Description: In this Determining Appropriate Sensitivity Tests webcast, explore sensitivity testing effectiveness, the important difference between sensitivity and stress testing and more. Understanding sensitivity testing is critical to actuarial work, especially in order to properly assess and evaluate risk factors. Come explore approached to sensitivity tests and effective evaluations of sensitivity test results in order to elevate your knowledge within the actuarial science field.

Description: With seemingly unending demands on life & annuity companies for more intense and complex calculations, as well as greater sophistication around analytics, and all of this done at speed, never before has it been so important to seek out maximum efficiency in constructing models. In this session the panelists examine how the combination of various model efficiency approaches, pulling in many different facets of modeling and making it flexible enough to dial up or down various modeling components, can bring about incredible results. Not only does it become possible to produce and expand upon financial risk metrics via a building block approach, but also enables life insurers to produce analytics and dashboards to support strategic decisions that were simply not possible or cost effectively viable before.

Description: Reunite with members and non-members in the China actuarial community to discuss recent topics and related issues in areas such as macroeconomic sharing, IFRS 17, product strategy, cross-border communication and discussion, and more. Advance your career through learning and networking opportunities, and share your experiences in the finance and insurance industries, as well as other fields related to actuarial science.

Description: This abstract describes a presentation that gives examples of more successful and less successful communications from the author’s research experience in actuarial risk management.

Description: This article describes the new optional pathway to the CERA credential that includes an Fellowship-level Enterprise Risk Management exam.

Description: In this article, the Editor talks about the changes to the newsletter and discusses prizes available for articles.

Description: Actuaries can apply their technical expertise and enterprise risk management ERM skills to become leaders in ERM practices across industries, especially if they maintain a clear focus on developing their leadership roles.

Description: An update on the activities of the JRMS Council.

Description: An update on the activities of the JRMS

Description: An update to the risk management readers on what the JRMS is planning to do over 2023 to serve its membership.