ReFocus 2013 focuses on challenges related to low interest rates and features top-notch speakers--like former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, thought-provoking sessions and superior networking opportunities. Take advantage of excellent educational content with CEOs speaking from prominent global companies, networking with peers and the opportunity to create business leads and maintain current relationships.

The symposium consists of one-and-a-half-days of concurrent sessions. Experts will discuss the latest information on portfolio management, quantitative, risk management, asset liability management and accounting regulation. Be sure to mark your calendars for this premier event.

Don't miss the life insurance industry's leading conference, where you can learn the latest tactics, strategies and product development ideas that affect your business. The sessions are designed for life insurance professionals and thought leaders, with topics ranging from regulatory and markets to reinsurance and product development.

Join the hundreds of retirement industry professionals who will attend the 2013 Retirement Industry Conference to gain insight on the latest industry developments and equip themselves with solutions to address the complex challenges they face every day. The conference sessions are full of great information with experts discussing everything from strategic planning to risk management.

This insightful webcast will take you through the opportunities and challenges for industry development and updates. Jessica Chen, FSA and Victor Huang, FSA, CERA, FCAA will also touch on the key players and what roles actuaries play in the retirement industry. Don't miss your chance to hear from these industry experts with international actuarial and consulting experience.

Presenters, Daniel Cassidy, FSA, CERA, EA, FCA, MAAA and Patrick De Roy, FSA, CERA, FCIA, will take participants through the basic concepts and principles of ERM, review pension risk management in an ERM framework and discuss implementation of that framework. They will also describe best practices and the current industry during this Pension Section-sponsored webcast.

This Marketing & Distribution Section-sponsored webcast will touch all corners of the market and products, providing everyone a complete waterfront assessment. Experts, Jim Mall, Jeffrey Shaw, CLU, ChFC and Scott Sheefel, FSA, MAAA, will address product design, sales perspectives, mortality and lapse experience considerations, and much more. Gain a comprehensive knowledge of factors that should be addressed when participating in the final expense market, enabling their development of products that are marketable and that produce satisfactory profits.

Presenters, Leon Langlitz, FSA, MAAA, FLMI, David Ramsey, FSA, MAAA and Donald Walker, ASA, MAAA, CDP, FLMI, will discuss the results from the Society of Actuaries' Asset Adequacy Testing Survey. It is the first survey done since interest rates have had a large impact on results. During this Smaller Insurance Company and Financial Reporting section-sponsored webcast you will hear some opinions about setting interest rate scenarios in this environment, which is a challenging issue right now. The last topic addresses recent changes to Actuarial Guideline 38, which will have a major impact for many companies.

This Product Development Section and IAALS-sponsored webcast will describe some of the more recent trends in life insurance underwriting, providing you with the basic concepts, as well as what to look for. Our speakers, Al Klein, FSA, MAAA and Tim Rozar, FSA, CERA, MAAA, have done considerable research on many of these trends, both on behalf of the Society of Actuaries and for their employers. While some of the session will describe U.S. activities, the webcast is intended for an international audience. 

In this Health Section-sponsored webcast Sheamus Parkes, FSA, MAAA and Jeremy Howard will explain the fundamental concepts of machine learning using language familiar to actuaries. They will also highlight successful applications of machine learning in the insurance industry. This scientific discipline is concerned with the design and development of algorithms that allow computers to evolve behaviors based on empirical data.