Description: A summary of the recent SOA Product Development Section webinar, Challenging the Status Quo: Emerging LTC Product Designs. Summarizes discussions on how the LTC industry can overcome existing hurdles and evolve to meet consumer needs.

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 13B: Forecasting LDTI 10.29.21 Recording

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 4B: Post-COVID Strategies: Connecting Pandemic Outcomes, Health Equity and Fiscal Sustainability 10.26.21 Recording

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 14A: Credit Risk & Small Diverse Businesses Within Underserved Communities 10.29.21 Recording

Description: Critical illness insurance is a popular supplemental health insurance product in the U.S. market. This article discusses how carriers have recently sought to add value by expanded the benefits offered in their critical illness products. Specifically, the article discusses the consumer need and development considerations of adding benefits for autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental health disorders, Specified Disease Coverage, and enhance Cancer Coverage to a critical illness contract.

Description: The article summarizes some of the key changes in modeling, assumptions, underwriting, and design for long term care combo products over the past 30+ years. The objective is to inspire an innovative spirit that adapts to changing market needs, for example, dealing with long COVID

Description: Illustration testing can be complicated as the number of in-force illustrations continue to grow. AG 49 and AG 49-A complicate management of policies that have indexed based interest credits. This workshop will encourage discussion of practices and problems faced by companies complying with the Illustration Model Regulations, ASOP 24 and/or AG 49/AG 49-A.

Description: How adopting a risk champion model can help insurance companies, create a clear distinction between the first line and the second line of defense and ensure proactivity in identifying and addressing risk

Description: The direct and indirect effects of the pandemic have impacted many actuaries’ work since the spring of 2020. This article addresses three considerations actuaries should account for when using risk evaluation models which are focused on projecting remote, highly unlikely losses: model effectiveness, asset risk, and insurance (mortality and mortality) risk.

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 11A: Thinking Ahead Roadmap: Keep Your Money Safe As You Age 10.28.21 Recording