Description: The Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Steering Committee (MLPSC) released this report, which examined the latest trends in obesity and developed an estimate of the impact of obesity on mortality and morbidity costs in the U.S. and Canada.

Description: The SIPF is issuing this call for essays to further explore the role of SI in providing health care coverage in the U. S. In issuing this call for essays, the SIPF aims to gather perspectives, opinions and data on the possible short and long-term consequences of current health-related SI programs and potential future ones.

Description: An attorney and a statistician will discuss the latest on GenAI, the AI regulation and litigation affecting the use of AI in insurance. Some of the topics that will be covered include: How generative AI works, Risks of generative AI systems, Use cases for AI, Regulatory trends, Litigation trends

Description: The class involves a combination of presentations, class participation, in-class exercises and structured hands-on work with the MA BPT in small workgroups. Prior to this course, participants are expected to spend 3 to 10 hours preparing, depending on prior experience level.

Description: From the 1986 Valuation Actuary Symposium, held in Washington DC in October 1986 Discussion of the future role of the valuation actuary

Description: In early 2015, the Actuary of the Future section conducted a survey aiming to determine which computer programs actuaries use, and how that usage of these programs differs among disciplines. This article examines the results of this study.

Description: This session covers the future of defined benefit pension plans. From Record of Society of Actuaries Vol. 9, No. 2

Description: The article looks back at the development of life protection product underwriting and pricing in UK. It describes the development in waves of change, looking at different drivers, e.g. consolidation of the life insurance industry, the role of technology as a driver for efficiency gains via electronic underwriting. Different levels of sophistication are being discussed and possible implications for the relationship between direct offices and reinsurers. This rather thought provoking article is based upon Munich research as well as market experience and ties in with a number of current topics as for example potential changes as a result of the Retail Distribution Review and the Gender Directive implementation.

Description: Neil Brougham, chairman of the CPD Committee, welcomes the new certificate in practical financial economics CPFE.