Description: The presentation will cover conclusions, the mathematical techniques chosen (LightGBM), the rationale for that choice, and the technical tools used to collaborate among a dispersed team. (R, GitHub, CodeSpaces)

Description: The importance of storytelling in financial communication and its role in conveying complex financial reporting results and insights to diverse stakeholders cannot be denied.

Description: A news release announcing the release of findings from a survey about Taiwan's retirement system.

Description: The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA) jointly published key findings from the 18th Annual Emerging Risk Survey. The online questionnaires ask risk managers to rank current and emerging risks, and researchers have tracked the responses over the years to identify trends. In the latest survey, the top emerging risks are climate risks, disruptive technology and geopolitical instability.

Description: Among the changes to SOA fellowship for 2025 is a new approach to covering regulatory material. This article provides the current proposals being evaluated by the NAIC regarding requirements to sign the annual statement.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute and the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) announced development of a new study, focusing on U.S. public pension plan mortality data. Sponsored by NCPERS, the study will analyze in-depth data from more than 30 U.S. public pension systems spanning from 2022 to 2026. The research findings are scheduled to be released around 2030.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA), the world’s largest actuarial professional organization, announces the opening of a new regional office in Singapore. Actuaries are professional experts in measuring and analyzing risk, and work in a variety of fields, including insurance, healthcare, consulting, financial services, government and education.

Description: This session will review the latest developments in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, including a discussion of hot topics, challenges, and opportunities on the horizon. Specific topics will include cost-sharing reductions (CSR) loading and the impact on subsidized rates across states (e.g., mandated loading in NM), the interaction of American Rescue Plan (ARP) subsidy expansion, and the impact once ARP-enhanced subsidies end.

Description: Inspired by Seinfeld's Festivus celebration, our panel will conduct a lighthearted but technically robust airing of grievances related to the Medicare Star Rating program. Over the past decade, the Medicare Star Rating program has undergone an array of methodological changes.

Description: In this interactive presentation, you will learn how people make decisions and how this can lead to errors in judgement and irrational choices.