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Description: SOA offers two awards for self-nomination: the SOA Actuarial Science Early Career Research Award and the SOA Outstanding Educator Award. Learn more about each award, including eligibility requirements and the most recent winners.

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Description: The health insurance industry has historically used several factors to develop premium rates. Many of these, e.g. gender rating, have been largely eliminated from health insurance rating practices by regulations as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) because they were determined as inequitable. However, several other factors still remain as differentiators in premium rates charged to individuals and groups. In conjunction with the SOA, researchers studied whether there could be ‘ghost’ rating factors, like race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, that are inherently included in some of these remaining allowable factors. Review results and opportunities for future research. By attending this session, you will be challenged to think about traditional rating factors in a different way. Rather than focusing on whether certain factors are sound based on the underlying claims cost, this session will focus on whether or not these factors are impacting certain socioeconomic or racial/ethnic groups disparately.

Description: SARS-CoV2 will impact our post-pandemic future. Morbidity more than mortality will impact the life and health business in the mid-term. But how does this temporary disruption in health care elicit long-tail implications on other common diseases and changes in lifestyles? Find out how mid-term pricing could be affected using one case scenario and also show how mental health will particularly shape the post-pandemic future (individually and societal), not only due to long COVID. Review the experience of the insured policies and discuss future ideas for COVID-19 research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute. Consider recent causes of death studies, as well as reported claims analyses to help expedite the analysis of recent experience. Join us where experts from both the medical and actuarial disciplines join forces to discuss this important topic.

Description: Many of us take our good health for granted. Sure, we may face some challenges such as taking time off from work or a large cost share, but at the end of the day we know we will get the health services we need. There are, however, millions of Americans who cannot take this opportunity for granted. In most cases, that health insecurity is linked to social determinants of health (SDOH), like income level and location. Discuss the role actuaries can play in addressing these issues and uncover an introduction to the data and tools you can use to get started. After this session, you will be able to: • Describe the impact SDOH have on the health of the U.S. population. • Define the current infrastructure in place to address the issues. • Explain potential solutions to the problem. • Illustrate the available tools and data need to analyze the problem.

Description: If you're intrigued by the impact of recent interest changes or updates about the Principle Based Reserves ASOP 22 Statements of Actuarial Opinions Based on Asset Adequacy Analysis for Life Insurance, Annuity or Health Insurance Reserves and Other Liabilities, then this webcast discussion featuring three expert speakers will grab your attention. Join us for the annual Year-End U.S. Statutory Financial Reporting Considerations webcast and discover more about cash flow testing, as well as potential changes to statutory financial reporting due to climate change. This popular webcast will be taking place December 14, so don't miss out on the latest considerations from our important speakers.

Description: Join us for an analysis of the impact of climate change on financial institution solvency, profitability, and how other key performance metrics are, or likely will be, required by financial regulators in most major economies in the very near future. Regulators are signaling that such impacts should be assessed through the use of scenario analysis, both qualitatively and quantitatively. Explore an overview of the emerging regulatory landscape for insurers as it relates to the disclosure of climate risk. After that, check out the mechanics and current best practices that actuaries and risk modelers may use in performing qualitative and quantitative climate risk scenario analyses, covering both physical and transition risks.

Description: The ongoing changes in job structure in the last two years have led to multiple questions: How with this impact retirement benefits and retirement? Will more flexible job arrangements (e.g. phased retirement) open up the potential for better opportunities for older workers? The U.S. population has been aging (in spite of the last two years).How will retirement adapt to longer life spans? Explore the future of retirement and retirement plans in light of these changes.

Description: SOA education is continually evolving to meet the current and future needs of candidates, members, employers, and the public. The presenters will review recent changes and preview what is to come in 2023. Particular attention will be paid to progress on the ASA revisions announced in 2021 and the FSA revisions announced this year.