Description: Sidecars have become prominent in the US Life & Annuity industry as an alternative reinsurance structure by which Life & Annuity insurers can access third-party capital, and new capital providers can support insurers in de-risking their balance sheets. This session will provide an overview of life & annuity sidecars and the panel will include both actuaries as well as a lawyer to provide a holistic set of considerations for insurers and investors.

Description: Oliver Wyman will share results from their recent Fixed and Index Annuity experience studies. Discuss fixed annuity dynamic lapse experience and learn about cross impacts of mortality and lapse on GLWB utilization. By attending the session, you will: - Understandg industry experience trends. - Comprehendindustry dynamic lapse experience for fixed and index annuity products. - Learn about areas of cross impacts of mortality, lapses and GLWB utilization.

Description: Join us for the morning session to kick off the conference, including an opening address from 2021-2022 SOA President and Chair Jennifer L. Gillespie, FSA, MAAA. Gain new perspectives from keynote speaker Mico Yuk, chief data influencer, Count.co, and Analytics on Fire Podcast host through her presentation on how to harness data for insightful storytelling.

Description: Long-term care (LTC) benefits are sold less these days as a standalone product and more commonly as a hybrid product with a life insurance or annuity chassis. In this 'Shark Tank' game show, the LTC benefit scrutinizes traditional, variable, and indexed life, and annuity product chassis in search of a winning combination.

Description: Stay Current on Healthcare Startups

Description: As organizations continue to reevaluate business needs and strategize how to best move forward in an evolving industry, technology and innovation are becoming competitive differentiators. Insurers are reimagining processes and accelerating modernization initiatives, and the role of the actuary is transforming in both scope and demand. It's vital actuarial leaders recognize the impact of modernization efforts on their employees, are empathetic to their needs, and create strategies to promote engagement, development and retention during technological transformations. Discover how leaders can prepare their teams emotionally and psychologically for change, gaining their buy in and support for new initiatives while increasing long-term loyalty. A panel of actuarial leaders who have successfully led their teams through change initiatives will also offer their lessons learned and best practices. Leave with the tools and insights necessary to take an empathetic approach to modernization that eases concerns and cultivates a productive and engaged actuarial team.

Description: As the world migrates to decarburization strategies among governments and corporations, there is still a big gap and lack of access for individuals, as well as small and medium enterprises. Join us to discover that there are huge opportunities in how insurance companies can articulate and democratize access to voluntary markets of carbon credits and be recognized economically for changes in habits that reduce emissions from a base scenario standpoint. There are opportunities from a marketplace of carbon credits between individuals and enterprises that participate in voluntary and regulatory markets, in addition to opportunities that ensure the compliance, price fluctuation, and operation behind the emissions goals that are established by governments and individuals. Also, by this market articulation, companies could catalyze the reduction in net global emissions by accelerating the participation of non-evident actors in these voluntary and regulatory markets

Description: Insurance carriers today must balance a multitude of factors to remain relevant and innovate- -process improvements and efficiency (automated or traditional); -customer experience (less intrusive, more data); -distribution (aging traditional, product focus, emerging opportunities); and -mortality. While these factors are not new, true innovation in these areas require a convergence of engagement among actuaries, underwriters and data scientists to determine the specific pain points and appreciate both the benefits and consequences of various paths. Explore examples of how best to approach these topics, engage different disciplines, avoid pitfalls and ensure a holistic view. Real life examples and lessons learned will be shared during this session.

Description: There can be significant differences between the motivation behind and process for decision making between defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) plans. Discover various aspects of those differences to better empower actuaries and engage with DC plan decision making. Key topics you'll explore will be: plan sponsor motivations, legal risks and the structure of the intermediary market and their roles.

Description: Discuss interaction between defined benefit (DB) plans and defined contribution (DC) plans. Hear more about the impact of DB plans on DC plan design and vice versa. Learn about the differences in DB and DC plan governance and cross-over opportunities between these plan solutions.