Description: This panel discussion will focus on how companies have been able to take advantage of the new US GAAP requirements, to develop and refine other performance indicators that provide additional insights into their business.

Description: Inflation can impact retirement and retirees in a variety of ways. With inflation as a reality in the current economic environment, the Society of Actuaries Research Institute's Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program has explored this issue in recently published research and essays. This webcast will present results of that work, sharing different aspects of inflation's impact on retirement including savings, investment choices and the impact on retirees themselves.

Description: Investment opportunities are driven by events in the economy and how participants in the financial markets react to those events. This keynote address will highlight current economic themes and their impact on investment opportunities.

Description: This session will discuss the macro-economic impact (tariff/changing interest rate environment/government fiscal policy and etc.) on the insurance industry. We will relate this to the actuarial function such as corporate strategy/risk management/product pricing & marketing

Description: In the fourth quarter of 2022, publicly traded life insurers reported on their financial and operational activities, which included a downturn in income from alternative investments, the continuing impact of COVID, the impact of equity market returns on variable annuity products, and growth trends related to pension risk transfer transactions.

Description: For over a decade, the low interest rate environment in the U.S. has shaped the life insurance industry. Challenges in finding reasonable yields on investment-grade assets have defined insurer decisions on product designs and business mix. Now, we see a material shift in the interest rate environment, with the 10-year U.S. Treasury rate increasing nearly 3% from 2020 lows. In this follow-up to ImpACT 2021's popular Interest Rates May Be Rising...Now What Do We Do?, join us as we investigate the industry's response to the shifting interest rate environment with respect to pricing and product design, inforce and capital management, and the M&A and reinsurance markets. Have insurers been altering product designs and management actions to take advantage of the increased investment yield on long-term assets? Or are we seeing business-as-usual? How have the changes in rates impacted policyholder behavior? What are the benefit and risk of the rising interest rate for life insurers? We will also discuss developments in the M&A and closed block reinsurance market as (re)insurers continue to navigate the evolving economy. Gain an understanding of the impact that the new interest rate environment has had on life insurance and annuity pricing and product design, inforce and capital management, and the M&A and reinsurance markets.

Description: The NAIC is attempting to transition to a new economic scenario generator. The process has been ongoing for several years and many interesting challenges have emerged along the way. Get an overview of where this transition is at and what comparatives have been established between the existing and proposed economic scenario generators through scenario releases and field testing. A significant amount of discussion and investigation has been done concerning acceptance testing for interest rates, equities and corporate bond returns.

Description: Presenters will discuss difficulties within the new NAIC ESG, such as how the model deals with interest rate flooring and its treatment of the linkage between equity and treasury bond returns. They will also discuss the documentation and governance process surrounding the new NAIC ESG.

Description: Recently, life insurers have seen a lot of change in their business model. Whether it be new accounting rules (e.g., long-duration targeted improvements [LDTI]) or new capital charges (e.g., structured equity tranche), companies are being forced to reconsider how they invest their assets. Today's session will help attendees understand how companies are using modelling software to help understand the impact of these changes on both their existing portfolio and potential changes that these new regulations may lead to. By attending, attendees will get a better understanding of: - How life insurers' asset allocation decisions are different than other financial companies (e.g., banks, pension funds, P&C companies) - How these changes may impact the risk vs. reward tradeoffs that life insurers' face - How these companies can use modelling software to help evaluate these potential impacts

Description: In this session, we will explore investment solutions that aim to maintain the long-term viability of a pension plan, with considerations on hedging interest rates, credit, inflation, longevity and other risks, while accounting for the many particularities associated with underlying liabilities and their corresponding ramifications.