Description: Susan Mack, co-founder of the ARIAS-US Arbitration Society and Denis Loring, SOA member and experienced arbitrator, will describe opportunities for industry service, acting as a life insurance/reinsurance arbitrator. Life, health and annuity insurers and their reinsurers increasingly use arbitration when disputes arise. At ARIAS-US, a society which certifies industry arbitrators and umpires, the demand for life industry actuaries as arbitrators and expert witnesses is far outstripping the current supply. Learn about the various types of disputes that are arising today and learn the behind-the-scenes view of what occurs in an arbitration. Actuaries will learn the importance of clear and transparent treaty and contract wording. Learn about the work that ARIAS is doing to improve the insurance and reinsurance arbitration process for the international and domestic markets. Finally, for actuaries with interest in becoming arbitrators, understand the process to become an arbitrator.