Description: A panel of actuaries and investment experts share their experience with the AG53 requirements for Asset Adequacy Testing. Discuss challenging areas in the inaugural year of the consideration of complex assets as well as discuss potential areas of future regulatory expectations

Description: Read this essay, which addresses the actuarial impact of mental health issues in retirement.

Description: Please join the council and friends of the Social Insurance and Public Finance section to hear what we are all about. We will share a bit about the purpose of the section and our recent activities. We will also open up the floor to attendees to find out what you are most interested in over the coming year pertaining to this section.

Description: Reinsurance transactions have become increasingly common in the annuity market as means to reduce risk, improve pricing, release capital, or exit a line of business. The market has become increasingly complex as it has grown. Insurance carriers and reinsurance providers now need to keep up with a growing range of reinsurance structures to manage their business efficiently. This session will detail the different types of annuity reinsurance transactions currently being executed in the market, the costs and benefits of different approaches, and recent trends in reinsurance structuring. At the conclusion of the session, you will understand the basics of how annuity reinsurance is being used in the market today as well as how to understand and evaluate potential reinsurance transactions.

Description: Focus on Accelerated Underwriting (AUW) in the life insurance industry, which is an expedited underwriting process that utilizes predictive models. Expect to address the challenges in designing the process, from modelling to performance monitoring. Additionally, you'll address risk management, particularly in mortality and proxy discrimination andhighlight the role an actuary can play in the AUW process, as well aswhat they should know to contribute effectively.

Description: Dive into the approach and adverse effects of the regulation of 3rd parties and advance consent by the proposed NAIC Consumer Privacy Protection Model Law #674. The regulation of 3rd parties through their contracts with insurers will be explained. Specifics will be provided on the negative effect on companies contracting with 3rd parties. The requirement for advance consent for use of personal data for actuarial and marketing studies will be explained, and two potential solutions will be presented.

Description: As insurers search for ways to optimize the value of their actuaries, cloud-based data architecture has emerged as a leading solution to deliver quality data that enables the unlocking of actuarial potential. Hear an introduction to cloud based data architecture, explore cloud-based data strategies and view a live demo. Learn about different data “zones”, piping data between the zones, transforming data, and a collection of cloud-based tools that could be used for each one of these steps.

Description: How can generative artificial intelligence (AI) be leveraged to transform and modernize life insurance? Gain an overview of AI and some of their current use cases in the industry, including the latest trends in the market. Next, you will learn about the current challenges companies face, including costly underwriting procedures, customer acquisition and retention, and complicated application processes. Finally, explore how generative AI can help address these challenges, improve customer experience and help streamline processes to free up more time for higher-level business insights and other company initiatives.