Description: Panelists provide a big picture overview of the M&A process and the roles of the actuary, investment banker, outside counsel, accountants, acquirer and seller. Includes a discussion on actuarial appraisals, ASOP 19 and due diligence. From Record of Society of Actuaries, Vol. 30, No. 1, Session 94

Description: Explore insights to non-traditional actuarial roles from a panelist with experiences in data science, finance and entertainment. The panelist will be sharing their perspectives on their non-traditional actuarial role in relation to the actuarial profession.

Description: Explore insights to non-traditional actuarial roles from a panelist with experiences in data science, finance and entertainment. The panelist will be sharing their perspectives on their non-traditional actuarial role in relation to the actuarial profession.

Description: The Life Meeting, is the result of combining the Life & Annuity Symposium (LAS) and the Valuation Actuarial Symposium (ValAct). The Life Meeting will offer sessions specific to pricing and valuation as well as sessions on emerging issues relevant to both groups. These common themes include InsurTech, diversity, accounting change and the current economic environment.

Description: This article is a review of the book, The Big Short by Michael Lewis. This book is a follow up to his previous book, Liar's Club, and focuses on the high finance issues that affected the economy in 2007 and later. In this book, Lewis focuses on the contrarians and challenges the Efficient Market Hypothesis.

Description: This article highlights the significant steps being taken by the UK actuarial profession to establish a more focused role in risk management.

Description: Actuaries interested in professionalism issues that arise in the application and communication of actuarial analysis and expert judgment won't want to miss this webcast. Our presenters are experienced investment actuaries with diverse professional backgrounds including modeling and education. Join us as they share case study topics that will be of particular interest to the practice areas of investment, risk modeling and professional education. Case studies will focus on code of conduct, ASOPs and ethics. One case study will be in a pension context.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) has partnered with LIMRA and the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) to conduct a series of ‘sprint’ surveys on the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impacts on the insurance industry. Because market conditions greatly impact the value of insurance companies’ assets and liabilities, one of these “sprint” surveys focused on best practices around asset and liability management (ALM). The survey was directed at actuaries, investment managers, and risk managers directly involved in assessing the impact of recent events on ALM. Responses to the survey were collected between August 17-31, 2020. Twenty-six companies responded to the survey.

Description: This session from the 1983 SOA Spring Meeting presents the conclusions from case study workshops on strategic planning. Two studies included are the Progressive Insurance and Guardian Life Insurance Company case studies.

Description: A discussion of funding arrangements that can reduce the costs of providing medical coverage through lower reserves or state tax savings, instead of through cutting benefits.