Description: How are regulation and innovation intertwined? How to regulate artificial intelligence/machine learning in the insurance industry? We will cover how regulators are striking the balance between protection of their constituents and supporting innovation. We will zoom into the case of predictive analytics and the regulatory attempt at avoiding undue discrimination. Let's discuss what this really mean.

Description: 2026 SOA Professional Development Preview Webcast

Description: Explore the key concepts actuaries need to know in relation to climate change and detail areas of practice where actuaries have a crucial role to play, both within insurers and at other business. Specifically the session will cover:-tkey risks from climate change insurers need to be considering, climate change insurance regulatory considerations (including SEC and DOI specific developments) and stakeholder overview (e.g. investor preferences), relevant climate change reporting standards, including TCFD, climate change risk assessments and integration into risk management frameworks, climate change scenario testing, data and methodologies , net Zero in insurance, greenhouse gas quantification across investments and underwriting portfolios, and business integration and what does this mean for actuaries and what is our role?

Description: Session 3B: Actuarial Principles in Action – Pharmacy Benefits

Description: Actuarial Professionalism: Judge and Jury

Description: Discover how to bring professionalism to actuarial work in this 75-minute webcast focused on the profession's standards. Attendees will learn about applying professional guidance to the future challenges in their ongoing work that will require professionalism skills.

Description: Learn about communication tips catering to different audiences. Brainstorm with your peers on differences in communications during the age of remote work, learn strategies to influence business decisions, and share your tips and stories on communications as an actuary.

Description: After the arduous journeys IFRS 17 filers underwent to implement the standard, it would only make sense for insurers to seek the best return on their investment post effective date of 1/1/2023. Many insurers are now embarking a new phase of the journey that involves wrapping up any unfinished business as they might have taken a minimum compliance route to finish implementation and thinking about the knock-on effects the new standard has on the way they carry out business and perform financial reporting.

Description: It's your first full day of productive learning! Start it off right with a delicious breakfast and warm welcome.

Description: Biases can creep up in models in numerous ways. After discussing various forms of bias, presenting a framework useful to manage bias in models, and contextualizing this effort in the current environment, this session will focus on practical issues faced by the industry.