About This Event
The 2019 Ratemaking, Product and Modeling (RPM) Seminar Planning Committee invites you to join us in Boston, MA for this three-day event that provides educational opportunities on Ratemaking, Predictive Modeling and Product Management.
SEMINAR OVERVIEW
Online Registration is closed.
Please register on site in Boston, MA starting Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 3pm for workshops that have availability, and for the Seminar.
The 2019 Ratemaking, Product and Modeling (RPM) Seminar Planning Committee invites you to join us in Boston, MA for this three-day event that provides educational opportunities on Ratemaking, Predictive Modeling and Product Management.
Attendees will have ample networking opportunities to renew and expand their list of industry contacts, and exhibitors will be on hand to demonstrate their relevant services and knowledge.
DYNAMIC SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS
The RPM seminar will provide a forum for actuaries, underwriters, and other insurance professionals to further their continuing education and stay current as professionals with many new sessions covering the following tracks:
- Models
- Ratemaking
- Product Management
- Innovation
- Regulation/Professionalism
SEMINAR WORKSHOPS
Seven dynamic workshops will be offered on a variety of topics on Monday. This year you will have the option of choosing between full day or half day workshops.
Full Day Workshops:
Severe Weather
Predictive Modeling with GLM’s
Product Development
Introduction to Python
Advanced Predictive Modeling
Half Day Workshops:
Communication Training
Data Visualization
REGISTRATION OPTIONS:
The following registration options are offered:
- one full day of focused workshops; or
- two days of traditional general/concurrent sessions; or
- both the focused workshops and the traditional two day seminar.
OTHER EVENTS
Underwriting Collaboration Seminar
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and The Institutes CPCU Society invite you to be a part of the 2019 Underwriting Collaboration Seminar (UCS) scheduled for March 25, 2019, in Boston, MA. This year, UCS will be a one-day event with approximately 100 attendees, held in conjunction with the Ratemaking, Product, and Modeling (RPM) Seminar taking place March 25-27, 2019. This will enable UCS attendees to network with RPM attendees at lunch and at the reception. Those that stay for the RPM Seminar will be able to attend all the main programming, set to start on Tuesday, March 26.
iCAS Predictive Analytics Community of Practice Event
The CAS Institute (iCAS) is offering its Predictive Analytics Community of Practice Event on Monday, March 25. This full-day event, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is designed for advanced practitioners working in the area of Predictive Analytics/Data Science, and will include panels, presentations, and roundtable discussions of advanced topics in predictive analytics both within and outside of the insurance fields.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- For more information on this seminar or other CAS opportunities, or for more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints and refunds, please contact the CAS Office at (703) 276-3100
- For more information on attendee registration, please e-mail arc@casact.org.
- For more information on the Ratemaking, Product, and Modeling Seminar other than registration issues, please e-mail meetings@casact.org.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS
The CAS Continuing Education Policy applies to all ACAS and FCAS members who provide actuarial services. Actuarial services are defined in the CAS Code of Professional Conduct as “professional services provided to a Principal by an individual acting in the capacity of an actuary. Such services include the rendering of advice, recommendations, findings, or opinions based upon actuarial considerations.”
Members who are or could be subject to the continuing education requirements of a national actuarial organization can meet the requirements of the CAS Continuing Education Policy by satisfying the continuing education requirements established by a national actuarial organization recognized by the Policy.
This activity may qualify for CE Credits for the RPM Seminar for CAS members. Workshop attendees may qualify up to 7.2 CE Credits. Those attendees who participate in a Breakfast Roundtable can add .9 CE Credits per roundtable. Participants should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. CAS members earn 1 CE Credit per 50 minutes of educational session time not to include breaks or lunch.
*The amount of CE credit that can be earned for participating in this activity must be assessed by the individual attendee. It also may be different for individuals who are subject to the requirements of organizations other than the American Academy of Actuaries.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Registration fees will be refunded for cancellations received by the CAS Office no later than March 11, 2019, less a $100 processing fee. Only written cancellations will be honored and may be faxed to (703) 276-3108 or e-mailed to refund@casact.org.
In the event that a CAS meeting is canceled, a full refund will be made for registration fees paid. Transportation and hotel costs or fees are not reimbursable by the CAS.
UNIVERSITY OF CAS (UCAS)
The CAS enables members to earn continuing education credits through its UCAS online service. Visit the University of CAS to begin this experience in education. UCAS provides a virtual world of opportunities to help enhance your professional education needs. Through capture of live content from CAS meetings and seminars, UCAS will offer a variety of session presentations, audio recordings, podcasts, and recorded Webinars.
Please visit the UCAS Web Site for more information.
CONSENT TO USE OF MULTIMEDIA
Registration and attendance at or participation in CAS meetings, seminars, and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to the CAS use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproduction, and audiotapes of such events and activities.
PAPERLESS SEMINAR
Green seminars incorporate solutions designed to minimize negative impacts on the environment. The CAS has taken a step in that direction by making the RPM seminar “paperless,” which means:
- Paper copies of session handouts will not be provided in the meeting rooms.
- Paper copies of the list of attendees will not be distributed, though a few copies will be available for review at the RPM seminar registration desk.
- Seminar evaluations will be administered electronically
- Session slides will be posted on the RPM seminar Web Site in advance of the seminar so that attendees can download, print, and bring handouts as desired. Please note that not every presenter will choose to provide a presentation in advance for his/her session.
Once at the RPM Seminar, attendees are encouraged to view the list of attendees online, complete the online evaluation forms, and download presentations for the sessions they attend.
The CAS appreciates your participation in this effort to reduce the seminar’s carbon footprint and impact on the environment.
Suggested Attire
Business casual attire is suggested for all sessions, as well as the evening receptions on Monday and Tuesday. As meeting room temperatures and personal comfort levels may vary, it is recommended that you bring a sweater or jacket to the sessions.
In Boston, the average high temperature during March is 48 degrees and the average low is 34 degrees.
Online Registration is closed.
Please register on site in Boston, MA starting Monday, March 25, 2019 at 3pm.
Seminar registration fees include all meeting materials, evening receptions on Monday and Tuesday, as well as continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Workshops (Monday only) and Seminar (Tuesday and Wednesday) Details:
The following registration options are offered:
- Full or half day of focused workshops on Monday only; or
- Two days of traditional seminar general/concurrent sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday;
- both the focused workshops and the traditional seminar covering Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Registrations received after February 24, 2019 will be subject to a $200 late fee. The CAS Office staff will send a confirmation by e-mail to all registrants and onsite registration will be available in Boston.
WORKSHOPS (MONDAY)
*Pre-registration is required.
The RPM Seminar will feature optional pre-seminar workshops on Monday. The workshops (half or full day) are designed to be highly interactive, hands-on and more in-depth than a traditional seminar session and are limited in attendance. The committee has designed dynamic workshops covering the following topics:
Full Day Workshops: (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Severe Weather
Predictive Modeling with GLM’s
Product Development
Introduction to Python
Advanced Predictive Modeling
Half Day Workshops: (AM: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & PM: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Communication Training
Data Visualization
WORKSHOP FEES
|
RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
RECEIVED AFTER FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
Attending the Seminar |
$750 |
$850 |
Not attending the Seminar (workshop only) |
$950 |
$1050 |
Workshop RPM Speaker |
Fee waived for workshop speakers |
SEMINAR REGISTRATION (TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY)
Online Registration is closed.
Please register on site in Boston, MA starting Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 3pm for workshops that have availability, and for the Seminar.All registration fees listed are in U.S. currency.
|
RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
RECEIVED AFTER FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
CAS Member/CAS Candidate**/iCAS Members/Subscriber |
$1075 |
$1275 |
Non-Member |
$1275 |
$1475 |
Non CAS Member Speaker but Member of a Worldwide Actuarial Association |
$538 |
$538 |
Member Government Employee |
$538 |
$538 |
Non-Member Government Employee |
$638 |
$638 |
Moderator/Panelist |
$806 |
|
Moderator/Panelist non-member |
Waived |
|
Post-Event Session Recordings* |
$50 |
* Post-Event Session Recordings are being made available to seminar attendees at a discounted rate of $50. Session recordings cover all or most of the sessions presented at the seminar.
** An Active Candidate is a Non-CAS Member who has attempted at least one actuarial exam in the last two years.
Registration fees for members of the CAS Academic Correspondent program and CAS academic members will be waived per the guidelines listed in the CAS Yearbook and Proceedings.
Registrations received after February 24, 2019 will be subject to a $200 late fee. The CAS Office staff will send a confirmation by e-mail to all registrants.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Registration fees will be refunded for cancellations received by the CAS Office no later than March 11, 2019, less a $100 processing fee. Only written cancellations will be honored and may be faxed to (703) 276-3108 or e-mailed to refund@casact.org.
In the event that a CAS meeting is canceled, a full refund will be made for registration fees paid. Transportation and hotel costs or fees are not reimbursable by the CAS.
Online Registration is closed.
Please register on site in Boston, MA starting Monday, March 25, 2019 at 3pm.
Seminar registration fees include all meeting materials, evening receptions on Monday and Tuesday, as well as continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Workshops (Monday only) and Seminar (Tuesday and Wednesday) Details:
The following registration options are offered:
- Full or half day of focused workshops on Monday only; or
- Two days of traditional seminar general/concurrent sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday;
- both the focused workshops and the traditional seminar covering Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Registrations received after February 24, 2019 will be subject to a $200 late fee. The CAS Office staff will send a confirmation by e-mail to all registrants and onsite registration will be available in Boston.
WORKSHOPS (MONDAY)
*Pre-registration is required.
The RPM Seminar will feature optional pre-seminar workshops on Monday. The workshops (half or full day) are designed to be highly interactive, hands-on and more in-depth than a traditional seminar session and are limited in attendance. The committee has designed dynamic workshops covering the following topics:
Full Day Workshops: (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Severe Weather
Predictive Modeling with GLM’s
Product Development
Introduction to Python
Advanced Predictive Modeling
Half Day Workshops: (AM: 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. & PM: 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Communication Training
Data Visualization
WORKSHOP FEES
|
RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
RECEIVED AFTER FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
Attending the Seminar |
$750 |
$850 |
Not attending the Seminar (workshop only) |
$950 |
$1050 |
Workshop RPM Speaker |
Fee waived for workshop speakers |
SEMINAR REGISTRATION (TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY)
Online Registration is closed.
Please register on site in Boston, MA starting Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 3pm for workshops that have availability, and for the Seminar.All registration fees listed are in U.S. currency.
|
RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
RECEIVED AFTER FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
CAS Member/CAS Candidate**/iCAS Members/Subscriber |
$1075 |
$1275 |
Non-Member |
$1275 |
$1475 |
Non CAS Member Speaker but Member of a Worldwide Actuarial Association |
$538 |
$538 |
Member Government Employee |
$538 |
$538 |
Non-Member Government Employee |
$638 |
$638 |
Moderator/Panelist |
$806 |
|
Moderator/Panelist non-member |
Waived |
|
Post-Event Session Recordings* |
$50 |
* Post-Event Session Recordings are being made available to seminar attendees at a discounted rate of $50. Session recordings cover all or most of the sessions presented at the seminar.
** An Active Candidate is a Non-CAS Member who has attempted at least one actuarial exam in the last two years.
Registration fees for members of the CAS Academic Correspondent program and CAS academic members will be waived per the guidelines listed in the CAS Yearbook and Proceedings.
Registrations received after February 24, 2019 will be subject to a $200 late fee. The CAS Office staff will send a confirmation by e-mail to all registrants.
https://cas2019rpmiframe.azurewebsites.net/
Kelly Cusick, Chairperson
Howard Kunst, Vice Chairperson
Eric Krafcheck, Vice Chairperson
Anusha Anantharaju
Julia Blyumin
Sandra Callanan
Jing Deng
Steve Groeschen
Guo Harrison
Donald Hendriks
Shengli Huang
Kathleen Knudson
Madeline Main
Victoria Marciano
Jamie Mills
Brent Petzoldt
Jay Rosen
Vera Sakalova
Pamela Sealand Reale
Gary Wang
Jianqi (Kiki) Wang
Jim Weiss
Rebecca Williams
Robert Wolf
Tyler Wykoff
Lin Xing
Ronald Zaleski
Lijuan Zhang
Vincent Edwards, CAS Staff Liaison
Leanne Wieczorek, CAS Staff Liaison
The Westin Boston Waterfront
425 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
(617)532-4600
Experience the Seaport District at a waterfront Boston hotel. Just two blocks from the water in the Seaport District, The Westin Boston Waterfront offers contemporary accommodations near celebrated downtown attractions. Enjoy effortless relaxation in well-appointed rooms and suites with 55-inch Smart TVs, modern essentials, plush Westin Heavenly™ Beds and signature bath amenities. Gather in over 90,000 square feet of versatile meeting and event space, directly linked to the adjacent Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Discover incredible shopping, concerts and diverse attractions, including the Boston Children's Museum, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion and the cruise port.
Room Rate is $259 for single/double room, plus taxes and fees. Discounted room rate applies to Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights, March 24-27.
Reservations must be made prior to March 1, 2019. Check in at the Westin Boston Waterfront is after 3:00 p.m. and check out is by 12:00 p.m.
RESERVATIONS
Please make your reservation by March 1, 2019.
Reservations may be made online or via telephone:
- https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/CAS19
- Telephone reservations, call 866-500-0167 and reference CAS 2019 Ratemaking, Product and Modeling Seminar.
While reservations must be made prior to March 1, 2019, in order to receive the $259 rate, there is no guarantee that rooms will be available should you wait until this date. CAS strongly suggests that you make your room reservations early to secure accommodations before the room block fills.
ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
For more information on the hotel or the Boston area, please visit either https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bosow-the-westin-boston-waterfront or https://www.visitboston.com/, respectively.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OFFICIAL RATEMAKING, PRODUCT AND MODELING SEMINAR HOTEL
The Casualty Actuarial Society is able to conduct high-quality seminars at desirable sites for a reasonable registration fee because a block of hotel rooms is reserved for meeting attendees. In exchange for filling the required number of sleeping rooms, the CAS is permitted to use the hotel's meeting space at no cost, thus keeping registration fees low. In addition, meeting attendees receive a reduced rate for their sleeping rooms over leisure travelers. We kindly request that all meeting attendees take advantage of the group rate and stay at the official 2019 Ratemaking, Product and Modeling (RPM) Seminar & Workshops property, the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel.
Keynote Address: The Moral Machine Experiment: Analyzing 40 Million Ethical Dilemmas About Driverless Cars
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
IYAD RAHWAN, PHD
The rapid development of artificial intelligence has created concerns about how machines will make moral decisions in critical situations. For example, should an autonomous vehicle prioritize the safety of its own passengers over pedestrians? Should it prioritize children's safety over adults? Should it prioritize one law-abiding pedestrian over two jaywalkers? This presentation will describe lessons learned from crowdsourcing 40 million decisions from all over the world about such ethical dilemmas. Included will be a robust discussion about how we might soon audit algorithms against societal expectations.
Biography
Iyad Rahwan is the AT&T Career Development Professor and an Associate Professor of Media Arts & Sciences at the MIT Media Lab, where he leads the Scalable Cooperation group. A native of Aleppo, Syria, Rahwan holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is an affiliate faculty at the MIT Institute of Data, Systems and Society (IDSS), and member of the MIT Taskforce on the Work of the Future.
Rahwan's work lies at the intersection of computer science and human behavior, with a focus on collective intelligence, large-scale cooperation, and the societal impact of Artificial Intelligence and social media. His early work explored how social media can be used to achieve unprecedented feats, such as searching an entire continent within 9 hours, and re-assembling shredded documents. He led the winning team in the US State Department's Tag Challenge, using social media to locate individuals in remote cities within 12 hours using only their mug shots.
Recently, Rahwan led a team that crowdsourced 40 million decisions from people worldwide about the ethics of autonomous vehicles. Through a series of projects, he also exposed tens of millions of people world-wide to new implications of AI, such as bias in machine learning, human-AI creativity and the ability of AI to induce fear and empathy in humans at scale.
Another theme that interests Iyad is the future of work and human-machine cooperation. He demonstrated the world's first human-level strategic cooperation by an AI, and innovated new methods to anticipate the potential impact of AI on human labor.
Iyad Rahwan's work appeared in major academic journals, including Science and PNAS, and features regularly in major media outlets, including the New York Times, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal.
Promote your organization to an expected audience of nearly 600 risk professionals and increase your organization’s brand recognition by showcasing your products and services to this targeted audience.
This year, the 2019 Ratemaking, Product, and Modeling (RPM) Seminar will be taking place March 25-27, 2019, in Boston, MA. The seminar will be held in conjunction with 2019 Underwriting Collaboration Seminar (UCS) scheduled for March 25.
The timing of this one-day seminar with approximately 100 attendees will enable registrants of both UCS and RPM to attend Monday’s reception; therefore, the sponsor of this reception will be able to gain additional exposure among the underwriting and CPCU community.
For more information, contact Clarisa Figueroa at (703) 562-1722. If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this event, please submit the completed prospectus to cfigueroa@casact.org.
Download the 2019 RPM Prospectus
DIAMOND PARTNERS
EXHIBITOR
Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment was established by Sally Ezra and Claude Penland, ACAS, MAAA, partners with over 40 years of combined industry experience. With the industry's leading actuarial salary surveys and a rapidly growing actuarial recruiting staff, our goal is to be the top actuarial recruitment firm in the world while serving the long-term needs of clients and actuaries.
Our educated, knowledgeable and highly-trained staff will always exhibit business ethics, integrity, empathy and strong listening skills to help you reach your business goals. Ezra Penland works on both retained and contingent searches at all levels of actuarial analysts, credentialed actuaries and senior roles.
EXHIBITOR, GIVEAWAY ITEM SPONSOR
"It Takes One To Know One...An Actuary Placing Actuaries"
Pryor Associates Executive Search — Named a top recruiting firm by Dun & Bradstreet, Pryor has 40 years of insurance (P&C, Health, Life, Pensions & Investments) experience.
Pauline Reimer, ASA, MAAA, has headed the Actuarial Placement Division since 1986, after working as an actuary in insurance and consulting firms. Proudly the CAS's first Platinum Partner, she is also on the SoA's Entrepreneurial Section Council, the Executive Board of ASNY, and the Advisory Boards of both Columbia University's MS in Actuarial Science program and New York University's BS in Actuarial Science program.
Quoted in periodicals and television, Pauline handles each step of every actuarial assignment personally and no client is ever relegated to just an Assistant. Her impressive placement records of 99% retention rate and 100% success ratio in retained searches confirm her status as one of the most successful actuarial recruiters worldwide.
EXHIBITOR
DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment — named by Forbes Magazine as one of the Best Executive Recruiting Firms of 2018 — specializes in the placement of Actuaries and related Analytics professionals. Established in 1989, we work on an international basis and at all levels of experience from Actuarial Student to Fellow. This encompasses actuaries with expertise in Property & Casualty, Life, Health, and Pension, and increasingly, non-traditional areas such as Risk Management, Catastrophe Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Financial Modeling and Data Analytics. We are the largest firm dedicated to placing actuaries and our objective is to be the foremost resource for actuarial talent globally.
Our mission is to be the premier executive recruiting firm specializing in the placement of Actuaries and Analytics professionals; to be recognized for the best service, integrity and forthrightness that the firm brings to each business relationship; and to be willing at all times to sacrifice short-term gain for the long-term good and prosperity of our clients, our candidates and, as a result, our organization as well.
EXHIBITOR
Milliman is a global consulting firm with extensive expertise in all lines of insurance. Our Property and Casualty practice provides clients with industry leading pricing, underwriting, claims, and market analysis utilizing advanced machine learning and predictive modeling methods. PixelTM, our state of the art competitive premium analytical platform, provides actionable insight into insurers’ competitive pricing positions. The platform enables iterative exploration using a variety of metrics, charts and maps based on a big-picture view, a targeted drill-down into a specific segment or variable, or anything in between. Milliman’s reserving software, Arius®, offers some of the industry’s most advanced reserving capabilities, combining both stochastic and deterministic tools. Milliman experts also provide consulting services in many key areas, such as the evaluation of loss and expense reserves, funding requirements, risk retention, insurance management and operations, financial analysis, claims and underwriting consulting, and reinsurance.
PLATINUM PARTNERS
CHARGING STATION SPONSOR, WIFI SPONSOR, ROOM KEY SPONSOR, EXHIBITOR, GIVEAWAY ITEM SPONSOR
At LexisNexis Risk Solutions, we believe in the power of data and advanced analytics for better risk management. With over 40 years of expertise, we are the trusted data analytics provider for organizations seeking actionable insights to manage risks and improve results while upholding the highest standards for security and privacy. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, LexisNexis Risk Solutions serves customers in more than 100 countries and is part of RELX Group plc, a world-leading provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. For more information, please visit www.lexisnexisrisk.com.
EXHIBITOR, MEETING APP SPONSOR
Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc. is an independent, full-service consulting firm that ranks among the largest property/casualty actuarial firms in the United States. Owned by our professional staff, we are large enough to provide a wealth of expertise and world-class solutions, yet small enough to be flexible, timely and cost-effective. We serve a wide range of captive managers, auditors, regulators, traditional insurers, self-insured employers and groups. Our areas of expertise also include predictive analytics, pricing and product management, loss reserving, reinsurance, litigation support and legislative costing. Pinnacle’s Commitment Beyond Numbers philosophy is built on four foundational pillars: expertise, superior communication, empathetic customer service and better business decisions. We are committed to meeting and exceeding your goals, business needs and expectations. Discover more about Pinnacle’s Commitment Beyond Numbers at www.pinnacleactuaries.com.
BOX LUNCH SPONSOR, EXHIBITOR
Verisk Insurance Solutions is a leading source of information about property/casualty insurance risk. To serve our clients, we draw upon our vast experience in data management and our expertise in predictive modeling. We analyze data and present information on formats our customers can use. And we develop practical tools that integrate into our customers’ workflow.
In the United States and around the world, our products help customers protect people, property, and financial assets.
Verisk Insurance Solutions operates through units that offer risk-assessment services and decision analytics to professionals in many disciplines throughout the property/casualty insurance industry.
EXHIBITOR
Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW ) is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 39,000 employees in more than 120 territories. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas – the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together, we unlock potential. Learn more at willistowerswatson.com.
GOLD PARTNERS
EXHIBITOR
More information yields better decisions and that is why 80 percent of the largest auto insurers choose CARFAX vehicle history data to help mitigate future risk and improve bottom line. Access to our predictive information helps insurance carriers attract and retain the best customers while avoiding losses.
Our vehicle history database contains more than 20 billion records from over 112,000 public and private sources. These include every U.S. and Canadian provincial motor vehicle agency plus many auto auctions, fire and police departments, collisions repair facilities, and more. The breadth of our data sources makes the CARFAX vehicle history database the most comprehensive in North America.
Learn why insurance carriers utilize our vehicle history data at the time of quote, renewal, and in pricing models at CarfaxForInsurers.com.
EXHIBITOR, TUESDAY LUNCHEON SPONSOR
Red Mountain Technologies specializes in reliable automotive data for insurers across the country with AutoCheck's Vehicle History Service. We use the latest technology, to provide our customers insightful and in-depth data to make well informed underwriting and rating decisions about vehicles. The AutoCheck Vehicle History database is the most comprehensive vehicle background check available. This manifests itself clearly in the superior data quality by acquiring data from thousands of sources, including exclusive accident and structural damage data elements that are important for identifying problem vehicles. Along with providing vehicle history data, Red Mountain is able to assist their customers with technical and analytical support when using AutoCheck Vehicle history as a underwriting\pricing solution.
SILVER PARTNERS
EXHIBITOR
DataRobot helps enterprises embrace artificial intelligence (AI). Incorporating hundreds of the most powerful open source machine learning algorithms, DataRobot’s platform automates, trains, and evaluates models in parallel, delivering AI applications at scale. DataRobot provides the fastest path to AI success for organizations of all sizes. Learn more at datarobot.com.
EXHIBITOR, GIVEAWAY SPONSOR
Earnix integrated customer analytics software empowers financial services companies to achieve optimal business performance through data science and predictive analytics. The Earnix analytical solutions drive superior product, pricing and marketing decisions, while ensuring alignment with changing market dynamics. Earnix combines predictive modeling and optimization with real-time connectivity to core operational systems, bringing the power of analytic-driven decisions to every customer interaction. For more information visit www.earnix.com.
EXHIBITOR, GIVEAWAY SPONSOR
Gross Consulting has expertise across a wide range of property-casualty issues including reserving, pricing, capital modeling, reinsurance analysis, catastrophe risk management, predictive modeling, and enterprise risk management and provides consulting services across the industry.
Gross Consulting also offers its Cognalysis Software products, a suite of powerful software solutions for P&C actuaries, including its exciting new product: Cognalysis CLCM™ (Claim Life Cycle Model).
Cognalysis CLCM™ is a one-of-a-kind, revolutionary approach to understanding insurance results like never before. By applying predictive modeling techniques across the full life cycle of each individual claim, and then simulating projected results into the future, Cognalysis CLCM™ provides powerful insight into actuarial reserving, pricing, risk management and more.
EXHIBITOR, GIVEAWAY SPONSOR
Insureware Pty. Ltd. is the world’s leading authority on the management and measurement of long-tail liability risks. Its flagship long-tail liability software product ICRFS™ and associated eConsulting services are based on many years of research and development by a talented R&D team.
Insureware’s R&D team has made contributions to new statistical methodologies and members of the team have published widely in international actuarial and statistical journals.
ICRFS™ has a comprehensive user interface and impressive computational speed. It incorporates a unique collection of benefits and applications and delivers vital knowledge that cannot be obtained in any other way.
ICRFS™ has direct applications to loss reserving, segmentation pricing, creative reinsurance solutions and optimal retention, pricing retrospective and prospective aggregate stop-loss and excess of loss, and modeling relationships between lines of business, segments and layers critical to economic capital determination, optimal capital allocation by LOB and calendar year, dynamic financial analysis, and Solvency II.
Insureware creates a unique collaborative partnership with each client. The partnership facilitates the growth of detailed and company specific knowledge, benefits, and applications.
RPM LIVE STREAM SPONSOR
The Travelers Companies, Inc. is the second-largest writer of commercial U.S. property casualty insurance, and the third-largest writer of U.S. personal insurance through independent agents. Selling primarily through independent agents and brokers. The company's diverse business lines offer its global customers a wide range of coverage in the auto, home and business settings. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Travelers total assets of approximately $103 billion, shareholders' equity of $25 billion and total revenue of $27 billion, as of December 31, 2015. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Brazil (through a joint venture with J. Malucelli).
Travelers prides itself on offering students and new graduates enriching career opportunities through a variety of internship, development and leadership programs in areas that include actuarial science, finance, human resources, information technology, operations, product management and underwriting. For more information, visit www.travelers.com/StudentGrads.
ADDITIONAL SPONSORS/EXHIBITORS
EXHIBITOR
Arity is a technology company founded by The Allstate Corporation focused on making transportation smarter, safer and more useful for everyone. We collect and analyze massive amounts of data to help our partners better predict risk and understand how people move. The Arity platform is built on over 80 billion miles of historical driving data with more than 12 million active telematics connections and 8+ years of data directly from cars.
EXHIBITOR
CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) is a leading property information, analytics and solutions provider in the United States and Australia. The company's combined data from public, contributory and proprietary sources includes over 4.5 billion records spanning more than 50 years, providing detailed coverage of property, mortgages and other encumbrances, consumer credit, tenancy, location, hazard risk and related performance information. CoreLogic serves the real estate, mortgage finance, insurance, capital markets, transportation and government sectors. The company helps clients identify and manage growth opportunities, improve performance and mitigate risk. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., CoreLogic operates in seven countries. For more information, please visit www.corelogic.com.
EXHIBITOR, RECEPTION SPONSOR, GIVEAWAY ITEM SPONSOR, SANITIZING SPONSOR
The CAS Institute, or iCAS, is a subsidiary of the Casualty Actuarial Society offering new credentials and specialized professional education for quantitative professionals.iCAS specialty credentials are separate from actuarial credentials and are designed for any professional seeking specialized recognition in quantitative practice areas such as predictive analytics, data science and catastrophe model analytics. Professionals can leverage this recognition in order to enhance their skills, set themselves apart from other professionals, secure additional job duties, attract premium compensation and/or advance their careers.
The first credentials currently being developed and granted by The CAS Institute focus on predictive analytics and data science; additional credentials will follow in other areas of specialization such as catastrophe modeling, capital modeling and quantitative reinsurance analysis. The CAS has partnered with The Institutes, a leading global provider in education, to ensure that the iCAS credentialing process meets the highest standards of excellence in professional education. The CAS Institute began offering its programs in the latter part of 2016.
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As the industry's trusted and respected knowledge leader, The Institutes and our affiliates are committed to meeting the evolving professional development needs of the risk management and insurance community. We prepare people to fulfill their professional and ethical responsibilities by offering customer-focused and innovative educational, research, networking, and career resource solutions.
We offer a wide variety of courses, programs and professional development opportunities to fill knowledge gaps at any level and in a variety of functional areas within the risk management and insurance industry. Most Institutes courses carry college credit recommendations from the American Council on Education, so many of our courses can be applied directly to certain associate, bachelors and master's degrees at prestigious partner colleges and universities.
The Institutes' offerings are expanded and enhanced through affiliations with these organizations: RiskBlock™ Alliance - The Institutes RiskBlock™ Alliance is an unprecedented, industry-led consortium collaborating to unlock the potential of blockchain across the insurance industry.
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TransUnion is a leading global risk and information solutions provider with insight into consumer identities, behavior, assets, and relationships. The Company provides consumer reports, risk scores analytical services and decisioning capabilities to the insurance industry. Insurers use its solutions to acquire new customers, measure and manage portfolio risk, verify consumer identities and investigate potential fraud. TransUnion is a consultative partner who uses information for good and is dedicated to creating solutions that meet customer needs across the insurance policy lifecycle.
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Valen Analytics, an Insurity company, provides proprietary data, analytics and predictive modeling for property and casualty insurers. We work with insurers who are actively looking to utilize modern approaches to pricing, risk selection, claims triage, and premium fraud. Our customers are focused on increasing competitive pressures, fighting adverse selection with innovative solutions, and raising awareness for the impending “experience gap” with initiatives such as Insurance Careers Movement. Our customers span many lines of business including Homeowners, Personal Auto, Workers’ Compensation, Commercial Auto, Commercial Package, Commercial Property, and BOP. Learn more about Valen at www.valen.com.
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ICAS PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE EVENT
The CAS Institute (iCAS) is offering its third Predictive Analytics Community of Practice Event on Monday, March 25. This full-day event, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., is designed for advanced practitioners working in the area of Predictive Analytics/Data Science, and will include panels, presentations, and roundtable discussions of advanced topics in predictive analytics both within and outside of the insurance fields. Registration preference will be given to iCAS members. Registration for the RPM Seminar is not a prerequisite of attendance.
Registration details and fees are below.
Modeled after last year’s successful Community of Practice Event, we are planning a series of short (50 -60 minute) sessions to allow for a variety of interests and topics. Topics may include:
- "Unpacking the Black Box"
- An introduction to mixed effects models with examples
- How to build an automatic predictive modeling system – panel discussion
- Trying to file a model
- A survey of data pre-processing concepts in R
There will be multiple opportunities for networking, including at the CAS opening reception from 5:00 - 6:00 pm following a group photo to be taken after the Event.
REGISTRATION DETAILS AND FEES
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF BOTH ICAS AND CAS:
Please continue to RPM seminar registration and select "iCAS Member" as your registration type. You may register for both the iCAS Community of Practice Event and the RPM Seminar from there.
IF YOU ARE AN ICAS MEMBER AND NOT A CAS MEMBER AND ...
You ONLY want to attend the iCAS Community of Practice Event (Monday) = $350:
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- Click REGISTER to reach the online registration form.
- Under Badge Information, select "iCAS Member" as your reg type.
- Under Event Fees, select Workshop Only ($0)
- Under Sessions, select iCASWRK1 ($350)
You want to attend BOTH the iCAS Community of Practice Event (Monday) = $350 AND the RPM Seminar (Tuesday & Wednesday):
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- Please view RPM registration fee chart below.
- Click REGISTER to reach the online registration form.
- Under Badge Information, select "iCAS Member" as your reg type.
- Under Event Fees, select the appropriate RPM registration fee
- Under Sessions, select iCASWRK1 ($350)
ICAS MEMBER RPM REGISTRATION FEES |
RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
RECEIVED AFTER FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
iCAS Member |
$1075 |
$1275 |
iCAS Member Government Employee |
$538 |
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Post Event Session Recordings* |
$50 |
* Post-Event Recordings are being made available to conference attendees at a discounted rate of $50. Session recordings cover all or most of the session presented at the conference.
IF YOU ARE A NON-ICAS AND NON-CAS MEMBER AND ...
- You ONLY want to attend the iCAS Community of Practice Event (Monday) = $600:
- Click REGISTER to reach the online registration form.
- Under Badge Information, select "Non-Member" as your reg type.
- Under Event Fees, select Workshop Only ($0)
- Under Sessions, select iCASWRK1 ($600 = $350 event + $250 iCAS membership)
- You want to attend BOTH the iCAS Community of Practice Event (Monday) = $600 AND the RPM Seminar (Tuesday & Wednesday):
- Please view RPM registration fee chart below.
- Click REGISTER to reach the online registration form.
- Under Badge Information, select "Non-Member" as your reg type.
- Under Event Fees, select the appropriate RPM registration fee
- Under Sessions, select iCASWRK1 ($600 = $350 event + $250 iCAS membership)
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RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
RECEIVED AFTER FEBRUARY 24, 2019 |
Non-iCAS / Non-CAS Member |
$1275 |
$1475 |
Non-iCAS / Non-CAS Member Government Employee |
$638 |
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Post Event Session Recordings* |
$50 |
* Post-Event Recordings are being made available to conference attendees at a discounted rate of $50. Session recordings cover all or most of the session presented at the conference.
General Session 1: The Moral Machine Experiment: Analyzing 40 Million Ethical Dilemmas about Driverless Cars
The rapid development of artificial intelligence has created concerns about how machines will make moral decisions in critical situations. For example, should an autonomous vehicle prioritize the safety of its own passengers over pedestrians?
Should it prioritize children’s safety over adults? Should it prioritize one law-abiding pedestrian over two jaywalkers? This presentation will describe lessons learned from crowdsourcing 40 million decisions from all over the world about such ethical dilemmas. Included will be a robust discussion about how we might soon audit algorithms against societal expectations.
Moderator: James Guszcza, U.S. Chief Data Scientist, Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Speaker: Iyad Rahwan, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
General Session 2: Insurtech: The Right Tools for the Job
A panel of insurtech experts will discuss how these organizations are assisting the insurance industry by providing tools needed to be successful. Panelists will cover the importance of appropriate platforms and data for successful ratemaking and underwriting innovation.
Moderator/Speaker: Véronique Grenon, Managing Director/Global InsureTech Research Lead, Guy Carpenter
Speaker: Kuldeep Malik, Co-founder and CEO, DataCubes
WORKSHOP 1: SEVERE WEATHER
This popular workshop gives attendees an opportunity to learn more about how natural catastrophe models are developed and used within Property and Casualty insurance. The interactive session will include other discussions around weather and how it has affected Property insurance over recent periods.
WORKSHOP 2: PREDICTIVE MODELING WITH GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS
This popular, hands on, interactive predictive modeling workshop has been offered at the RPM seminar for several years. It will be conducted in the R statistical computing language, which is widely adopted by statisticians and data scientists.
The course will provide a refresher of regression theory before proceeding to a variety of practical modeling applications and case studies. The focus will be on generalized linear models (GLMs) — their specification, interpretation, and validation. A variety of distributions will be covered, including classical, Poisson, logistic, gamma, and Tweedie. Other topics will be discussed and illustrated as time permits. All datasets will be distributed to attendees prior to the seminar.
Attendance will be limited to 40 participants.
WORKSHOP 3: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
This workshop will explore the different stages of the product lifecycle - from ideation through design, development and launch - with hands-on exercises for the attendee. Industry leaders will serve as facilitators to guide the attendees through the lifecycle and the realities of developing an insurance product.
WORKSHOP 4: INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON
As actuaries work more and more with teams of data scientists and software engineers, they are more likely to encounter use of the Python programming language. While R is an environment for performing statistical analysis, Python is a general purpose programming language.
This workshop will:
- provide an introduction to Python;
- show how to perform data collection, data visualization, and data analysis in Python; and
- point toward resources for further learning.
We will be using the Colaboratory platform for instruction. This is a free research platform provided by Google. In order to use Colaboratory, attendees will need a free Google account and an up-to-date browser like Chrome or Firefox. Click this link for a list of FAQs about Colaboratory. If attendees already have Python and Jupyter installed on their devices, they may use this if they wish. A short exercise will be sent out to attendees before the workshop so that they may test the use of the platform.
Attendance will be limited to 30 attendees.
WORKSHOP 5: ADVANCED PREDICTIVE MODELING
Although the Generalized Linear Model (GLM) is a natural foundation for much actuarial work, it is best viewed as a starting point, not the last word on the subject. This full day, hands-on workshop will discuss a variety of statistical learning methods that either refine or serve as complements to the GLM framework.
Before the introductions of more advanced predictive modeling techniques, there are some important considerations for more formal modeling studies. The topic of reproducible research, sampling, and hyper-parameter tuning will be discussed and illustrated.
Next, you will learn about regression approaches that will expand your toolkit to deal with advanced problems like dealing with large numbers of predictors and fitting nonlinear relationships. We will cover both the theory and practice of using penalized regression and generalized additive models.
The concept of "ensembling’ and basics of decision trees as an alternation to GLM will also be introduced individually and predictive models will be built based on combination of the concepts of ensembling and decision trees. All practical examples will be coded in R, with opportunity to work with the code individually or in groups.
Attendance will be limited to 40 participants.
HALF DAY WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP 6: COMMUNICATION SKILLS – MATH GEEKS LEARN TO SPEAK (HALF DAY — AM)
In conjunction with the Visualization half day workshop, this workshop will provide valuable communications skills for actuaries.
Public speaking is something that many people dread, but it doesn’t have to be that way! Learn to craft your message so that it’s interesting to your audience and fits in the time allowed. Practice techniques for combatting nervousness and improving your credibility. Better communication skills will help you in front of large groups, in small meetings, one-on-one with coworkers or managers, and even (or especially) at home.
WORKSHOP 7: DATA VISUALIZATION (HALF DAY — PM)
This workshop will provide examples and hands on applications for data visualization to enhance communications. Attendees will learn how to create graphs, charts and maps that enhance how information can be communicated.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 |
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3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Workshop Registration |
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019 |
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8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Workshop Registration |
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Workshop Breakfast |
9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. |
Workshops 1-5 |
9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Workshop 6 & 8 |
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Workshop Luncheon |
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Workshop 7 |
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Seminar Registration |
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception with Exhibits |
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019 |
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7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
Seminar Registration & Exhibits |
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
7:00a.m. – 7:45a.m. |
Roundtable Discussions |
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
Opening Session/iCAS Recognition Ceremony/General Session |
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m |
Student Program |
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
Refreshment Break |
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions 1 |
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Luncheon |
12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions 2 |
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. |
Networking Break with Exhibits |
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions 3 |
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Networking and Refreshment Break with Exhibits |
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions 4 |
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Reception with Exhibits |
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 |
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7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Seminar Registration |
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions 5 |
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Networking/Transition Break |
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. |
Concurrent Sessions 6 |
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
Networking and Refreshment Break with Exhibits |
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions 7 |
12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. |
Box Lunch with Exhibits |
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
General Session/Closing |
OTHER EVENTS
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2018 |
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9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
iCAS Community of Practice |
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Underwriting Collaboration Seminar |
LEARNING LABS
During this year’s seminar we invite you to explore a new education concept. Don’t miss out on our exciting new learning lab experience.
These offerings will occur during the Seminar and require no preregistration to participate.
What’s New?
- Opportunity for streamlined interactive learning
- Code or practice in live environment with collaborative, coached learning
- Learn important, immediately actionable skills in a highly compressed learning experience
- Ability to test learnings during the session
2019 Learning Labs:
Lab 1: Who Wants to Visualize like a Baller?!
* Attendees will need a laptop.
Takeaways:
- Learn Data visualization with R
- Align the visual medium with the result you want to communicate
- Understand how to prepare your data for visualization
- Enhance your R knowledge
Audience:
- Basic level or capability/awareness of R programming
- Interest in wrangling with novel data, orientation or intrigue in data science
Lab 2: Presentations, Conversations and Articulations: Public Speaking For (Those Who are Not) Dummies
Takeaways:
- Walk away with important communication skills. Communicate your points succinctly
- Learn useful tactics to be successful in public speaking
- Acquire tips on converting technical information for the general audience
- Obtain greater buy-in and engagement from colleagues
Audience:
- Great for new professionals unseasoned in giving presentations
- Any level professional seeking to enhance presentation and storytelling skills
- Those looking for ways to build influence in an organization