Agenda and Presentations | SOA

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Wednesday, May 18
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Registration and Hot Breakfast
8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m. Introduction Moderator(s): Douglas L. Robbins, FSA, MAAA Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
8:05 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Overview of the Product Development Process Presenter(s): Donna Christine Megregian, FSA, MAAA; and Kelly J. Rabin, FSA, MAAA Stages of the product development process Results from the SOA survey on benchmarking the product development process Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
8:30 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Ideation and Innovation Presenter(s): Steve Leigh; Kelly J. Rabin, FSA, MAAA Innovation lab Idea generation Product idea summary Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
9:10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Feasibility, Gap Analysis, and Design Alternatives Presenter(s): Carl A. Friedrich, FSA, MAAA; Susan J. Saip, FSA, MAAA What makes a product feasible? Gap analysis - how do we get from here to there? Design alternatives Underwriting considerations Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
10:25 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Design – Building out the Details Presenter(s): Kelly J. Rabin, FSA, MAAA; Douglas L. Robbins, FSA, MAAA Product description and specifications Defining product features Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
12:10 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Luncheon
1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Compliance, Contract Drafting, and Filing Presenter(s): Stacy Koron, JD, CLU; Robert J. Laux, FSA Compliance considerations What's in a contract? The filing process Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Systems and Operations Presenter(s): Steve Leigh Downstream impacts of new products Flexible build options Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Other Implementation Topics, Product Launch, and Monitoring Success Presenter(s): Robert J. Laux, FSA; Douglas L. Robbins, FSA, MAAA Handoff to risk/valuation How do you measure success? Profitability monitoring What did we learn and how can we use that information going forward? What if a product fails? Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Wrap-Up Moderator(s): Douglas L. Robbins, FSA, MAAA Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
11:10 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. Pricing – Indicative and Comprehensive Presenter(s): Paul Fedchak, FSA, MAAA; Donna Christine Megregian, FSA, MAAA Indicative vs. comprehensive: what's the difference? Assumption setting Modeling Regulations Reinsurance Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)