Description: I Voted

Description: Ballots and results from past SOA elections.

Description: AI Insights for Actuaries: A Virtual Symposium

Description: Over the last several years, the life and annuity industry has seen significant reforms to the Valuation Manual and RBC Instructions, but one outstanding item not yet addressed with recent 'VA Reform' was the economic scenario generator (ESG). The NAIC has engaged Conning, Inc. to replace the Academy's generator (AIRG) that is currently benchmarked for VM-20 and VM-21 calculations. Learn about a broad overview of the current statutory ESG reform, and possible considerations companies need to account for in the reserve and capital calculations dependent upon it. You'll explore a brief regulatory history of the ESG efforts, as well as key mechanical differences between the proposed Conning 'GEMS' model and the AIRG. We will also examine key statistical differences between the model outputs, potential implications for company risk management, and pending regulatory changes to consider before official implementation of the new ESG. With industry field testing recently completed, review of this new scenario set is still ongoing. This initiative is extremely important to the industry because it could ultimately have significant implications on companies' regulatory requirements and risk management strategies.

Description: Many insurance companies have started Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives over the past few years to better engage with their employees and communities in new ways. Explore another important audience of DEI programs: the customers who purchase insurance products. Review research on the unique needs of specific groups that may have been underserved by insurance companies in the past. You will also touch on ways to make the insurance buying process more accessible to everyone.

Description: Agility, responsiveness, and real-time access to data are critical today, and they become even more critical tomorrow. As business leaders, we need to drive a more responsive decision-making culture, and we can do this by utilizing the concept of continuous improvement. Discover how an agile company can increase its financial IQ to improve the speed, openness, confidence, and frequency of finance-led decision-making - and ultimately position finance as the strategic core of the organization.

Description: As VM-22 reshapes requirements for a large range of products, companies must move beyond compliance to build scalable, insightful, and cost-effective processes. The focus of this session is beyond compliance with VM-22—addressing the importance of post-processing workflows that support assumption traceability and VM-31 reporting, the challenges of stochastic reserve projections, and the need to modernize infrastructure for data and ALM scalability. Together, these efforts will enable a more strategically valuable implementation of VM-22.

Description: In our first event, we will explore the interaction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Risk Management in Financial Services. This hour-long virtual session will include engaging discussions and virtual refreshments.

Description: 2025 Asia Monthly

Description: 2025 SOA Annual Meeting.