Complete Session Descriptions
November 13
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Pacific
8:00 – 9:30 am
BRAIN INJURIES/CTE IMPACT
There has been an increasing focus on the effects of repetitive head impacts on individuals later in life. One disease process thought to be caused by these repeated hits to the head is chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). By studying athletes, military veterans and other individuals with high exposure to repetitive head impacts, researchers have begun to understand the risk factors and exposures responsible for the development and progression of CTE.
While the exact incidence and prevalence of CTE remain unknown, there is increasing evidence that CTE affects amateur athletes as well as professional athletes and military veterans. The NFL currently has over 20,000 potential claimants and the pool of defendants is expanding into schools and other sports groups.
This panel will explore what medical research knows about the long-term effects of repetitive head impacts, including risk factors and epidemiology of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. They will also define the target defendants, key theories of liability, potential defenses and recent rulings, as well as discuss the various coverage issues these claims present.
- Moderator:
Barbara Murray, Claims Specialist, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Panelists:
Daniel H. Daneshvar, M.D., Ph.D., Neuroscientist, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center, Boston University School of Medicine/Founder, Team Up Against Concussions
Heather Schenker, Vice President-Brokerage, Nationwide
William Primps, Attorney, Partner, Locke Lord LLP
10:00 – 11:15 am
OPIOID EPIDEMIC: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? DOCTORS - PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES - ATTORNEYS - INSURANCE COMPANIES?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 42,000 Americans died from opioid-related drug overdoses in 2016 – five times the rate in 1999. In this session experts in the insurance and healthcare industries share their insights into the cause of this epidemic, provide an update on recent improvements, and prognosticate on where we are headed.
- Moderator:
Martin King, Director of Property and Casualty Actuarial Services, Kaiser Permanente
Panelists:
Alex Swedlow, President, California Workers' Compensation Institute
John Ruser, President and CEO, Workers Compensation Research Institute
Mark Pew, Senior Vice President of Product Development and Marketing, Preferred Medical
Sara Hunt, PHD., Director of UNLV Mental and Behavioral Health Coalition; Assistant Dean of Behavioral Health Sciences; University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1:15 – 2:30 pm
CRASHING, CRASH AVOIDANCE AND THE FUTURE OF DRIVING
Vehicles are more crashworthy than ever before and increasingly are fitted with technologies to stop them from crashing, but in recent years fatal crashes have increased. This presentation will share some insights into those contradictory tends. It will explore improvements in crashworthiness, evaluations of collision avoidance systems, level 2 vehicle automation, marijuana, vehicle speed and changes to the vehicle fleet that are impacting safety and insurance.
- Moderator:
Dave Snow, Executive Vice President, Willis Towers Watson
Speaker:
Matt Moore, Senior Vice President, Highway Loss Data Institute
2:45 – 4:00 pm
CYBER INSURANCE THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES
The role of the actuary in dealing with cyber risk and insurance is challenging. It’s complicated by the lack of available data as well as the constantly shifting threat landscape. In order to get a better understanding of the cyber insurance market as well as the actuary’s role in quantifying this unwieldly risk, it is important to survey a wide range of perspectives on the matter, especially individuals from different types of entities in the industry. This session will be a panel discussion consisting of cyber professionals from a broker, an insurer, a reinsurer, and moderated by a cyber expert from ISO. Topics that will be discussed include: the role of the actuary in quantifying cyber risk (pricing, reserving, capital modeling, accumulation), opportunities, challenges, market trends, and issues that keep everyone up at night. Each topic will include 1 slide, will be discussed by the panel members, and followed by a Q&A with the audience. Live polling will also be used to enhance engagement from the audience.
- Moderator:
Eduard Alpin, Lead Cyber Actuary, Verisk ISO
Panelists:
Jonathan Laux, Head of Cyber Analytics, Aon Benfield
Ya Jia, Sr. Actuary, Munich Re America
Ryan Givens, Actuarial Practice Leader - Global Professional Lines, AXIS Capital
4:15 – 5:30 pm
ANALYTICAL DATA STORES: SHOULD I REALLY USE A DATABASE?
Analysts have many choices for data storage besides databases, which often are selected for convenience or perceived benefits.
In this session, the panelists will share information about the current state of databases and the new database types (NoSQL databases). After our session, participants will be able to choose the right database for his/her use cases and model traditional table data into a Document database.
After each micro-lesson, they will engage the audience with either:
- Q&A via mobile app polling or Kahoot
- 5-minute dialogue session with participants
Their choice will be made in session after determining the knowledge and experience of the participants.
After their micro-lesson on Document databases, they will engage the audience by having them model table data into document data.
Their handouts will be organized by topic (not reprint of slides) and include graphics, use cases for each database type, reference weblinks, and bios.
- Moderator:
Frank Gribbon, Senior Actuarial Consultant, Verisk ISO
Panelists:
Michael Thyen, Data Engineer
Jeffrey White, President, Sync Oasis LLC
