Description: "Most patients enter the health care system through their primary care provider or through the Emergency Room or an Urgent Care Center. How an emergency room is structured, managed, and provides care is one of the major forces impacting the total cost of care. Yet it is often an after-thought and ignored by both health plans and health systems. In reality, the structured introduction of efficient practices can substantially reduce the quantity and cost of health care services. Further explore useful information to better understand and see how there are still substantial opportunities for improvement."

Description: The growth of the life insurance industry in Bermuda has been remarkable over the past several years. What may have been just a handful of commercial life insurance companies with operations on the island just a few years ago, has now mushroomed into nearly 200 registered companies.With a stable economy, robust regulatory framework, and tax-efficient environment, companies are increasingly looking to Bermuda when making strategic decisions.This session takes a case study approach in illustrating the financial implications that can lead to a strategic decision to put business into Bermuda. Other practical considerations such as investment portfolio opportunities, guideline interpretation, and tax status, are also explored By attending the session, you will: - Analyze the balance sheet complexities under the Bermuda regime. - Understand the implications of offshore reinsurance on distributable earnings and embedded value. - Develop knowledge on the impact of incorporating alternative assets on Bermuda required capital and EV. - Understand the practical considerations in reinsuring business offshore to Bermuda.

Description: Feature article discussing the synergies between Principle Based Reserves and the NAIC’s Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA).

Description: This session from the 2003 SOA Orlando Meeting covers insolvencies of insurance companies in the U.S., developments within the IAA with respect to solvency assessment and risk measurement. From the Record of the Society of Actuaries, Volume 29, No. 3.

Description: 1990 Valuation Actuary Symposium Proceedings is a panel discussion on the status of the valuation actuary and the change in the valuation law.

Description: Feature article describing the proceedings and results of the International Actuarial Association (IAA) in The Hague in May 2013.

Description: Analyze the market volatility behavior in context with historical extreme events during this webcast. There will be a focus on understanding volatility clustering and relationships, both contemporary and temporal, in addition to key economic and capital market variables. You'll also learn from a comprehensive attribution analysis, which uses economic data, asset data, retail investor data and event data as explanatory variables. Dive into investment-related Reddit comments used to capture features of retail investors and tree-based models, including Random Forests and Gradient Boosting Machines to justify changes in volatility modeling. Expect this webcast to end with an example of liability-driven investment optimization that illustrates the potential impact of increased volatility assumption, how to adopt stochastic volatility models, how to reflect volatility clustering and return jumps.

Description: Baseline and "what if"/stressed projections of cash flows, financial statements and capital requirements are critical inputs for a range of business purposes: forecasts, risk management, liquidity management, strategic decision making, etc. Forward-looking projections have historically been inefficient and were performed in silos, making it difficult to scale the process as CFOs and CROs ask for more. The presenters discuss challenges of the forecast process and opportunities to meet desired future capabilities. They will also discuss "what if" analysis and ways to support production of forward-looking projections for "what if" analysis in an efficient way.

Description: This report focuses on the risks of change in the insurance industry and adapting to the "New" New Normal. It includes survey results, analysis, and discussions on various risks affecting the industry in the current environment.

Description: Gather with members and non-members in the China actuarial community to discuss recent topics and related issues in areas such as macroeconomic sharing, pension, investment, product strategy, and more.