Description: The SOA launched the Actuarial Innovation & Technology Strategic Research Program earlier this year, focusing on projects in which technology is being used in actuarial work. The presenters will highlight reports from the program including a review of the Top Actuarial Technologies of 2019, the growing use of cloud computing and its impact on furthering and deepening actuarial analyses, and the growing innovative approaches using non-traditional data sources for risk selection and segmentation and its intersection with industry regulation. An overview of this new SOA research initiative and key findings from recently released reports will be covered.

Description: Companies exempt from PBR can benefit by borrowing ideas and lessons learned from companies that perform and operate in a PBR world. The presenters will discuss VM requirements related to governance policies, as well as assumption and margin setting, plus model validations and controls which can benefit smaller insurance companies. Attendees will learn about new actuarial practices and how the PBR methodology and Valuation Manual can influence their work and highlight available resources.

Description: In September 2017, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) issued the “C-ROSS Phase II project construction plan”, planned to be used across three years’ time, by perfecting the regulations, improving the operational mechanism and strengthening the regulatory cooperation.

Description: The Actuary of the Future Section launched The Ambassador Program in August 2002. The objective of this program is to support the mission of the Actuary of the Future Section in facilitating actuarial employment in new businesses and industries. To accomplish this objective, the program is designed to provide actuaries with information and answers to questions about opportunities in non-traditional fields.

Description: Video submission to Disruptions to the Actuarial Profession Contest

Description: This article is about the critical role of actuaries in IT projects.

Description: Chairperson’s column describing the benefits of being a member of the Marketing and Distribution Section and encouraging members to get involved.

Description: Table accompanying the article A Guide to Surfing the New Pension Section Web Pages which provides links to various research papers and other resources offered on the Pension Section web pages

Description: Table 3 for 2009 Pension Section Survey: Update and Action Plan showing Pension Section's plans for Communications and their timeframe

Description: In this May 2010 article, Pension Staff Fellow Andrew Peterson talks about his role at the SOA and some important initiatives he is working on right now.