Description: This article explores how simple climate targets are driving paper decarbonization, which has serious unintended consequences. Risk managers must keep this in mind and choose metrics carefully to do their part in the climate transition.

Description: Welcome to the appellate court. We’ve seen some scare in mass media on climate-linked mortality, but not sure what to make of that in our actuarial practice. Both data and research is quickly evolving around climate change’s impact globally and to US mortality. We’ll share a few tidbits from recent actuarial research on wildfires and air pollution in particular. At the same time, there are still many unknowns on the long-term effects, and this phase of understanding is ripe for calling on a diverse group of experts. We bring expert witnesses from different professions to the actuarial stand to answer whether climate change’s impacts from heat wildfire-induced air pollution to mental health is a credible and material threat to insured mortality. The audience should come ready to judge the arguments presented.

Description: ALM actuaries are critical to insurance companies and pension funds—monitoring ALM positioning, measuring risk exposures, and informing the investment decision making process. However, there are opportunities for actuaries to further increase their impact by expanding their scope and embedding actuarial expertise throughout the investment lifecycle. This session will cover new and enhanced ALM techniques to improve ALM risk and return outcomes, including better integration of credit and market risk measurement, and enhanced liability-driven investing strategies.

Description: The insurance industry hinges on accurate actuarial assumptions. This session explores how insurers can leverage AI/machine learning (ML) to unlock greater accuracy and granularity in assumption setting, while effectively managing risks, implementing strong governance frameworks, and meeting validation expectations from regulators.

Description: The Task Force for Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidance has become the basis for the majority of climate related disclosure requirements, both in the US and around the world. Climate Risk management practices and disclosures are evolving rapidly and companies are at a wide array of stages on the journey to begin addressing climate risk. Actuaries can play a central role in helping understand and manage climate-related risks, but how do you get started?

Description: This is report summarizes the results of a Joint Risk Management Section sponsored study on negative interest rates and the insurance industry.

Description: Learn from panelists from different companies as they come together to discuss their experiences.

Description: Equity-Based Insurance Guarantee Webcast Series

Description: The articles discusses how Principles-based approaches PBA to setting reserves and capital can be combined with Enterprise Risk Management to create a competitive advantage for an insurance company. Those companies can leverage these models by combining unique risks and strategies to measure and manage risk.

Description: This article describes how insurers can expand the reach of their efforts with regard to Economic Capital EC into the broader enterprise risk management process. Some experts contend that can be done by shifting the focus towards value. EC has the potential to shed new light on valuable opportunities for insurers.