Description: Join us for this popular annual webcast covering the latest considerations for the year's U.S. statutory financial reporting work. Get ready to hear from three expert speakers, who will discuss cash flow testing and this year’s New York and California holiday letters, the impact of recent interest rate changes including treatment of negative IMR, potential changes to statutory financial reporting due to climate change, and updates regarding Principle Based Reserves.

Description: This webinar is a panel discussion covering the technology behind blockchain and digital assets as well their uses, implications and risks. Investment considerations for both tokens and fund structures, along with a variety of other topics in the space will be addressed.

Description: For actuaries, the greatest barrier to advancement into the highest levels of insurance and consulting organizations is the lack of strong leadership and management skills. Studies show that while professionals typically take on management responsibilities within 10 years after starting their careers, they may not receive any formal training for 5-10 years after that. This puts them at a great disadvantage in managing their teams, in the short run, and becoming high-level leaders, in the long run.

Description: The actuarial profession now has an official definition of a model with the introduction of ASOP 56. In this session, we'll examine how the definition of this model has expanded and what it means for our daily work as modelers. Have your practices as a modeler complied with ASOP 56 since it was drafted? What new practices will you need to put in place to work in accordance with the new ASOP? We'll answer these questions as we delve into ASOP 56 and how it applies to modeling and the processes that support it. Interpret ASOP 56 as it applies to their daily work. Identify areas of their current processes that could be enhanced to better comply with ASOP 56. Design documentation in accordance with ASOP 56.

Description: More seniors would like to age healthily in their homes, and technology is evolving to help them do so. The goal of the Eldertech summit is to showcase founders of exciting technology in Eldercare, to introduce new possibilities to long-term care and senior care payors. Eldertech Summit brings together in an on-site and virtual setting the innovators with insurance markets in an exciting setting – the Plug & Play Tech Center – to advance the senior care industry in a needed direction of improving caregiving and care management.

Description: This session is designed to inform you about the current state of mental health and mental health care in the United States, as well as future trajectories. By exploring topics such as plan design, provider network, provider reimbursement, and other relevant channels, this session aims to enlighten everyone on existing challenges and the strategies being employed to tackle them. Notably, this will include and highlight proposed changes to the mental health parity. Additionally, attendees will hear from a mental health provider/academic on these topics to gain a non-actuarial perspective.

Description: The program is divided into three independent, but related, modules. The Communication Skills Module is intended for new and more experienced actuaries. It includes a variety of highly interactive sessions on topics such as influencing strategies, simplifying complex information, presentation skills, and professional brand.

Description: Learn about the climate-related risks and opportunities that are relevant to life insurers. Additionally, you will also discover an overview of key regulatory drivers around the globe that will require life insurers to take action in the near future.

Description: This study examines and describes parameter uncertainty. The paper provides structures to incorporate parameter uncertainty in quantifying risk.

Description: View the 2018 LAS Sponsorship Prospectus.