Description: Prescription drug markets are undergoing rapid change - significant policy changes implemented through the Inflation Reduction Act, Congressional interest in long-awaited 340b reform, and a growing direct-to-consumer market have already changed the landscape significantly. The ongoing effects of these changes will continue to evolve for many years. Hear from leading prescription drug actuaries and pharmacy policy experts on what these changes mean for prescription drug markets and US healthcare more broadly.

Description: This session will discuss the existing and potential tax-favored opportunities for LTC insurance. It will use non-actuarial and actuarial tax experts to discuss the existing (and potentially non-controversial legislative possibilities) to deal with the impending societal issues associated with the baby boomers progressing towards a tidal wave of long-term care needs that will mostly be funded through a Medicaid system that will be unable to deal with it.

Description: How are regulation and innovation intertwined? How do we regulate AI/ML in the insurance industry? We will cover how regulators are striking the balance between protection of their constituents and supporting innovation. We will zoom into the case of Predictive Analytics and the regulatory attempt at avoiding undue discrimination. Let's discuss what this really means.

Description: This session will focus on how companies can use innovative approaches to managing their Long Term Care (LTC) blocks. It will focus on utilizing external data and machine learning to identify which strategies are likely to be more successful on particular blocks of business. The attendees will learn how they can better use data to improve future financial outcomes in their blocks.

Description: How do Professionalism and the Actuarial Standards of Practice apply as the way we work and tools we use continue to change? Business is conducted via social media and messaging and Generative AI allows for additional scenarios, analysis and oversight. Join us for an interactive session to go deeper into these topics including case studies, polls and a panel discussion.

Description: The instructors in this boot camp session will highlight the SOA's work on an updated Medicaid underwriting margin model. This research project includes an excel model, a set of instructions and a paper describing the key components of underwriting margin, including cost of capital and risk margin.

Description: Join us for an insightful webcast as we delve into the far-reaching implications of the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Chevron deference. This landmark ruling, which previously granted federal agencies significant leeway in interpreting ambiguous statutes, is set to reshape the landscape of healthcare policy.

Description: This session is part of the Book Club initiative jointly sponsored by the Leadership & Development (L&D) + Joint Risk Management (JRM) Sections. During this book club session, participants will delve into Taleb's concept of Black Swan events – rare and impactful occurrences that defy traditional risk assessment models. Through facilitated discussions, we will explore how these concepts translate to real-world scenarios encountered within the insurance landscape.