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DAVID BRAILER--KEYNOTE SPEAKER: 2013 HEALTH MEETING
David Brailer is widely known as the health care industry's champion of innovation. During the past two decades, he has shaped the evolution of health care through his work as a physician, researcher, educator, entrepreneur, policymaker and investor. Don't miss this opportunity to hear him speak as this year's general luncheon keynote speaker.
PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALTH MEETING VIRTUAL SESSIONS--JUNE 10-11
The SOA is offering four select sessions virtually. You can watch live video broadcasts from the meeting, participate in the session as it takes place in Baltimore and ask questions of the speakers via email. Virtual sessions include the Health Care Reform: Actuarial Value and New Developments in Care Management virtual sessions on June 10 followed by the 3Rs--Update from CMS and the How Insurers Are Getting Ready for 2014 and the Employer Decisions Under Material PPACA Regulations--Modeling "Dumping" to Exchanges virtual sessions taking place on June 11.
INTRODUCTION TO REINSURANCE BOOT CAMP--JUNE 12
This half-day intensive seminar, taking place in Baltimore, MD, will cover the topic of reinsurance for individual and group health insurance companies. While the seminar will start with the basics as an introduction, it is meant to be an intensive deep-dive into many of the more complicated reinsurance programs in use by insurance organizations today.
ENHANCE YOUR HEALTH KNOWLEDGE: MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR ACTUARIES--JUNE 12-13
Actuaries can better compete with other health care professionals when they enhance their health care expertise with clinical knowledge. The seminar will move actuaries away from looking only at cost/utilization and investigate the underlying clinical causes of those cost and utilization patterns by investigating the medical and pharmaceutical science behind many of the most impactful chronic conditions in the health care system.
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June 10-12
Toronto, ON
Asset Liability Management (ALM) Techniques and Practices has both reflected and influenced industry best practices, regulatory guidance and rating agency assessment. This course is a must for anyone responsible for risk management. Past course participants have immediately put to use the tools and techniques provided, used insights gained to prepare for reviews with rating agencies and regulators and have realized real bottom line results from being able to execute sophisticated ALM strategies across multiple dimensions of interest rate risk, perform risk optimization and apply ALM at a strategic level. Earn CPD credit by attending the meeting at any one of the locations above!
Credit: 24.10
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June 13-14
Toronto, ON
Asset Liability Management (ALM) Seminar provides an unsurpassed opportunity to network with leading risk professionals involved in ALM, dynamic hedging, stochastic modeling and asset management. Hear from prominent experts in the field on the latest ALM topics. Participate in facilitated workshop sessions that address your specific issues. Attend the premier ALM seminar for insurance and pension practitioners and get plugged in to the ALM community.
Credit: 16.80 |
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August 5-7
Chicago, IL
Register today for this course, geared toward risk professionals and decision makers. Advance your practice in enterprise risk management (ERM) by learning how to integrate ERM with strategic planning and execute ERM beyond risk mitigation as part of a strategic decision making framework to run the business. As an attendee you'll participate in a mock risk committee, practice the risk control process in a case study group and gain hands-on experience drafting an ERM framework. You will bring home templates and knowledge that will enable you to implement a best practices ERM framework.
Credit: 22.80 |
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August 8-9
Chicago, IL
Essentials and Master Class provide hands-on classroom training on dynamic hedging taught by two of the leading experts in the field. The half day Essentials course covers the essential concepts of dynamic hedging. The Master Class is an intensive one-day course that provides hands-on practice and teaches participants how to implement a dynamic hedging program for equity-based guarantees. The Workshop is a half day industry forum for dynamic hedging professionals working for insurance companies where they can participate in a survey of industry practices and discussion of issues facing industry for the purpose of advancing the risk management practices in this area.
Credit: 18.30
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October 14-16
London, United Kingdom
Asset Liability Management (ALM) Techniques and Practices has both reflected and influenced industry best practices, regulatory guidance and rating agency assessment. This course is a must for anyone responsible for risk management. Past course participants have immediately put to use the tools and techniques provided, used insights gained to prepare for reviews with rating agencies and regulators and have realized real bottom line results from being able to execute sophisticated ALM strategies across multiple dimensions of interest rate risk, perform risk optimization and apply ALM at a strategic level. Earn CPD credit by attending the meeting at any one of the locations above!
Credit: 24.10
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May 21
This webcast features results and insight drawn from two separate emerging risk studies. Max Rudolph will present on his own annual survey of emerging risk experts, sponsored by the SOA's Joint Risk Management Section. Alex Wittenberg will present on the Global Risks 2013 report, sponsored and released by the World Economic Forum.
Credit: 1.80
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June 4
This webcast will provide company actuaries and consultants an increased understanding of what and how regulators think about particular topics. An increased understanding will make both company actuaries and regulatory actuaries more effective at their jobs.
Credit: 1.80
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June 5
The webcast will present the findings of the Embedded Options in Pension Plans research paper sponsored by the SOA Pension Section. Presenters will cover the most common embedded options and a survey of their prevalence, as well as a consultant's perspective on how to reflect them in practice.
Credit: 1.80
EA Credit: 1.80
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June 27
In this webcast, Robert Jarrow, Jens Hilscher and Donald Van Deventer evaluate current actuarial practices for modeling credit risk in the life insurance industry in light of historical developments and current best practices, based on the findings of the research study recently completed by Kamakura for the Society of Actuaries. They summarize the development of modern credit models over the last two decades, trace the development of these models, describe the application of these models in modern risk management and discuss the contrasts between best practice techniques and regulatory.
Credit: 1.80
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| PRICING, RESERVING AND FORECASTING
This e-course is designed to build upon the information presented in the Design and Pricing (DP) and Company Sponsor Perspective (CSP) examination syllabi and the Health Foundations module in the Group and Health FSA Track. Basic concepts that were presented in the exams will be integrated and expanded upon. You'll learn practical techniques involved in managing the financial control cycle of a health care company
Credit: 7.50
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ACTUARIAL MODELING CONTROLS FOR A MODEL-BASED VALUATION FRAMEWORK WEBCAST RECORDING
This webcast recording presents the results of a study, sponsored by the Financial Reporting Section, Committee on Life Insurance Research and Committee on Finance Research, that summarizes the results of an online survey and follow-up discussions with survey respondents on the control systems U.S. and Canadian life insurance and annuity companies have currently implemented. Listeners will learn to assess their company's readiness to meet the necessary controls under a model-based approach for reserve and capital valuation (MBV) environment and gain an understanding of the key next steps to move from the current state to the desired state under MBV.
Credit: 1.80
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PROFESSIONALISM IN PRACTICE: PRECEPT 2
This e-course is one in a series of professional development e-courses intended to provide a practical application of the SOA Code of Professional Conduct and focuses specifically on your obligations to "perform Actuarial Services only when qualified to do so." Sign up for this convenient pathway to professionalism credit today!
| TAXATION SECTION PODCASTS
This free podcast series focuses on articles and columns that are featured in the Taxing Times newsletter. Experts cover topics from policyholder dividend accruals to reducing death benefits. See our full listing of more than 20 podcasts at our iTunes store.
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May 29
Montreal, QC
At this PRMIA event, which will be moderated by Simeon Goldstein, editor in chief of Avantages, our speakers will explain the extent of the impact of uncertain life expectancy on pension plans, and the solutions available to help manage this risk. Register today.
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July 8 - Boston, MA
July 9 - New York, NY
The Northeast Area Benefits Conference provides an opportunity to discuss employee benefits issues with colleagues and local, regional and national government employees from the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor. The program focuses on exchanging information and educating attendees about current regulatory, legislative, administrative and actuarial topics.
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Aug. 2-3
Chicago, IL
Are you ready to embark on the journey of a lifetime? This year, the International Association of Black Actuaries' Annual Meeting in Chicago is a must attend event! Those in attendance will have the opportunity to network with more than 200 actuarial professionals and students, participate in professional development sessions tiered specifically to your experience level, earn over 12 Continuing Education credits, and attend our one-of-a-kind networking reception at the beautiful Crystal Gardens. With your help we can attain and surpass our goal of 1,000 Black Actuaries! Register now for the 2013 IABA Annual Meeting!
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Questions? Contact pd@soa.org.
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