Description: Exam FM/2 sample questions for Derivatives Markets textbook.

Description: This year’s Life Meeting was unable to take place in person as planned in New York City. We are looking forward to the Life Meeting returning to New York City in 2024!

Description: ReFocus is an annual global conference for senior-level life insurance and reinsurance executives hosted jointly by ACLI and the Society of Actuaries (SOA). This event features top-notch speakers, thought-provoking sessions, and superior networking opportunities.

Description: Chapter 4 of the Price, Waterhouse study presents and extensive collection of numerical tables. From Study of Public Financial Guarantee Programs, M-FI96-2.

Description: Suspension of 30-year Treasury auctions will have minimal impact on bond market structure in the near term, but over the mid- to long-term, consequences could be profound. This article discusses that impact the suspension of the 30-year treasury will have.

Description: Delve into the factors contributing to the rapid growth of high-cost medical treatments and how payers can manage the financial exposure that comes with them. Learn about the current and near-future state of million-dollar medical costs, as well as the trends shaping the industry. By attending the session, you will have a better understanding of the underlying drivers of high-cost treatments and will be equipped with practical strategies for mitigating their financial impact, including risk management techniques, cost containment measures, and new payment models. Additionally, you will be able to identify key considerations for implementing these strategies in their own organizations.

Description: This interactive session provides an introduction to behavioral economics, including groups identifying areas where behavioral economics could be applied in actuarial practice. Experience a practical application workshop using behavioral economics for direct sale products. Break out into small groups and develop an outline of a BE based sales program for a product of your choosing to be sold over the internet. Gain feedback and take part in a discussion. By attending the session, you will: - Understand the basic concepts of behavioral economics. - Have some ideas of how it can be applied to actuarial practice. - Learn how to design a product using BE and how to design an experiment to test the effectiveness of an application of BE.

Description: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is in the middle of a project to change the real-world economic scenario generator (RW ESG) prescribed for principle-based reserve and capital calculations. Explore a brief summary of the NAIC's RW ESG project and gain a general overview of RW ESGs. Learn how RW ESGs impact principle-based reserve and capital levels, their potential impact on life insurance companies and consider differences between the currently prescribed RW ESG and the proposed RW ESG.

Description: ReFocus is an annual global conference for senior-level life insurance and reinsurance executives hosted jointly by ACLI and the Society of Actuaries (SOA). This event features top-notch speakers, thought-provoking sessions, and superior networking opportunities.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) published its first COVID-19 research brief on March 10, 2020, followed by regular updates and expansions through June 12, 2020. The comprehensive report includes a section of Key Statistics. On July 24, 2020, the SOA released a report showing updates through July 22 to selected graphs from or related to the Key Statistics section of the comprehensive report. This report provides similar updates through August 9, 2020.