Description: A number of companies are beginning to see purpose as a necessary ingredient to innovation. A sense of purpose, defined as a driving mission outside of simply making money, helps a company understand its customers, develop new ideas, and accelerate innovation. Research shows that organizations that demonstrate a higher purpose are in a better position to innovate and take control of their future. Presenters will look at the intersection of purpose and innovation and explore why women are wired to flourish in highly collaborative, purpose-driven work environments. This session includes lunch and is open to all meeting attendees free of charge. If you plan to attend, you must register in advance to obtain a ticket. Attendance is limited to 120 people.

Description: An interview with Weili Lu, the president of ARIA

Description: Chairperson's welcome to the RS and thoughts about our future.

Description: The numerous restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have certainly affected everyone and those measures may have consequences for our health. The article attempts to uncover possible links between COVID-19 and depression.

Description: An update to the risk management readers on what the JRMS is planning to do over 2023 to serve its membership.

Description: The article hits highlights of of an annual meeting session that featured Sue Ann Collins, Sharon Giffen, and Tonya Manning discussing everything from career development to work life balance.

Description: While intended to assist health plan actuaries responsible for stress testing and ORSA filings, this session will also be informative for actuaries interested in communicating the impact of potential catastrophic events for health plans to their management and board. It will begin with a discussion of event thresholds for stress tests and their impact on capital and financial statements. Presenters will take a detailed look at several catastrophic event case studies (historical and hypothetical) in the following areas: healthcare specific (e.g. pandemic, specialty Rx), financial institution/credit market, operational/business, strategic and multi-event scenarios.</

Description: From the 2010 Long Term Care Think Tank Session, a summary on the activities and findings of the Committee on Post-Retirement Needs and Risks, which focuses on understanding and mechanisms to assist in the distribution phase of retirement, by developing middle market consumer profiles, managing post-retirement risks, surveys and studies.

Description: The average person spends from one third to one half of every waking hour thinking about the past or present. We talk to ourselves when we do. Psychologists have identified three steps you can take to make your self-talk more positive. This will make you happier and better able to achieve the goals you set at home and at work.

Description: This paper examines the potential impact of increasing negative commentary by social media users in multiple forums, which can erode the “reputation capital” of a utility. It also offers an approach for successfully addressing that risk and integrating social media risk management practices into existing utility enterprise risk management (ERM) programs.