Description: "Networking is a crucial skill for anyone seeking success in the corporate world. Building and maintaining strong relationships can open doors to new opportunities, generate business leads, and help you achieve your professional goals. In this session, our panelists will share their insights on strategic networking techniques that have helped them succeed in their careers in the actuarial profession. Whether you're just starting out in your career or are a seasoned professional, this session will provide valuable insights into how to strategically network and achieve your professional goals. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts in the field and enhance your networking skills!"

Description: Develop a better understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across the financial services and risk management industry, with a focus on actuaries. Panelists will address topics such as industry-wide diversity efforts, as well as current challenges facing diverse groups. Come listen to these panelists share perspectives on attracting, fostering, retaining and increasing diverse actuarial talent, in addition to the SOA’s DEI goals in the coming years.

Description: Learn how to incorporate specific principles of inclusive leadership and how to adjust to the current change occurring in the actuarial science profession.

Description: Learn from panelists from different companies as they come together to discuss their experiences.

Description: Learn how modernization of data, models, and technology are influencing workflows. This webcast will address how workflows are changing in response to new regulatory requirements and the impacts the changes have on modeling and end-to-end future state operating models. Industry leading actuaries will discuss: How team collaboration can increase quality and speed of reporting to internal and external stakeholders How to strengthen controls and compliance frameworks across finance and actuarial departments How to modernize actuarial input/output for strategic analysis and insights How to attract and retain top talent by improving opportunities for actuaries There will also be dedicated time to ask questions of those who have made the transition.

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 12D: Going Global: Building an International Career from A North American Base 10.29.21 Recording

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 12B: Revised ASOP 11: Are Life, Annuity, and Health Actuaries Ready? 10.29.21 Recording

Description: For years, the actuarial community has recognized the importance of diversity and its compelling business case. However, to be truly successful, insurers must also focus on equity and inclusion, while understanding the underlying reasons for diversity's impact on business and profits. Cultivating an inclusive culture is an ongoing process that requires a substantial investment of time and effort to sustain change. Discuss how to communicate the value of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout your actuarial department and your organization, while clearly connecting it to your company's specific business goals. Common challenges will be explored, as well as considerations for finding a DEI consultant, leveraging passionate employees, and building strategies for long-term success. Attendees will gain a better understanding of how to create a work environment that embraces interdependence and intersectionality, while encouraging equity and opportunity for all.

Description: The topics of ESG (Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance) and sustainability are an increasing area of focus for insurance companies, and thus actuaries. This webcast provides a primer on these topics along with considerations for US valuation actuaries and their evolution in European insurance markets.

Description: In 2020 the Actuarial Innovation and Technology Steering Committee held a data visualization contest. Entries showed a variety of strengths including smart use of tools, user-friendly dashboards, and displays paired with actuarial analysis that can lead an end-user through a process of discovery. In this webcast a data visualization expert will review the winning entries with the contestants. We'll discuss how the different strengths of these entries can be combined to create a powerful tool for communication and understanding.