Professional Development Opportunities
E-NEWSLETTER  Feb. 14, 2013

SAVE $200--INVESTMENT SYMPOSIUM EARLY REGISTRATION ENDING SOON 

Register by Feb. 19 for the 2013 Investment Symposium, taking place March 14-15 in New York City, and save $200 on your registration fees. Attend sessions that focus on the challenges of today's investment and risk managers, like low interest rates, financial stress in the eurozone and volatility. Get up-to-date information on the regulatory arena, risk modeling and the evolution of retirement funding.

 

REGISTER NOW--REFOCUS 2013: SEE THE FUTURE FIRST

Don't miss your chance to hear from this year's keynote speaker, former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, the co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Taking place March 3-6 in Las Vegas, NV, this meeting brings together top industry professionals and provides prime networking events. Registration for ReFocus 2013 closes on Feb. 28

 

HONG KONG--TWO NEW ASIA-FOCUSED WEBCASTS

The SOA is offering more opportunities to learn about the industry in Asia and has developed a number of programs for our members practicing in or interested in the overseas industry. The Stochastic Modeling and Its Challenges around IFRS 4 Phase II webcast takes place March 15 and the Global Insurance Capital Management and Solvency Reforms: Trends and Recent Developments webcast takes place on March 20.


THE YEAR FOR YOUR CAREER:
FOUR HIGH-IMPACT SOA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS FOR 2013

Build your portfolio of clients, meet new professional allies, while getting the practical tools necessary to get ahead of the competition and increase your professional value. Attend one or all of our four major yearly events. The Life & Annuity Symposium (May 6-7), Health Meeting (June 10-12), Valuation Actuary Symposium (Sept. 23-24) and the Annual Meeting & Exhibit (Oct. 20-23) are four unique and valuable events for actuaries everywhere. By attending, you'll build and reinforce important relationships and be a participant at the forefront of global actuarial thought leadership. Mark your calendars.  

 

 

Quick LinksUpcoming Events
FEATURED EVENTS
FEATURED WEBCASTS/VIRTUAL SESSIONS
FEATURED E-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
 
March 2
Longevity Risk: Recent Developments and Actuarial Implications--Hong Kong
March 3-6
Refocus 2013: See the Future First
March 12
Valuation of Equity-Linked Insurance Products & Practical Issues in Equity Modeling--Hong Kong
March 14-15
Investment Symposium
April 15-17
The Life Insurance Conference
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WEBCASTS/VIRTUAL SESSIONS

March 7
U.S. Medicare 101 for Non-Medicare Actuaries Webcast
March 12
Volatility in Fair Value Measurement Webcast
March 15
Stochastic Modeling and its Challenges Around IFRS 4 Phase II Webcast
March 19
Professionalism: Modeling for Small Companies Webcast
March 20
Global Insurance Capital Management and Solvency Reforms: Trends And Recent Developments Webcast
Events
March 2
Hong Kong

New program in Hong Kong--learn commonly used stochastic mortality forecasting models, longevity risk management via various longevity securities and an application of longevity projection in law courts.

Credit: 2.80
March 14-15
New York, NY

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.

Credit: 13.80
EA Credit: 11.10

  

April 15-17
New Orleans, LA

Don't miss the life insurance industry's leading conference, where you can learn the latest tactics, strategies and product development ideas that will 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.

Credit: 11.50
April 17-19
New Orleans, LA

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.

Credit: 11.40
Featured Webcasts/Virtual Sessions
March 7

This Health Section-sponsored webcast will provide an overview of Medicare, including an overview of what benefits are covered, eligibility provisions, provider payment innovations and the current issues that providers and Medicare Advantage plans face. There will also be ample time for questions from the audience.
Credit: 1.80
March 12

Sponsored by the Financial Reporting Section, this webcast will discuss the impact of fair value measurement on various aspects of life insurance and other long duration products. Experts in the field will present the results of research sponsored by the Financial Reporting Section to investigate the various techniques used to manage the volatility inherent in fair value measurement.
Credit: 1.80
March 15

The first part of this webcast reviews popular classes of stochastic (both equity and interest rate) models for actuarial use. The second part of this webcast aims to highlight the actuarial modeling functionality and production process challenges around IFRS 4 Phase II in accordance with the most updated tentative decisions.
Credit: 1.50
March 19

This Smaller Insurance Company Section-sponsored webcast will discuss the evolution of current life insurance and annuity modeling practices and explore key emerging issues that small company actuaries face with respect to modeling. For each of these issues, the presenters will explain how to relate available professional guidance in a practical manner.
Credit: 1.80

E-Learning
E-COURSES
RECORDED EVENTS
FINANCIAL AND HEALTH ECONOMICS E-COURSE

This e-course is designed to provide you with an overview of the financial economics discipline and its relevance to the actuarial profession.

Credit: 7.50

ACTUARIAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS WEBCAST RECORDING 

This Health Section-sponsored webcast recording touches on the many ACOs that have formed and become operational in the past two years as the Medicare Pioneer ACO and Shared Savings Program have been implemented, and commercial payers, as well as state Medicaid agencies have developed programs. Experts provide actuarial perspectives on the operational, financial, insurance and clinical challenges faced by ACOs.

Credit: 1.50
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS:
ASSET PRICING E-COURSE

This e-course focuses on mean variance portfolio theory, how the concept of market equilibrium can be extended to determine the market price of risk and rational decision making for decisions with certainty and with uncertainty.

Credit: 2.50


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PENSION SECTION PODCASTS

Listen as SOA Staff Fellow Andy Peterson interviews and discusses pension and retirement issues with experts in the field. These free podcasts cover topics from defined benefit plans and retirement savings to estimating equity risk and pension research. See our full listing of more than 20 podcasts at our iTunes store.

 
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Questions? Contact pd@soa.org.