Description: How is extreme weather impacting you? If you live in California, you may have been impacted by the atmospheric rivers unleashing record-breaking rain and snow last winter. If you live in Canada or near Canada, you may have been impacted by the wildfires raging last spring. NASA has declared that the summer of 2023 was the hottest on record. Americans are noticing these changes. In a survey conducted by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute, the majority of Americans have reported that extreme weather events-including hurricanes, tornadoes, heatwaves, wildfires, and flooding-have had negative impacts on their health (53%), property (51%), communities (58%) and feelings of general safety (65%). In this session, the presenters will discuss the science behind climate change and the associated risk. At the end of this session, participants will be able to: - Define key terms relating to climate change - Describe the causes of climate change - Describe the impact of climate change our ecosystem, property, and population health. - Describe the impact of climate change on the day-to-day work of actuaries

Description: This session will discuss the regulatory environment for life and annuity products. The ever-changing landscape of the regulatory environment makes life and annuity product development and management more complicated. Federal developments, including the DOL fiduciary rule and Algorithmic accountability, as well as State developments such as AI and challenges to underwriting are just a few of the topics covered in this session.

Description: Review the passing candidate list by name for SOA’s February 2025 administration of exam GIINT.

Description: The speakers will work through hands-on Excel examples of bootstrapping interest rate curves—including forward, spot, and par rates. The presenters will also cover models such as Hull-White and the Forward Market Model with an emphasis on derivative valuation and exposure calculations.

Description: Dive into the fascinating world of global business cultures with our upcoming virtual discussion forum on Erin Meyer’s acclaimed book, The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business. This event is an exceptional opportunity to enhance your understanding of the dynamic interplay between culture and business practices, crucial for every professional actuary.

Description: Deferred Acquisition Cost

Description: Knowing how we and those around us are wired is very important for having successful relationships, whether it be family, a work team or any interaction that can be built upon for the future (e.g., a potential client). There are several models of human behavior inexistence. Like any model, none are perfect. However, having one that can generally guide us the majority of the time with simplicity, practicality and success is of great benefit.

Description: Review the syllabus for the September 2025 Statistics for Risk Modeling (SRM) Exam.