About This Event
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.
Registration is now closed. Registration will be available onsite in Boston beginning at 7:15 on Monday morning, March 25.
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.
The Committee strives to construct a rich program addressing issues, applications and insight with heavy focus on actuarial and underwriting issues, fostering cross-pollination and collaboration of risk management professionals without regard to industry sector or geographic location.
Topics of interest for the seminar will be subject to change:
- Insurtech
- Catastrophe Update
- Automation/Modernization
- Microinsurance
- ... and more!
The seminar includes:
- 2 General Sessions
- 8 Concurrent Sessions
CONTACT INFORMATION
- For more information on Underwriting Collaboration Seminar educational content, please contact Nora Potter, Professional Education Coordinator at npotter@casact.org
- For more information on attendee registration, please e-mail arc@casact.org.
- For more information on the Reinsurance Seminar other than registration or content issues, please e-mail meetings@casact.org.
For more information on other CAS opportunities, or for more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints and refunds, please contact the CAS Office at (703) 276-3100 or by email.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION CREDIT
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 seminar may qualify for up to 7.8* CE credits for CAS members. The Underwriting Collaboration Seminar is eligible for 6.75 Continuing Education credits in the CE for CPCU program. Credits will automatically be reported to CE for CPCU within 60 day of completion.
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.
PAPERLESS MEETING
Green conferences incorporate environmental considerations to minimize negative impacts on the environment. The CAS has taken a step in that direction by making the Underwriting Collaboration 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 registration desk.
- Evaluations will be administered electronically
- Session slides will be posted on the CAS Web Site at least two weeks in advance of the conference so that attendees can download, print, and bring handouts as desired. Please note that not every presenter will choose to provide a presentation for his or her session.
Once at the Underwriting Collaboration 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 conference’s carbon footprint and impact on the environment.
UNIVERSITY OF CAS (UCAS)
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Visit the University of CAS to begin an all-new experience in education. UCAS provides a virtual world of opportunities to help enhance your professional education needs. Through the capture of live content from CAS meetings and seminars, UCAS will offer a variety of session presentations, audio recordings, podcasts, and recorded Webinars.
Most of our sessions from the Underwriting Collaboration Seminar will be recorded and available to seminar attendees for a discounted price of $50.
ATTIRE
Business casual attire is suggested for all sessions as well as all evening functions. Since meeting room temperatures and personal comfort levels vary, it is recommended that you bring a sweater or jacket to the sessions. In Boston, the average high temperature during March is 46 cF and the average low is 31 F.
CONSENT TO USE OF MULTIMEDIA
Registration and attendance at or participation in CAS meetings, seminars, and other activities constitute 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.
CONTACT INFORMATION
- For more information on Underwriting Collaboration Seminar educational content, please contact Nora Potter, Professional Education Coordinator at npotter@casact.org
- For more information on attendee registration, please e-mail arc@casact.org.
- For more information on the Reinsurance Seminar other than registration or content issues, please e-mail meetings@casact.org.
- For more information on other CAS opportunities, or for more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints and refunds, please contact the CAS Office at (703) 276-3100 or by email.
Registration is now closed. Registration will be available onsite in Boston beginning at 7:15 on Monday morning, March 25.
The 2019 Underwriting Collaboration Seminar will be held March 25, 2019, at the Westin Boston Waterfront in Boston, MA. The registration fee includes a reception with RPM Seminar attendees on Monday evening, continental breakfast, lunch, refreshment breaks, and seminar materials.
REGISTRATION FEES
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REGISTRATION TYPE |
RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE |
RECEIVED AFTER |
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CAS/CPCU Member, Active Candidate*, Subscriber |
$450 |
$550 |
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Non-Member |
$550 |
$650 |
|
Member Speakers |
$338 |
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Speaker Who is Not a Member of CAS/CPCU and Not a Member of Any Other Worldwide Actuarial Association |
Waived |
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|
Speaker Who is Not a CAS/CPCU Member but IS a Member of Another Worldwide Actuarial Association |
$225 |
|
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Post-Event Session Recording** |
$50 |
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Post-Event Session Recordings for UCS and RPM*** |
$75 |
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*A 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 2015 Yearbook and 2014 Proceedings.
** 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.
*** For this event only, we are offering a $25 discount for the additional recordings from the RPM Seminar.
USER ACCOUNT DISCLOSURE
A user account is required in order to register for this event. To create an account, please fill out the New Visitor Registration form. You will be able to register online once your account is created.
If you choose to register via print registration and you do not have an account, an account will be created for you based on the information you provide on the form.
If you have any questions or concerns about creating a user account, please email the Actuaries' Resource Center at arc@casact.org.
CANCELLATION POLICY
The fee will be refunded for cancellations received by March 11, 2019, less a $100 processing fee. Only written cancellations will be honored. Cancellations will be accepted by fax at (703) 276-3108 or e-mail to refund@casact.org. In the event that a CAS meeting is canceled, participants will receive a full refund for registration fees paid. Transportation costs or fees are the responsibility of each attendee, and therefore not reimbursable by the CAS.
Registration is now closed. Registration will be available onsite in Boston beginning at 7:15 on Monday morning, March 25.
The 2019 Underwriting Collaboration Seminar will be held March 25, 2019, at the Westin Boston Waterfront in Boston, MA. The registration fee includes a reception with RPM Seminar attendees on Monday evening, continental breakfast, lunch, refreshment breaks, and seminar materials.
REGISTRATION FEES
|
REGISTRATION TYPE |
RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE |
RECEIVED AFTER |
|
CAS/CPCU Member, Active Candidate*, Subscriber |
$450 |
$550 |
|
Non-Member |
$550 |
$650 |
|
Member Speakers |
$338 |
|
|
Speaker Who is Not a Member of CAS/CPCU and Not a Member of Any Other Worldwide Actuarial Association |
Waived |
|
|
Speaker Who is Not a CAS/CPCU Member but IS a Member of Another Worldwide Actuarial Association |
$225 |
|
|
Post-Event Session Recording** |
$50 |
|
|
Post-Event Session Recordings for UCS and RPM*** |
$75 |
|
*A 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 2015 Yearbook and 2014 Proceedings.
** 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.
*** For this event only, we are offering a $25 discount for the additional recordings from the RPM Seminar.
USER ACCOUNT DISCLOSURE
A user account is required in order to register for this event. To create an account, please fill out the New Visitor Registration form. You will be able to register online once your account is created.
If you choose to register via print registration and you do not have an account, an account will be created for you based on the information you provide on the form.
If you have any questions or concerns about creating a user account, please email the Actuaries' Resource Center at arc@casact.org.
CANCELLATION POLICY
The fee will be refunded for cancellations received by March 11, 2019, less a $100 processing fee. Only written cancellations will be honored. Cancellations will be accepted by fax at (703) 276-3108 or e-mail to refund@casact.org. In the event that a CAS meeting is canceled, participants will receive a full refund for registration fees paid. Transportation costs or fees are the responsibility of each attendee, and therefore not reimbursable by the CAS.
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Carl Ashenbrenner (Chair)
Robert Galbraith (Vice-Chair)
Dorothy Andrews
Lamont Boyd
Carly Burnham
Chris Dougherty
Guo Harrison
James Merz
Scott Sobel
Kiki Wang
Stephanie Wells
Arthur Zaremba
Steven Zielke
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 Heavenlyâ„¢ 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.
Contracted Group Room Rate is $259 for single/double room, plus taxes and fees, and only applies to Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday and Wednesday nights, March 24-27.
Reservations must be made prior to February 22, 2019. Check in at the Westin Boston Waterfront is 3:00 p.m. and check out is by 12:00 p.m.
RESERVATIONS
Reservations may be made online or via telephone:
- Online Reservations
- Telephone reservations- 888-627-7715 and reference CAS 2019 Ratemaking, Product and Modeling.
While reservations must be made prior to February 22, 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 UNDERWRITING COLLABORATION 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 Underwriting Collaboration Seminar property, the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel.
https://www.casact.org/education/underwriting/2019/LOA.pdf
GENERAL SESSION 1: GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER: HOW’S IT’S TRANSFORMING THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY
When a natural disaster strikes, the lives of thousands of citizens are affected. Insurance companies understand that there’s nothing more important than helping those in need to recover from losses. With families relying on their insurers to respond instantaneously, this presents the challenge of identifying and prioritizing response efforts based on areas impacted the most.
Thus the National Insurance Crime Bureau created the Geospatial Intelligence Center in partnership with Vexcel Imaging, a leading provider of geospatial data, and has since revolutionized how insurers handle claims. Founded in 2017, the GIC is an industry consortium modernizing how insurers approach claims management, underwriting, and disaster response through geospatial data and technology.
Our approach is rapid and effective. When a natural disaster occurs, the GIC immediately mobilizes to impacted areas with an aircraft fleet equipped with state-of-the-art digital aerial sensor systems.
Within 24-hours of aircrafts landing, ultra-high resolution 360° imagery is available to GIC members along with tools to provide rapid insight into damaged properties and claims. The program has the ability to save lives with its innovative approach to disaster response in addition to significantly reducing insurance fraud. We’ve successfully deployed to several natural disasters here in the United States and will to continue to provide location-based insights to ensure the fastest and most complete catastrophe response.
Moderator:
Robert Galbraith, Insurance Nerds
Speakers:
James Schweitzer, Sr. VP/COO, National Insurance Crime Bureau
Ryan Bank, Consultant, National Insurance Crime Bureau
GENERAL SESSION 2: EVOLUTION OF INSURTECH
InsurTech companies are flooding the landscape of the insurance industry. These innovators seek to challenge traditional business models for insurance, leveraging advancements in technology and creative thinking to deliver new products and differentiated levels of service to customers. We will hear from industry experts who are shaking up the insurance landscape, exploring new business models for the sharing economy and peer to peer insurance, and consider the implications of these innovations on the actuarial community.
Moderator:
Carl Ashenbrenner, Milliman Inc.
Speakers:
John Peters, Chief Underwriting Officer, Lemonade Inc.
Martha Notaras, Partner, XL Innovate
This schedule is subject to change.
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MONDAY MARCH 25, 2019 |
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7:15 AM-8:15 AM |
Breakfast and Registration |
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8:15 AM-9:45 AM |
General Session |
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9:45 AM-10:15 AM |
Break |
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10:15 AM-11:15 AM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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11:15 AM-11:30 AM |
Break |
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11:30 AM-12:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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12:30 PM-1:30 PM |
Lunch |
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1:30 PM-2:30 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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2:30 PM-2:45 PM |
Break |
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2:45 PM-3:45 PM |
Concurrent Sessions |
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3:45 PM-4:00 PM |
Break |
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4:00 PM-5:15 PM |
General Session |
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5:15 PM-6:15 PM |
Reception |
