Description: What relevance does ESG and Sustainability have for actuaries? In the Life and Health space, we know that large protection gaps persist, reminding us of the challenges reinsurers and insurers face in reaching underserved customers who are often lower-income, less healthy, and more likely to suffer impacts of climate change. The Sustainable Actuary is focused on solving these challenges to make life and health insurance more inclusive. This ImpACTful panel will dive into these challenges and provide practical case studies of more inclusive insurance products that balance considerations for people, the planet, and profit. Listeners will walk away with ideas for how to use their actuarial expertise to enable greater social impact and sustainable business value.

Description: In this session, industry leaders in both actuarial work and organization design/change management will focus on how the past three years have accelerated, changed, or slowed trends in the nature of actuarial work, particularly for larger-scale projects with a technology or development life-cycle component.

Description: In this session Chris Lombardi FSA, MAAA, CERA discusses insights form the book “The Coaching Habit” by Michael Bungay Stanier, focusing on effective techniques for facilitating conversations during manager meetings. The goal is to encourage genuine curiosity and active listening, allowing the other person to steer the conversation’s direction. Key questions, such as “What’s on your mind?” and “And what else?” are highlighted to promote meaningful dialogue, discover underlying issues, and help individuals improve personally and professionally through self-awareness and proactive decision-making. Contributors Chris Lombardi FSA, MAAA, CERA, Anthony Champi, FSA MAA, Jing Lang, FSA, FCIA, FLMI, MAA, Jon Forster ASA, MAAA

Description: In this video Anthony Champi, FSA MAAA takes you through the journey from an Individual contributor to a leader of people. Anthony is a Director of Actuarial at Prudential Financial. He has over 15 years experience in actuarial work and is a member of the Society of Actuaries Professional Development Curriculum and Content Creation Council. He emphasizes the importance of developing leadership skills in the actuarial field, regardless of one’s position on the organizational chart. He highlights key differences between individual contributors and leaders of people, including the shift in accountability from personal deliverables to team deliverables and the need to continuous learning and setting expectations as a leader.

Description: This video is presented by Chris Lombardi FSA, MAAA, CERA who is an Associate Director at Willis Towers Watson. Chris has been an actuarial consultant for over a decade serving a variety of clients. Chris has a passion for managing and mentoring and outside of work is a wrestling coach. In this video Chris passionately discusses his approach to people development within a professional context, drawing parallels between coaching individuals and training high-level athletes. He emphasizes the importance of clarity, action, belief in oneself, and building trust are objectives in his coaching philosophy. Contributors Chris Lombardi, FSA, MAAA CERA, Anthony Champi FSA, MAAA, Jing Lang, FSA, FCIA, FLMI, MAAA, Jon Forster ASA, MAAA

Description: In this video Jeanie emphasizes the importance of setting meaningful and exciting goals, aligning them with one’s purpose, and breaking them down into smaller, achievable steps. Stokke draws parallels between her experiences in golf and actuarial work, highlighting the significance of making informed decisions, measuring risk, and finding the right balance between being a maximizer and a satisficer. She expresses her enthusiasm for her current role, emphasizing the value of collaboration and using life skills to succeed. Contributors : Jeanne Cho Stokke FSA, MAAA Jon Forster ASA, MAAA

Description: There are four generations in the workplace today and each are different from one another. How do we recognize these differences, account for them in our daily interactions and adjust our expectations appropriately? This can make an impact on team effectiveness, employee recruitment, engagement, and retention within organizations. During this webcast, the presenter will explore how these generations can work together and learn from one another.

Description: 2021 ImpACT Conference - Session 4C: Technological Barbarians at the Gate: Learning from Upheaval in Other Industries 10.26.21 Recording

Description: With more technology than ever to assist in communicating, the method of communication is only one hurdle to clear. Explore from various perspectives the changing dynamics of communications for actuaries. Hear from an actuary in a non-traditional role with remote team members on how to effectively (and ineffectively) create urgency and work toward a common goal. Listen to a consulting actuary discuss how to change communication style depending on the audience (external vs. internal, senior vs. junior, etc). Hear from an actuary navigating an insurance company in a remote environment where information can be disjointed between in office and remote employees. Uncover stories of what has gone well and what has not.

Description: The key to influencing others is cultivating strong relationships. While maintaining authenticity, mutual respect and integrity, it is worthwhile to develop contacts, associations and affiliations that benefit your work, organization and career growth. Explore how to create influential relationships with three different entities, including your direct reports, peer group and boss. Learn how other leaders have used influencing skills to gain success and improve their organizations.