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Description: Join us for the Pandemics & Paradigm Shifts: ERM in an Intensely Dynamic World panel discussion, where industry and regulatory perspectives will help provide insight into a number of topics. Expect interactive dialogue opportunities based on the conversation between the panelists and the audience. Key topics that will be conversed about, but the panel is not limited to, include a brief review of historical paradigm shifts and subsequent insurer failures, best practices and an outlook on the ultra-dynamic world of today and consideration of a company's enterprise risk management framework as it affects ratings and insurance department examinations.

Description: View the ERM Spring 2023 Case Study

Description: View the Primer on Retirement Income Strategy Design and Evaluation.

Description: Discover the rapidly developing health and wellness industry during the Use of Health and Wellness Data in L&H Risk Assessment webcast. Our discussion includes the maximization of data usage through several different means, including current risk selection, creation of a dynamic ongoing assessment offering or substitution of traditional underwriting information to shorten the underwriting process. Come explore these different approaches as they affect the health and wellness industry. We will express the importance of a constantly changing data usage environment in order to better prepare insurers to maximize their data and drive health and wellness forward.

Description: List of presenters at 2022 Life Meeting.

Description: A listing of professional development opportunities in the recent past that have relevance to general insurance actuaries.

Description: Chairperson's summary of Joint Risk Management Section (JRMS) Council accomplishments during the 2021-2022 Section Council year, as part of the December 2022 Risk Management newsletter. Includes an introduction to new council members, appreciation to those departing the Council, and introduces the new JRMS Council Leadership. Discusses the accomplishments made, areas of focus and activities underway which benefit JRMS Section members.

Description: Chairperson's summary of Joint Risk Management Section (JRMS) Council accomplishments during the 2021-2022 Section Council year, as part of the December 2022 Risk Management newsletter. Includes an introduction to new council members, appreciation to those departing the Council, and introduces the new JRMS Council Leadership. Discusses the accomplishments made, areas of focus and activities underway which benefit JRMS Section members.

Description: The article presents the opportunities and benefits of collaborations between Insurtechs and traditional insurance companies. The article also tackles the challenges and pitfalls of said collaborations. It provides a framework of topics to address prior to entering a collaboration between the two parties as well as a list of pitfalls for all stakeholders to be aware of as the collaboration materializes.

Description: 1332 State Innovation Waivers have been in place for a number of years and allow states to implement programs that increase access and affordability of health care coverage. While nearly all waiver programs in effect in 2021 employ a reinsurance program, a number of states have been exploring other ways to structure a waiver program, including an introduction of a public plan option in ACA individual market. A public option plan aims to further increase access to coverage and affordability by offering a new qualified health plan, typically with a lower premium relative to existing plans. Wakely looked at states where a new issuer entered a market as a low cost plan, to better understand plan enrollment migration (how many members switch to the low cost carrier), competitors’ reactions, and the reduction in premium needed to incentivize members to take up coverage. This market dynamic closely mimics the effect of a public option plan that offers lower premiums. The analysis showed mixed effects of a low cost plan introduction in ACA markets, with minimal impact on the uninsured, but with improved affordability, particularly for the unsubsidized. Find out more about detailed observations from this analysis. After the session, you will be able to: •Understand the implications lower cost/public option plans have on market enrollment (subsidized and unsubsidized), number of uninsured, plan metal mix changes, premiums (gross and net of subsidies), and issuers’ profitability in the individual market. •Discuss considerations around introducing new lost cost plans, whether in the form of new commercial carriers or a public option plan, to an area.

Description: A non-technical review of two recent general insurance articles published in the SOA's North American Actuarial Journal. The articles reviewed analyze Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance and Usage-Based Insurance.

Description: View the Implications of Evolving Technology in Auto Insurance Expert Panel Discussion.

Description: SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and WINDSOR, Conn. December 15, 2022 – The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute and LIMRA today announced the launch of their new Experience Studies Pro series.

Description: This study presents a comprehensive approach of real option analysis to climate adaptation policies aiming to mitigate flood risk. The framework focuses on pricing catastrophic risk in coastal regions, allowing for economic growth and uncertainty in the mean sea level rise.

Description: The Society of Actuaries’ Committee on Finance Research is pleased to make available a research report that develops a framework for applying deep learning and reinforcement learning techniques to optimal dynamic strategic asset allocation for Liability Driven Investment (LDI).

Description: Many start-up companies have certain elements in common: Most are still developing a profitable, working business model, there is little to no hierarchy or management structure, and everyone is in it together. A typical challenge is an ability to retain and/or attract strong leaders due to lack of resources needed to compete in the higher compensated talent markets. This article introduces The Equity Bonus Plan, which can help entrepreneurs attract and retain talent.

Description: Why is adventure travel important to entrepreneurial actuaries? This article will address the question, and perhaps it will incentivize some of you, setting you on a journey of adventure travel. We certainly hope it will as we know the rewards.

Description: View the Fall 2022 ERM – Enterprise Risk Management GH Exam.

Description: View the Fall 2022 Corporate Finance And ERM — Strategic Decision Making Exam.

Description: View the Fall 2022 ERM Exam Case Study.

Description: View the Fall 2022 ERM – Enterprise Risk Management ILA Exam.

Description: View the Fall 2022 ERM – Enterprise Risk Management GC Exam.

Description: View the Fall 2022 ERM – Enterprise Risk Management GI Exam.

Description: View the Fall 2022 ERM – Enterprise Risk Management RET Exam.

Description: View the Fall 2022 ILA – Life Product Management Exam.

Description: View the Fall 2022 QFI – Portfolio Management Exam.

Description: View the Fall 2022 ERM – Enterprise Risk Management INV Exam.

Description: View the Fall 2022 Retirement Plan Investment And Risk Management Exam,

Description: Non-guaranteed elements are parameters of life insurance and annuity polices that are not fixed when the policy is issued but may be changed from time to time by the insurance company. They emerged in the United States and other countries as features of Universal Life and similar products designed to make insurance more competitive in an environment where fully guaranteed products did not have sufficient flexibility to respond to rapidly changing conditions. This overview covers professional guidance, regulations and practical issues with reviewing and revising non-guaranteed parameters.

Description: View the CFEFD Overview Note 2023 Spring Exam.

Description: View the CFE - Strategic Decision Making Exam - Spring/Fall 2023.

Description: View the 2022 FSA Exam Book List

Description: View the Spring 2023 Quantitative Finance And Investment—Quantitative Finance.

Description: View the Spring 2023 ERM – Enterprise Risk Management Exam.

Description: View the Spring 2023 Life ALM and Modeling Introductory Syllabi.

Description: View the CFESDM Course Overview Study Note - Spring 2023.

Description: View the Spring 2023 QFI – Portfolio Management Exam Syllabus.

Description: View The Impact of Disaster Events on Investments – Contagion Channels Perspective.

Description: View the MIM-2021-v3 Data Analysis Tool User Guide.

Description: View the MIM-2021-v3 Application Tool User Guide.

Description: A literature review was performed on mortality improvement, socioeconomic differences in mortality and their links to specific causes of death, and methods for analysis. It highlighted the fact that socioeconomic status (e.g., income and education) is closely linked to differences in mortality and that the longevity gap between socioeconomic groups is growing over time. It also informed the selection of key variables and the need to view mortality improvement as a complex interaction between specific causes of death.

Description: Interview with Sara Teppema showing her career journey and leadership philosophy.

Description: This report reviews the academic and grey literature on “cyber insurance” and “cyberactuary” across multiple disciplines.

Description: Enterprise risk management (ERM) is an orderly or guided conduct of an enterprise to deal with risks. For insurers, ERM requires full support and commitment of the senior management. ERM in the U.S. and Canada has evolved over the years into a complex ecosystem.

Description: Enterprise risk management (ERM) is an orderly or guided conduct of an enterprise to deal with risks. For insurers, ERM requires full support and commitment of the senior management. ERM in the U.S. and Canada has evolved over the years into a complex ecosystem.

Description: Enterprise risk management (ERM) is an orderly or guided conduct of an enterprise to deal with risks. For insurers, ERM requires full support and commitment of the senior management. ERM in the U.S. and Canada has evolved over the years into a complex ecosystem.

Description: This report was developed by the CESRC as an update of one Rob Erhardt prepared in 2016 that compiled a collection of sources that deal with what scientists know and what actuaries could do. Sources have been chosen with practicing actuaries and the public in mind. In the original report, nearly all governmental sources come from the United States. In the update an attempt was made to include sources from actuarial bodies and regulators worldwide. Please let us know if you have a source we did not include as it is anticipated that the SOA will continue to update a list of sources for these topics in the future.

Description: Decentralized insurance alternatives is a rapidly expanding sector of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), an emerging and growing financial ecosystem powered by blockchain technologies. The purpose of this report is to review and discuss the business models and operating designs of decentralized insurance alternatives, which may have significant implications for traditional insurance businesses, as well as the actuarial profession.

Description: Decentralized insurance alternatives is a rapidly expanding sector of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), an emerging and growing financial ecosystem powered by blockchain technologies. The purpose of this report is to review and discuss the business models and operating designs of decentralized insurance alternatives, which may have significant implications for traditional insurance businesses, as well as the actuarial profession.

Description: CORPORATE FINANCE AND ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT (CFE) COURSE OVERVIEW STUDY NOTE FOR THE FOUNDATIONS OF CFE EXAM

Description: The Indian market holds tremendous potential for insurance products, especially in segments that remain untapped. The market is evolving in terms of market penetration, product innovation, regulatory changes, government initiatives, capital adequacy and customer experience. In this report, we have highlighted insurance trends in India based on insights gathered from practitioners' interviews, available research and literature, with a particular focus on the enterprise risk management (ERM) function of insurance companies.

Description: This glossary provides a listing of actuarial terms, practice area terminology and other definitions related to the actuarial profession.

Description: Can quiet actuaries inspire others and get things done just as well as their louder, more social colleagues? This isn’t just a question that plagues quiet actuaries, of course. For the over half of us that identify as quiet people and wish to lead, it’s easy to second guess and doubt ourselves. This doubt sometimes holds us back from reaching for that promotion, or starting that new organization. Some quiet actuaries may try to adapt extravert behaviors, however those efforts can be draining and short-lived. This article shows how quiet actuaries can authentically lead and leverage their strengths.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Casualty Actuarial Society are pleased to present a report examining how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the auto insurance industry. In this report, we will examine the effects of the pandemic on auto losses using dynamic linear models. We examine which predictors best describe the trends, and the impact the pandemic has on predicted future claims.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Casualty Actuarial Society are pleased to present a report examining how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the auto insurance industry. In this report, we will examine the effects of the pandemic on auto losses using dynamic linear models. We examine which predictors best describe the trends, and the impact the pandemic has on predicted future claims.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Casualty Actuarial Society are pleased to present a report examining how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the auto insurance industry. In this report, we will examine the effects of the pandemic on auto losses using dynamic linear models. We examine which predictors best describe the trends, and the impact the pandemic has on predicted future claims.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Casualty Actuarial Society are pleased to present a report examining how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the auto insurance industry. In this report, we will examine the effects of the pandemic on auto losses using dynamic linear models. We examine which predictors best describe the trends, and the impact the pandemic has on predicted future claims.

Description: This report was prepared to provide an overview of Registered Index-Linked Annuities for use in the educational curriculum of the Society of Actuaries. It presents general principles and highlights major differences from other types of deferred annuities offered by life insurance companies in the United States.

Description: Case study for exam ERM.

Description: August 2022 update on activities of the Catastrophe and Climate Research Program.

Description: As results emerged showing the influence of COVID-19 on recent mortality, the Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Steering Committee (MLPSC) began to ponder what it means for the future. Was the coronavirus pandemic just a temporary shock to U.S. mortality with mortality quickly returning to prepandemic levels upon its conclusion or a lingering factor in future U.S. mortality from the potential occurrence of new coronavirus variants, post-COVID-19 conditions (“long COVID”), deferral of needed health care treatment, a fatigued health care system and other elements? Only time will provide the answers to these questions.

Description: View the Avoiding Unfair Bias in Insurance Applications of AI Models

Description: View the ERM-GC Model Solutions - Spring 2022.