Description: Discover investing trends across the life and health industry as insurers seek to navigate rapidly changing rate and market environments. BlackRock will present results from its Peer Risk Study, which models industry holdings based on statutory filings at the CUSIP level. Through the Aladdin risk modeling software, expect a production of deep insights into insurer portfolio risk and return characteristics, as well as exploring how they have evolved. Keep an eye out for a partner to present on the evolution from their perspective. Start learning about what is happening on the asset side of the balance sheet across the industry.

Description: Pension risk transfer (PRT) has increasingly been a focus of private sector pension plan sponsors over the past decade. The U.S. PRT market had a record-breaking 2021. There are a few forms of PRT, and the data challenge applies to all of them. As an insurer, winning the PRT business is only the first step. There are more challenges when incorporating the data from an outdated admin system into the valuation system. A lot of manual intervention is needed for many companies, which brings different issues. Under LDTI, insurers also need better assumption management. By attending the session, you will: - Understand better different types of penstion risk transfer. - Understand the common challenges insurers face when taking on new PRT business. - Comprehend data-driven solutions that leverage different technologies to automate the reporting process. - Learn additional requirements related to PRT under LDTI.

Description: Dive into the released enhancements of MIM-2021, including a run through of its purpose and evolution, during this webcast. The Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program plans to release these updates in October. You will leave this webcast with an understanding of how to create a mortality improvement scale using the necessary steps and tools. Learn how to use MIM-2021 through instruction and demonstration that will properly prepare you to utilize this tool. There will be time for questions where you can ask about the projection process or provide feedback.

Description: Join us for the It Takes a Village: Insurance Product Development in the Digital webcast. Focuses will be directed toward a variety of disciplines within the actuarial science industry. We will also take a deep dive into UW, Technology Product and Marketing and Distribution. Don't miss the opportunity to bring digital insurance products to life and discover what the process of product evolution.

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: The annuity market has been declining while the registered index-linked annuity (RILA) market has been expanding. Find outwhy the market is growing along with key features and considerations for the product from an actuarial perspective. By attending the session, you will: - Explain the increase in consumer demand and product opportunity. - Explain the key features and mechanics of a RILA. - Understand the pricing of RILA product. - Comprehend the key risks and ALM risks associated with RILA. - Explain high-level reserving mechanics of RILA under U.S. GAAP and U.S. statutory frameworks. - Understand the regulatory landscape impacting RILA products.

Description: Learn about considerations and industry observed trends which cover different ways companies try to manage their inforce business in low and rapidly rising interest environments. You will explore M&A, block transaction, and offshore reinsurance solutions.

Description: Come discuss how reinsurers can work side by side with insurer to better develop products, and lift in the areas that reinsurers have more experience, help matching products with distributions (or vice versa) and provide advanced technologies associated with tools and software. The speakers will also present Direct to Consumer plan from various points of view, i.e., distributors, carriers, and reinsurers. Some case studies will also be presented where traditional reinsurers and asset-intensive reinsurers helped insurers bring products to life.

Description: We're introducing a new “cutting edge” wealth accumulation predictive framework, the predictive equity analytics (PEA) for life products (annuity, insurance, group employer benefits, retirement plan). PEA enables life insurers and policyholders to avoid market downturns and capture returns from equities (stocks, ETFs and mutual funds) predicted to increase in next one to three trade days via fund prediction advisory by insurers, additionally by individual policyholders. The capability does not exist in insurance markets nor in financial intermediary markets.

Description: You've written the position papers, updated the models, and designed the required disclosures, but you may be wondering how to explain the results during interim financial reporting periods to company management as well as other stakeholders. Explore ways to adapt existing management reporting and offer ideas for new metrics. Discover various methods for analyzing DAC amortization patterns, market risk benefit reserve patterns, and liability for future benefits (LFPB) movements. Investigate ways to integrate changes in LDTI with business planning and other broader business issues such as product pricing considerations and reinsurance strategy. By attending the session, you will: - Create effective management reports to explain movements in LDTI results, e.g., LFPB, DAC, and MRB changes. - Leverage management reports in other areas of the business, including Financial Planning & Analysis, Pricing/New Product Development, and reinsurance strategy. - Understand the implications of the LDTI results and how they impact their business decision.