Description: This session will review reinsurance fundamentals, risk assessment techniques, optimization strategies, and regulatory considerations through case studies and best practices. Attendees will gain insights into enhancing capital management, risk mitigation, and improving operating results, utilizing practical insights from both reinsurers and direct experience. This presentation offers a valuable and practical opportunity to navigate the complexities of reinsurance, optimize transactions, and driving strategic growth in today's dynamic insurance landscape.

Description: Summary of ReFocus 2019

Description: Description and welcome to the 2020 Canadian Reinsurance Conference including highlight of the key note speaker

Description: Latest outlook on the market size and recent trends associated with the U.S. and Canada Life Reinsurance markets. The SOA Life Reinsurance Survey is an annual survey that exhibits individual and group life data from U.S. and Canadian life reinsurers. Survey results are based on financial information self-reported by reinsurance entities and include new business production and inforce figures.

Description: Refocus, the premier life insurance industry conference, will be celebrating 10 years of continuous growth. The next conference will be in March 2016. This interview discusses how the founding committee members evolved the conference from a Reinsurance focus to a broader focus.

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 explore how global shifts and regulatory changes are influencing market strategies and review recent deal activity. Afterward, we will examine hot topics in offshore valuation, exploring innovative approaches and methodologies 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: Asset intensive reinsurance has become a focal point of actuarial, administrative, and regulatory consideration recently. This session will walk through one such real-world reinsurance case study of an illustrative transaction - from the initial actuarial-related due diligence process of the cedant's subject business through the onboarding and integration of the subject business into the reinsurer's platform. The following topics will be addressed: actuarial due diligence, experience studies and assumption setting, model validation, model development, and onboarding of the subject business. The session aims to provide a variety of insights into this process across different business units and functions. At the conclusion of the session, attendees will have a firm understanding of a variety of transaction-related topics within the context of a real-world transaction.

Description: The surge in interest rates over the past few years presents opportunities for life insurers to enhance their Asset and Liability Management (ALM) positions through asset rebalancing to narrow the duration gap and secure higher risk-adjusted yields. This webcast introduces a robust, efficient and readily-executable, liability-driven strategic asset allocation (SAA) framework and implementation considerations. At the conclusion of the webcast, attendees will learn about the key objectives and practical considerations for a successful SAA.

Description: Come discuss how reinsurers can work side by side with insurer to better develop products, and lift in the areas that reinsurers have more experience, help matching products with distributions (or vice versa) and provide advanced technologies associated with tools and software. The speakers will also present Direct to Consumer plan from various points of view, i.e., distributors, carriers, and reinsurers. Some case studies will also be presented where traditional reinsurers and asset-intensive reinsurers helped insurers bring products to life.

Description: Discuss a comparison of the U.S. general and insured population mortality experience and how COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 excess deaths impacted the populations differently. Discover the population mortality experience in the UK with a focus on the recent emergence of excess deaths for non-COVID causes. The long-term implications on the insured population will also be explored. Wrap up with a discussion of different conditions of long COVID, including organ impairments.