Description: This article starts with the increasing attention that FP&A receives due to the implementation of new financial regimes and emphasizes the collaborative nature of FP&A. It then describes the roles that actuaries play in FP&A, the new demands for actuaries that we are observing, and suggests some best practices that we are seeing across the clients. This article targets to point out the new demands from FP&A on actuaries and provide some advice on how actuaries can do to meet these demands.

Description: Dive into the challenges of practitioners working across components that make up the Risk Management infrastructure with a variety of health, life and P&C insurers in this panel discussion webcast. Panelists will highlight how these insurers operate with the data and tools available to them and the existing challenges in interactions with an organization's leadership. Be part of this webcast that delves into the interplay between first- and second-line defense and how high levels of independence and professionalism can be achieved in a fast-moving, multi-discipline cross functional ERM role.

Description: The Candidate Connect at the 2024 Health Meeting provides information, inspiration and networking opportunities to actuarial candidates pursuing their ASA.

Description: James Glickman delivers his general session speech at the SOA 2019 SOA Annual Meeting & Exhibit in Toronto.

Description: Frequently Asked Questions about the SOA's University-Earned Credit (UEC) program.

Description: Read how the world’s largest provider of specialty insurance for classic vehicles uses its media department’s YouTube videos to its full advantage.

Description: MaD Section Update for 2025

Description: Risk adjustment (RA) is a key component for CMS Medicare Advantage program and California Medicaid Managed Care program. While both RA programs follow generally accepted basic principles at a high level, their underlying methodologies and assumptions are also quite different. Due to recent events such as COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Medicaid redetermination delay and restart, it adds complexity to Risk Adjustment. This is a hot topic in the industry and has significant impact to health plans. Keeping current with risk adjustment program changes and understanding the commonalities and differences of these two government risk adjustment programs is important to our health actuaries. Compare these two risk adjustment programs so you can learn key elements of a risk adjustment program, similarities and differences in methodology and assumptions , as well as special considerations due to serving different populations.

Description: Explore the findings from the research paper recently released by Milliman and the SOA, highlighting the growing need for support of informal/family caregivers. We will discuss both quantitative and qualitative data that illustrates not only the cost and burgeoning need, but the mental/emotional stressors that come along with this work.

Description: With a quickly changing set of actuarial tools and practices emerging through artificial intelligence, technology regulations, Actuarial Standards of Practice, and more, it’s important to learn and discuss how to maintain professionalism in actuarial work and in consideration of the SOA Code of Conduct. Come to this session to learn about a variety of emerging topics, discuss case studies, and interact with other attendees to share your perspectives on maintaining a professional approach to valuation topics.By attending the session, you will be able to:· Apply actuarial professionalism concepts.· Identify key ASOPs and Code of Conduct Precepts for actuaries.· Learn about statistical methods and bias.