Description: Hybrid life and LTC products are growing in popularity, and reserve calculations for these products pose unique challenges. Find out how practitioners are thinking about modeling, assumption updates, and product considerations. Attendees will be able to describe today's hybrid product reserving considerations, including keys to reserving for acceleration (vs. extension and restoration) benefits, under different reserve paradigms.

Description: Actuarial modernization is transforming the profession, and coding plays a central role. Coding skills enable actuaries to automate data manipulation, streamline model development, and effectively harness advanced analytics. This session explores why coding is foundational to the future of actuarial work, highlighting practical use cases, essential technologies, and career benefits.

Description: This article explores strategies for optimizing actuarial models built on open system platforms. It begins by contrasting open and closed system modeling environments, emphasizing that users of open systems must take responsibility for in-house runtime optimization. The authors underscore the critical role that efficient, well-optimized models play in supporting a high-performing modeling team. To reinforce the techniques discussed, the article includes a case study focused on disability insurance modeling to offer practical insights.

Description: Review the exam solutions for the Fall 2025 Predictive Analytics (PA) Exam.