Description: Discover an overview of key trends in the pricing of RILAs, including key pricing assumptions and methodologies. Topics will include pricing targets/measures, surrender assumptions, pricing scenarios, use of ALM models and other key aspects, key product considerations given regulatory and distribution impacts.

Description: The life insurance industry has been dealing with low interest rate environment for many years. As a result, investment incomes have been low but many have found ways to embrace and deal with it. Recently, the interest rates have started to increase and at times are moving rather rapidly. While a rise in interest rates is perceived as a good thing, a rapidly rising interest rate environment can be problematic. Additionally, is 'lower for longer' no longer the norm? Learn more about the recent trend of rising interest rates and what can actuaries do about it in consideration to pricing and risk management.

Description: Under U.S. GAAP long-duration targeted improvements (LDTI), some non-VA annuity products contain features scoped in as 'market risk benefits' (MRBs), which are required to be measured at fair value. For U.S. insurers, the question becomes 'How does the emerging principle-based reserving framework for non-variable annuities compare to the fair value framework for MRBs under LDTI?' See a comparison between these two new measurement models, highlighting some of the key considerations due to the added complexity of these calculations, to help companies strategically plan for their future state.

Description: 2023 was a year of continued change for the annuity market as interest rates stayed high. The rapid growth of RILA products stalled as FIA and MYGA products saw a significant increase in market share, with bonus products being extremely popular. The impact of ASOP 2 and the higher rate environment are continuing to be realized in experience, in-force management, product design and more. Learn more about the retail annuity market with a focus on the impacts of the current interest rate environment. Session materials will draw on experience studies, sales results, product changes, and more, which will examine how higher interest rates have altered the annuity market. At the conclusion of this session, you will understand recent trends in the annuity market, including emerging experience, new product designs, regulatory changes, and the impact of high interest rates.

Description: The Society of Actuaries will be offering this webinar series intended to educate and investigate aspects of life insurance, annuity, and long-term care product tax compliance. Developed by the Taxation Section, participants will be brought up to date on recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and learn about the newest tax issues related to product design and administration. Legal, IRS and product development experts will provide vital insights into the challenges of developing and administering products within the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and allow ample opportunities for questions and information exchange. This session will provide an intense introduction to the basics of product taxation, with a focus on annuities.

Description: The rising interest rate environment has presented more attractive alternatives for VA risk management, but the benefits of different strategies can vary significantly by block of business. This session will highlight key drivers for risk management decisions for variable, fixed index, and registered index-linked annuities. With the viewpoints from different direct writers, reinsurers and preliminary findings of the 2024 Milliman Derivatives Study, the session will then show how product mix, tenure, and regulatory regime influence strategic decision-making. At the end of the session, the audience will help make strategic decisions on sample blocks of business and see how their choices play out in different hypothetical scenarios.

Description: Sales of index-linked annuities such as FIAs and RILAs have been setting new records while sales of traditional VAs have been declining. This webcast will survey the latest generation of FIA and RILA products, examining the impact of the current market environment and how the landscape is expected to change when the FED starts cutting interest rates.

Description: Principle-Based Reserves for fixed annuities are coming. Hear the latest from industry experts on the current Valuation Manual (VM)-22 draft and field test, as well as when it will be effective. Participants will learn about principle-based reserving for fixed annuities and be better prepared to implement it.

Description: In this session, you will be exposed to new innovations in the insurance industry around the world.

Description: The market and regulatory environment may be different from place to place, but the business problems insurance professionals encounter are similar no matter where they are. Our panelists hail from diverse markets in Europe and Asia. They will share details of their distinct approaches to common issues such as regulatory and rating agency capital requirements, lapse and longevity risk. Enjoy looking at how solutions from other markets can be applied at home, whether 'home' is the U.S., Asia or elsewhere. Key learning objectives include: - Understanding the ways unique approaches--such as stop loss reinsurance-can be applied to freeing up capital - Developing a fundamental understanding of asset-intensive structures, which are common in the U.S., and how they can be used in Asia and other markets - Exploring the market forces that make longevity reinsurance so popular in the U.K. but not in the U.S.