Description: Dive into the vibrant world of Bermuda's reinsurance market! This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest market trends shaping Bermuda's dynamic landscape. First, we will discover how global shifts and regulatory changes are influencing market strategies and review recent deal activity. Afterward, we will explore hot topics in offshore valuation, exploring innovative approaches and methodologies that are emerging in this unique jurisdiction. Whether you're interested in market dynamics or valuation intricacies, this session promises to equip you with the insights needed to stay ahead in Bermuda's ever-evolving financial ecosystem. Join us for an informative journey that combines expert analysis with practical insights.

Description: Hybrid life and LTC products are growing in popularity, and reserve calculations for these products pose unique challenges. Find out how practitioners are thinking about modeling, assumption updates, and product considerations.Attendees will be able to describe today's hybrid product reserving considerations, including keys to reserving for acceleration (vs. extension and restoration) benefits, under different reserve paradigms.

Description: With more accounting basis and regulations to adhere to, our models have become more complex and sophisticated. Additionally, more and more models are run on the clouds where a mistake can cost big dollars for reruns. In this session, we will explore immediate ways you can transform you models to be more reliable and robust. We will dive deep into different methods to review and validate models.

Description: Most people will now have had some exposure to large language model tools such as ChatGPT and will have been impressed by their ability to write essays or generate computer code. However, fewer people will be aware of the next phase of AI, which will turn AI chat assistants into more fully fledged AI colleagues.

Description: Want to know what's going on with life products? Come hear the life product update in the style of talk show that will provide you with quick hits on what's going on with life insurance products including new products, regulations, and trends on the life insurance space.

Description: This session will cover the InsurTech market, its geographical footprint, its focus on life, health, and property/casualty (P&C) insurance, and the type of link it aims to improve in the value chain. This leverages the work of the Academy's AI subcommittee.

Description: VIRTUAL - Session 1A: AI Governance checklist & Auditing an Algorithm

Description: U.S. News & World Report has named the actuarial profession one of the 100 Best Jobs for 2026, also ranking it highly among technology and STEM careers (#5 in Best Technology Jobs, #7 in STEM, and #11 overall).