Description: Listen to an update on the Social Security program's financial status as presenters discuss its current standing and recent proposals for modifying the program. After the session, enjoy a better understanding of the current status of the Social Security program, its funding status, various challenges it faces and a variety of suggestions that have been made to overcome those challenges. By attending the session, you will be able to: - Demonstrate a deeper understanding of the financial status of Social Security - Feel better informed about the opportunities for change in the program - Understand the challenges it faces, and know a variety of suggestions that have been made to overcome those challenges.

Description: The declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency in the US has led to increased Medicaid membership, which has affected the aggregate acuity of these populations. This session will cover considerations in how this change in acuity could be accounted for in Medicaid rate development. Additionally, the session will provide updates on current issues in Medicare payment policy, including Medicare Advantage and new payment models. By attending this session, you will be brought up to date on recent Medicare legislative and regulatory developments as well as the potential impacts of COVID-19-related Medicaid enrollment policies on the morbidity of this population.

Description: Join this presentation covering the key provisions of the IRA which govern the selection of drugs for negotiation. We will also discuss what these changes mean for all Medicare Part D stakeholders, including: Government Beneficiary Part D Plans Drug Manufacturers Original Content:

Description: The pandemic and other current events have greatly impacted the risks that individuals face during retirement. Join us to explore this topic as the results of the Society Actuaries 2021 Retirement Risk Survey are presented. Discover the findings regarding retirement concerns, preparedness and understanding individuals in the U.S. nearing retirement or those who are already retired. This marks the 11th iteration of this biennial survey completed through the SOA Research Institute’s Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program.

Description: Creating an effective team is core to actuarial transformation. This involves establishing teams with jobs that line up to achieve the company's goals, with clear roles that engage people and enable them to develop. Coupled with this, effective teams need to harness the benefits of diversity. This is done both directly and through sponsorship and allyship to ensure that the full benefit of diverse teams can be realized with multiple viewpoints and perspectives strengthening teams. During the sessions, the speakers will draw on their experiences from around the world on, building global and diverse teams. By attending this session, you will:•Be able to gain insight on the benefits of embracing diversity when creating an actuarial team across the globe, and how sponsorship and allyship in workplace foster an inclusive environment.

Description: Investigate the concept of value annuities and the potential cost-effective differences when compared to traditional annuities by attending this webcast. Value annuities are an alternative lifetime income solution where longevity and investment risks are born by a pool of annuitants rather than a centralized insurer. Join this webcast for a closer look at the practicalities of designing and administering a value pool. There will also be a focus on the legislative, regulator and supervisory implications.

Description: At this panel discussion with the SOA Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Taskforce members, you will learn about the SOA's plans to partner with key local and global organizations to address societal issues such as health and well-being; decent work and economic growth; reduced inequalities; and climate action. Hear more about thetaskforce's action plan and the next phase of the engagement, which is centered on volunteer activities, namely moving forward with the SOA Innovation Team to launch the SOA SDG Incubator. Lastly, look at creating tangible opportunities for members to apply their current skills, transpose their experiences and add new skills contributing to solving for these critical issues.

Description: What relevance does ESG and Sustainability have for actuaries? In the Life and Health space, we know that large protection gaps persist, reminding us of the challenges reinsurers and insurers face in reaching underserved customers who are often lower-income, less healthy, and more likely to suffer impacts of climate change. The Sustainable Actuary is focused on solving these challenges to make life and health insurance more inclusive. This ImpACTful panel will dive into these challenges and provide practical case studies of more inclusive insurance products that balance considerations for people, the planet, and profit. Listeners will walk away with ideas for how to use their actuarial expertise to enable greater social impact and sustainable business value.

Description: "Through both informed policy debate and opinionated social media, there are many current event health topics actively discussed and debated. The question remains... how does one separate out subjective information, seek objective analysis, and at the same time consider where there might be more research needed to come to conclusions? This session will use several current event topicsas examples and discover insights as to where research has been performed, what it may or may not cover, and also note where lines are still blurred and may need further details to be studied. Topics that may be discussed include: How valuable and exact is the use of risk-adjustment for Medicare Advantage What is the health and mortality impact of receiving COVID-19 vaccinations"

Description: A changing workforce on a global scale, along with the cost and administrative burden of running retirement plans, has led to an increasing number of workers without access to company sponsored retirement plans. In addition, even when coverage exists, many national retirement and social security systems lack payout systems that provide true retirement security. Explore different retirement systems and uncover an overview of available and developing solutions to address these gaps in coverage and retirement security.