Description: The primary purpose of this paper is to demonstrate, through a basic stochastic projection model, how inflation might impact savings and investing for retirement.

Description: Have you wondered: - As a U.S. insurer, should I try to understand the implication of International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) on global insurers? - As a pricing actuary, do I need to learn about the financial evolution brought about by IFRS 17 and Long Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI)? - As my organization's CFO, I have invested in the arduous implementation of the new standards. How do I get the best return on my investment?If the answer to any of the above is 'Yes,' then this session is for you!

Description: Best-in-class analytics allow companies to quickly understand results and dynamically manage their business. When enhancing analytics, we can learn from companies that have recently deployed new dashboards for Long Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI), International Financial Reporting Standards 17 (IFRS17) and principle-based reserving (PBR). Data transformations and new software tools provide significant opportunities, but many companies are grappling with an actionable path forward to implementing new analytics.

Description: Much has been published about the increased financial statement volatility under U.S. GAAP Long Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI). Discover more about tools and techniques that actuaries and other financial reporting professionals can use to reduce volatility risk and understand the relationships between certain risks and volatility. By attending the session, you will learn to identify sources of financial statement volatility under LDTI and methods to manage or reduce the volatility.

Description: GMxB riders under ASU 2018-12 are now classified as market risk benefits' (MRBs). There are several acceptable approaches for calculating the MRB balance on a block of GMxBs. Depending on the product provisions, certain approaches may be more desirable than others. This session will examine different strategies for calculating the MRB liability for GMxB riders under Long Duration Targeting Improvements (LDTI).At the end of this session, you will understand the pros and cons of the several approaches permitted for calculating the MRB balance on a block of GMxBs.

Description: What learnings and challenges did 2023 Long Duration Targeting Improvement (LDTI) adopters experience? What's ahead for 2025 adopters? And how do companies leverage LDTI to improve data and analytics and benefits operations? Join the session for a deep dive into what's next on the horizon.

Description: "Over the past few years, there have been significant changes in the indexed and variable universal life insurance market. These changes have been driven by a variety of factors, including advancements in technology, changes in consumer preferences and shifts in the regulatory environment. Join us as we discuss some of the most important recent changes in the universal life insurance market, specifically: - Advances in underwriting: With the help of big data analytics and artificial intelligence, underwriting has become more efficient with minimal loss in accuracy. - Changes in product design and evolving markets: Over the past few years, there have been several notable product trends. Hear panelists discuss some shared aspects of these product launches and updates, spanning both retail and institutional markets. - The impact of changing interest rates: Many insurance companies have had to adjust their pricing and product offerings in response to the dynamic economic environment. Panelists will discuss how interest rates and volatility have impacted the universal life market and what insurers are doing to adapt and prepare for further changes. - Regulatory changes: Finally, our conversation will turn toward some of the most important recent regulatory changes that have impacted the universal life insurance market, including revisions to Actuarial Guideline 49A (AG49A), Long Duration Targeting Improvement (LDTI) accounting standards and other regulatory initiatives. Learning Outcome: You will better understand the trends and drivers of product changes in this core life insurance market. TRACK: Pricing/ Product Development (Underwriting, ULSG, Etc.)"

Description: Long Duration Targeting Improvement's (LDTI's) roll-forward disclosure requirements include line items for the impact of actual variances from expected experience (A/E) for both net premiums and benefits. These aggregate A/E amounts provide some insight into how actual experience is emerging relative to expectations, but they do not provide insight into either the drivers of the deviations or their significance.

Description: Review the GIFREU Case Study for Fall 2024.

Description: Review the ILALFMC Exam for Spring 2024.

Description: Review the ERM Exam for Spring 2024.

Description: Review the introductory study note for the Fall 2024 Group and Health Valuation and Regulation (GHVRU) Exam – U.S..

Description: Adjusting GAAP reinsurance reserves to account for reinsurance protection against the events that trigger direct reserve constraints (such as NPR capping or LFPB flooring) can be a challenge any time. Ceding a block of business that is already in force increases the challenge—especially if one of those constraints was already present at inception of the reinsurance. This article builds on previous work (published in the July 2022 and June 2023 issues) to show how to measure initial reinsurance reserves in a way that complies with AICPA guidance and prepares for effective measurement of subsequent changes in the effects of the constraints.

Description: Review the syllabus for the Fall 2024 Life Financial Management (ILALFMU) Exam – U.S..

Description: Review the syllabus for the Fall 2024 Life Financial Management (ILALFMC) Exam – Canada.

Description: Review the introductory study note for the Fall 2024 Life Financial Management (ILALFMC) Exam – Canada.

Description: Review the syllabus for the Fall 2024 Group and Health Valuation and Regulation (GHVRU) Exam – U.S..

Description: The article discusses the critical role of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) within insurance companies, particularly amidst changes in accounting regimes like USGAAP Long-Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI) and International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17 and implications of these changes on FP&A activities.

Description: With Chapter 20 of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Valuation Manual (VM-20), the expansion of accelerated underwriting programs and digital distribution, new accounting standards under GAAP long-duration targeted improvements (LDTI) and International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 17, along with a changing interest rate environment, companies may be looking for efficient reinsurance solutions to help address these ever changing and varied challenges. Hear highlights on how reinsurance can be utilized to address the challenges associated with managing new business strain and product competitiveness, earnings and risk management, and capital allocation efficiency. At the conclusion of the session, you will understand the various challenges being faced by direct writing companies today and where reinsurance can be leveraged to improve the returns and competitiveness of product offerings, provide flexibility in capital and tax planning, as well as balancing risk appetite and underwriting profit retention.

Description: Gain a high-level understanding on how long-duration targeted improvement (LDTI) impacts insurance products and earnings. Explore highlights on secondary impacts to companies due to additional complexity of LDTI, such as a need for a source of earnings analysis. Then dive into the details and hear an explanation on how earnings emergence differs for each type of life and annuity product impacted by LDTI. Finally, discuss the impact -to-earnings volatility under LDTI for each product type. Close the session by connecting how the investor story changes with all the impacts discussed during the session.You should walk away with a good understanding of LDTI earnings emergence, which is a topic that has very limited thought leadership available today.

Description: Guarenteed Minimum Benefits of type x (GMxB) riders under ASU 2018-12, the Long Duration Targeted Improvements (LDTI) guidance, are now classified as Market Risk Benefits (MRBs). There are several acceptable approaches for calculating the MRB balance on a block of GMxBs. Depending on the product provisions, certain approaches may be more desirable than others. IThis session will give you the opportunity to examine different strategies for calculating the MRB liability for GMxB riders under LDTI.By the end of the session, you will understand the pros and cons of the several approaches permitted for calculating the MRB balance on a block of GMxBs.

Description: For actuaries, finance and IT professionals, the long-duration targeted improvements (LDTI) implementation has been a career milestone. These projects were often the most significant undertaking of individuals’ careers, with respect to scale, complexity and duration. Join this session and participate in small groups, with consideration given to ensure each group has representation from both 2023 and 2025 filers., with moderators presenting questions to encourage small group discussion.

Description: Under U.S. GAAP long-duration targeted improvements (LDTI), some non-VA annuity products contain features scoped in as 'market risk benefits' (MRBs), which are required to be measured at fair value. For U.S. insurers, the question becomes 'How does the emerging principle-based reserving framework for non-variable annuities compare to the fair value framework for MRBs under LDTI?' See a comparison between these two new measurement models, highlighting some of the key considerations due to the added complexity of these calculations, to help companies strategically plan for their future state.

Description: Take part in a practical and forward-looking discussion for long duration targeted improvements (LDTI) implications on financial planning and analysis (FP&A). This session will provide an update on emerging industry practices and considerations for reflecting LDTI in FP&A, including operational headwinds and new opportunities.

Description: View the report on Modeling the Impact of the Great Unwinding on State Medicaid Programs

Description: Review the ILA LAM Solutions for Fall 2023.

Description: The introduction and effective application of US GAAP LDTI have increased the scrutiny of those reviewing the updated financial results. That is because LDTI has resulted in significant changes in actuarial reserving and deferred acquisition cost (DAC) models for long-duration contracts, including significant changes to data, assumptions and required disclosures. In light of the changes, greater reliance has been put on companies’ model risk management (MRM) teams and model validations to assess the conceptual soundness and accuracy of their companies’ actuarial models and to assess that the underlying data and process utilized are suitable and appropriate. This article covers a brief background on model validation, walk through a sample LDTI-focused model validation framework/test plan, then provide insights on common LDTI-related validation observations based on the authors' prior validation experience.

Description: Valerie Tsang and Jessica Kirkwood are both senior consultants with Ernst & Young LLP (EY UK) and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) respectively, who also have something else in common—they both have recently moved to a new country and are now immersed in a different market. Here, they discuss the quick-changing landscape of actuarial work and regulations and the importance of being aware of the key issues both in the countries they work in and globally, as well as some of the differences they have seen between the UK and US markets.