Description: Once upon a time, with enough advanced notice and a well-planned out meeting agenda, you could get all the Key Decision makers (KDMs) in the same conference room. Now, many companies have allowed KDMs to move to geographically diverse locations and this is no longer the norm. Has business been impacted? Have productivity and sales been impacted? We will discuss the significant changes that have occurred in our industry when we went from pre-COVID to a post-COVID virtual world. When key contacts and KDM's no longer come into the office 5 days per week, 8 hours each day, how do you visit their office in person? Do all the KDM's still live in close proximity to the office? Are hybrid meetings effective? How do you maintain frequency of contact? In-person, virtual? This will cover learnings, best practices, ways to spur productivity, comradery and new ways of working together more effectively. Sales managers and others can glean helpful insights that will make them more effective in working with and managing their client base.

Description: Artificial intelligence (AI) presents numerous opportunities in the insurance and financial industries. It also comes with heightened model, operational, legal and compliance, financial, and data risk. In this session, we will discuss speculation that emerging AI capabilities have sparked the fourth industrial revolution, examine what is different about this most recent round of capabilities, and examine why industry experts warn about the heightened risks the use of AI presents. We will review a framework - which includes AI ethical principles, standards, and best practices - to govern the use of AI. This will include a cross-reference of relevant Actuarial Standards of Practice as well as industry guidance like the NAIC Model Bulletin on the Use of AI Systems by Insurers. This framework will help actuaries and insurance professionals gain confidence that - if governed appropriately - we can reap the vast rewards of using AI systems in our industry.

Description: This workshop is intended to educate leaders of large and small groups on how to build a high-performance culture and achieve outstanding results. At the conclusion of this workshop, attendees will: - Learn the critical steps necessary in building a high-performance culture - Understand how to combat the inevitable resistance to change that will occur as new ways of operating are implemented - Be able to easily distinguish between high-performing and lower-performing teams

Description: Exploring the SOA Exam Pathway in India

Description: Worried about the latest wildfires? Can't keep up with the latest geopolitical landscape? Wondering how close AI is to taking over? Join us as we discuss the results of the 18th edition of the Emerging Risk Survey. This is an annual survey which is jointly sponsored by the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries Research Institute.

Description: The world has shrunk and there is no going back. In today’s post-pandemic business landscape, actuaries are frequently being asked to collaborate or lead within multicultural teams dispersed across the globe. The question is, how should companies go about maintaining a sense of team connection across teams that are geographically and demographically different?

Description: This literature review provides insights on emerging technologies that interact with the actuarial profession within the space of microinsurance for the purpose of establishing a frame of reference for actuaries to use in their work. Furthermore, it intends to spark readers’ interest in, and create a vision for, how microinsurance and its associated technologies may impact the actuarial industry in the future.

Description: Who we are as people and who we become over time is entirely determined by the habits that we practice. And, habits are the fabric from which company culture is made. However, habit are hard to change, because we misunderstand what it really takes to change habits. Why? Because human beings don't have habits - habits have human beings. If you're curious about what this means, have an interest in the science of Context Design, and want to learn how to change your own habits, as well as create cultures of high performance, join this session. Learning outcomes include: - Understand the 'golden rules of habit change' and the many myths around habits (e.g., that they take a certain number of days to create). - Learn about the science of Context Design: how to create habits, at scale, over time. For yourself and your team. - See why 'human have habits' misrepresents reality and why it's more accurate to say 'habits have human beings!'

Description: Come check out case studies regarding ethical dilemmas faced by actuaries in their day-to-day practice. You'll participate in an interactive discussion as presenters explore solutions to balancing various ethical considerations and have a better understanding of different ethical issues and how it impacts their practice by the end.

Description: This session will cover the regulatory testing requirements issued by Colorado in its SB21-169 regulation, New York Insurance Circular Letter No. 7 issued in 2024, as well as other US States. It will also explore the actual implementation of these requirements on a company using Large Language Model on external data for life underwriting.