Session 82 Opening General Session: Sustainability Risk Management
• Dr. Dan R. Anderson; John F. Vargo; Kenneth W. Ayers
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• Session 84 Predictive Modeling
• Gaetan R. Veilleux, FCAS, MAAA; Jean–Felix Huet, ASA; Ronald D. Littler, FSA, MAAA, EA, CFA
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• Session 85 Health Care Cost (Medical Trend) Inflation
• Michael J. Toth, MAAA, FCAS; Robert Bachler, FSA, MAAA, FCAS; W. Robert Hinrichs, FSA, FCIA, MAAA; Barry C. Lipton, MAAA, FCAS
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• Session 86 Linkage of Risk, Capital & Financial Management—The Real World
• Aaron Halpert, MAAA, ACAS; Leslie R. Marlo, MAAA, FCAS
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• Session 87 The International Actuarial Association, 10 Years Later
• Morris W. Chambers, FSA, FCIA, MAAA, HONFIA; Cecil D. Bykerk, FSA, MAAA, FCA; David G. Hartman, FCAS, MAAA, FCIA
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• Session 88 The Jumbo Case
• Bernard Richard Naumann, FSA, FCIA; Ronald C. Atkinson, FSA, FCIA; Richard K. Hampton, FSA, FCIA; Linda Wislesky, FALU, FLMI, ACS
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• Session 89 Principle–Based Approach–The Canadian Experience
• Mike Lombardi, FSA, FCIA, MAAA; Allan Brender, FSA, FCIA, CERA
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• Session 90 CERA–The New Actuarial Opportunity
• Robert F. Wolf, MAAA, FCAS; Stuart Klugman, FSA; Kathleen R. Wong, FSA, MAAA, CERA
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• Session 91 For All the Marbles: Effective Negotiation Skills–Part 1
• Michael M. Braunstein, ASA, MAAA
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• Session 92 Hot Products in the U.S. and Canada–Would They Sell Well on the Other Side of the Border?
• Dominique Lebel, FSA, MAAA, FCIA; Karen Terry*; Albert Y. P. Tiw, FSA, FCIA
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• Session 93 Insurance Taxation in the United States and Canada–Similarities and Differences
• Christian J. DesRochers, FSA, MAAA; John T. Adney, J.D.*; Philip Friedlan*
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• Session 94 Impact of IFRS Insurance Accounting
• Simon R. Curtis, FSA, FCIA, MAAA; Laurel A. Kastrup, FSA, MAAA; Carol F. Salomone, FSA, MAAA
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• Session 96 Joint General Luncheon: The Presidents Panel
• David G. Hartman, FCAS, MAAA, FCIA; Bruce D. Schobel, FSA, MAAA, FCA; Christopher S. Carlson, FCAS, MAAA; Michael A. Hale, FSA, FCIA
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• Session 98 ARIA Prize Paper: Solvency, Capital Allocation and Fair Rate of Return in Insurance
• Louise A. Francis, MAAA, FCAS; Michael Sherris, FSA, FIAA, FIA
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• Session 99 Do the Right Thing
• Chester J. (Chet) Szczepanski, MAAA, FCAS; Charles F. Cook, FCAS, MAAA, FCA; Michael L. Toothman, FCAS, MAAA, FCA
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• Session 100 P&C Loss Reserve Discounting
• Marn Rivelle, MAAA, ACAS, FCA; Claudette Cantin, FCAS, FCIA, MAAA; Ann M. Conway, MAAA, FCAS
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• Session 101 Actuaries Without Borders–An International Experience in Microinsurance
• Denis M. J. Garand, FSA, FCIA; Firozali Kassamali Hirji, FSA, FIA, FCIA
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• Session 102 IAIS, Recent Developments
• Morris W. Chambers, FSA, FCIA, MAAA, HONFIA; Allan Brender, FSA, FCIA, CERA; Kris D. DeFrain, MAAA, FCAS; Alf Guldberg*
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• Session 103 For All the Marbles: Effective Negotiation Skills–Part 2
• Michael M. Braunstein, ASA, MAAA
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• Session 104 An Actuarial Perspective on Measuring Operational Risk
• Steven Lane Craighead, ASA, MAAA, MS; Ali Samad–Khan*
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• Session 105 Online Insurance: Internet Marketing
• Juliet R. Sandrowicz, FSA, MAAA; Chad Hersh*; Brian Schlessinger*
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• Session 106 Nontraditional Reinsurance–From Variable Annuity Reinsurance to P&C Natural Catastrophe Bonds
• David Addison, FSA, MAAA; Lawrence S. Carson, FSA, MAAA; William Dubinsky*; Jean–Francois Poulin, FSA, FCIA
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• Session 107 CRO Roundtable: Risk and Capital Management Key Issues
• Stuart F. Wason, FSA, FCIA, MAAA, HONFIA; Simon R. Curtis, FSA, FCIA, MAAA; Francis A. M. Ruijgt, AAG; Mark Snyder*
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