Description: This article delves into the transformative realm of Business Intelligence (BI) tools. We explore the fundamental functionality and structure of these tools, and through case studies illustrate how they offer valuable insights into carrier experience and underwriting dynamics. From real-time data visualization to in-depth data analysis, discover the essential features that empower businesses to make better informed decisions.

Description: "Examine the exciting possibilities for artificial intelligence (AI) in health care and its potential to transform the patient journey. You will learn about the various touchpoints where AI is being applied along the patient/care journey, including provider search tools, claims analysis, and fraud detection. By attending the session, you will be able to: Have a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities and challenges presented by AI in health care Evaluate the potential impact of AI on their own organizations Be equipped with strategies for effectively implementing AI solutions and maximizing their benefits for patients, providers, and payers"

Description: Come discuss modeling costs and its governance, as well as introduce some platforms for more granular asset modeling.

Description: Over the past three years, we have seen technology take hold of consumerism, becoming the key operational component to remaining competitive in an increasingly digital marketplace. In the insurance sector, today's consumers want digital, personalized solutions for all of their needs, and they are willing to offer up personal information in exchange for more personalized coverage that is based on their behaviors and lifestyle choices. If insurers want their products to be recognized as an essential in the virtual 'wallet' of Millennial consumers, they must re-assess their digital service strategy with an emphasis on customer service and rewarding the consumer. Participate in this session to explore consumer trends in the life insurance industry. You can also join the discussion about the key facets of a successful digital solution, based on the digital service strategies of current market makers who have capitalized on the boom of custom apps, social media sites and other digital distribution channels to market their products to Millennials.

Description: Volatile interest rates, repositioned investment portfolios, and stress in the banking sector are driving insurers to manage market risk and counterparty credit risk. Our experts in investments, derivatives, and hedge accounting will discuss this new market environment and its impact on hedging. The conversation will include practical case studies, including hedging future bond purchases, hedging floating-rate CLOs, and counterparty credit risk management.

Description: As AI becomes more pervasive, we must consider the potential repercussions and risks associated with its widespread use. The SOA seeks essays that delve into the multifaceted risks posed by (AI) over both the short and long term.

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.

Description: As data continues to become more robust and readily available, there has been a push in the actuarial field to transition away from Excel to SQL and Python native cloud-based platforms. While these platforms are widely used and powerful, they present their own challenges for the actuarial industry, requiring processes to be production-ready from the onset, technical expertise for integration, and robust requirements documentation. Low-code tools provide a unique alternative solution, which works well when the organizations operating model allows for actuarial and IT to work together, giving actuaries the flexibility they need while maintaining a level of control followed by the organization. Make use of demonstrations to showcase low-code tools (such as Alteryx and Dataiku) and their use case in the actuarial space. Learn how these low barrier-to-entry tools can be leveraged to create robust and controlled processes. Discuss how low-code tools can integrate with coding languages such as Python as well as efficiently prepare data for downstream visualization platforms such as Tableau and PowerBI.

Description: Modeling teams are getting larger to deal with more complex models and to support more enhancement requests from business and actuarial teams. Actuarial modeling teams can adapt tools and techniques used in the broader IT industry to be more efficient, handle large number of requests while maintaining their quality of work. Explore DevOps tools to track requests, progress made, work assignment and version control systems. See Azure DevOps in action as presenters use it as an illustrative tool to showcase these activities and how they can be beneficial to an actuarial modeling team (regardless of their preferred actuarial modeling system).

Description: The advent of emerging technologies such as blockchain, decentralized AI, and advanced privacy preserving techniques have created the possibility that billions of individuals may be able to maintain sovereignty and control of their own data. As data becomes increasingly valuable as the means of production for a variety of digital goods and services, this self-sovereignty of data may create a new economic framework of individualized data monetization. This session will explore the key factors, technologies and mega-trends in health and medicine aligning to drive this new economy and explore what the future may look like from a data valuation perspective as the current $120 billion secondary market for health data expands to include consented health and health-relevant data from more individuals, to the benefit of all individuals and the healthcare system as a whole.