Conference of Consulting Actuaries Annual Meeting

What’s New in the Annuity Purchase Market

The pension plan annuity purchase market has evolved significantly since 2012 when the GM and Verizon deals ushered in a new era in pension risk management. We’ve had new entrants into the market, new innovations, and new issues. The panelists in this session discuss what’s new in the annuity purchase market from the insurer perspective to ensure that consultants understand how to best approach the market to optimize results for their clients.

Hedging Pension Liabilities

Panelists discuss the issues around hedging liabilities (i.e., minimum funding, PBGC, accounting, and termination) including the different risk factors involved. They discuss the practical implementation of hedging strategies along with current challenges to hedging pension liabilities today. Panelists also discuss the role that pension actuaries can play to help facilitate a successful hedging strategy with their clients.

Managing Expectations

Expectations are a powerful force and therefore managing them is key to a consulting actuary’s success. Join the Leadership Development Community interactive workshop to learn and practice how to manage expectations to improve your success as a consultant/leader/team member/human. Neither CCA nor Leadership Development Community membership is required to attend.

Improving Actuarial Reports and Communications

Have you ever received a client email saying, “Fabulous actuarial report you sent. I just couldn’t stop reading it.” Indeed, this may seem like actuarial fantasy or science fiction. While this session will remain reality based, why not attend and discover how your reports and communications can become at least a little more intriguing