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Mortality and Longevity Webinar Series 2020
Webinar Series22 July 2020 - 10 August 2020This webinar series provided topical and practical updates and discussion on the latest thinking and innovations in mortality and longevity, and is designed to be very accessible to a broad range of experience.
Recordings of webinars can be purchased by visiting our Online Learning Resource page covering mortality and demographics.
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Mortality and Longevity Webinar: The IFoA diabetes working party - our journey so far
Webinar10 August 2020Part of the Mortality and Longevity webinar series. The working party will help the industry to update and enhance how potential risk from diabetes and excess mortality is considered, including the need to understand the underwriting implications as treatments improve, and potentially to develop new products that are tailored to those with diabetes.
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Mortality and Longevity Webinar: Beyond control - what could be our next big health threat?
Webinar10 August 2020Part of the Mortality and Longevity webinar series. As an industry, it has been important to be able to look to the future to identify the next quantifiable risk. In this session, I will explore some of the less tangible, but none-the-less concerning risks to future health, such as the health risks associated with exposure to pesticides, ingestion of plastic in the food chain, and the hazards of indoor air pollution through exposure to volatile organic compounds.
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Mortality and Longevity Webinar: A New Framework for Future Mortality
Webinar6 August 2020Part of the Mortality and Longevity webinar series
Our presentation will examine the challenges arising in setting mortality improvement assumptions, exposing known but under-explored vulnerabilities of current practices. An entirely new framework is proposed, one built around the characteristics of short-, medium- and long-term outlooks, which puts greater weight on forward-looking (rather than extrapolative) approaches. We will also discuss herding and “group think” and why these might be problematic.
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PHC Conference webinar: Gene Modification
Webinar6 August 2020Part of the Protection, Health and Care Conference 2020 webinar series
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for Gen Re Life/Health Research and Development, Dr John O'Brien, will discuss the impacts of Gene Modification for life/health insurance.
Affordable gene sequencing and initiatives such as the 100 000 genome project, have provided information on genetic links to many diseases. Precise gene abnormalities for previously described genetic diseases can now be identified. This identification can facilitate avoidance of these conditions by pre-implantation diagnosis. The next step is to see how these genes can be manipulated to correct the abnormalities. Exciting techniques such as CRISPR and viral vectors show promise in treating some serious and devastating diseases. The ability to change genes does however predictably pose ethical dilemmas
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PHC Conference webinar: Engagement and innovation for the next generation consumer
Webinar5 August 2020Part of the Protection, Health and Care Conference 2020 webinar series
Using new and unique research and data from the UK, US, Sweden and China, this presentation investigates how consumers use the internet through their insurance journey and analyzes the role culture and generation plays in their online behaviour. We use this research to show the online landscape for insurance sales in the UK and suggest ways to shape new products and effectively engage with the consumer who is buying them.
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CILA Webinar - Developing and Executing a Climate Risk Strategy
Webinar3 August 2020 - 4 August 2020Part of the Current Issues in Life Assurance webinar series
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors announced on 14 November 2019 the adoption of v2.0 of the global Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) which will undergo confidential reporting for 5 years starting from 2020. This session will include specific experiences from Legal and General (L&G) as well as global industry perspectives from EY.
This session will cover the PRA supervisory statement on financial impacts related to climate change, industry insights into PRA climate risk business plans, examples climate risk strategy setting out key workstreams and activity steps for successful execution, an overview of a climate risk strategy execution timeline and the future.
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PHC Conference webinar: Mental Health Underwriting - updating for current medical practice
Webinar4 August 2020Part of the Protection, Health and Care Conference 2020 webinar series
This session will cover how we have challenged conventional approaches to underwriting and risk selection in order to develop an approach that aligns current practices, customer and broader interests with robust risk assessment.
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Webinar: Revised IFRS 17 – Implications for Insurers and Actuaries
Webinar4 August 2020On 25 June the International Accounting Standards Board published Amendments to IFRS 17, the Insurance Contracts global accounting standard effective 1 January 2023. The IFoA’s cross-practice Financial Reporting Group (FRG) is delighted to be joined by IASB board member Darrell Scott to host a webinar on Tuesday 4 August covering these developments.
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CILA Webinar - Global Capital Standards – What does the Adoption of ICS v2.0 Mean?
Webinar3 August 2020Part of the Current Issues in Life Assurance webinar series
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors announced on 14 November 2019 the adoption of v2.0 of the global Insurance Capital Standard (ICS) which will undergo confidential reporting for 5 years starting from 2020. This session will include specific experiences from Legal and General (L&G) as well as global industry perspectives from EY.