Media Advisory: Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Seminar on Reinsurance & Live Stream Sessions
WHAT: Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Seminar on Reinsurance & Live Stream Sessions
WHO: Insurance professionals of all levels, including actuaries, predictive modelers, product managers and underwriters. Members of the press are welcome to attend sessions both in-person and via live stream and are asked to register in advance with Kate Niswander, CAS marketing and communications manager, at 703-276-3100 or kniswander@casact.org.
WHERE: The Fairmont Southampton, Southampton Bermuda, or remotely via the Internet live stream on Monday, June 3.
WHEN: June 3-4, 2019. Please note all times are Atlantic Daylight Time.
WHY: To discuss industry trends and emerging issues in property casualty insurance, predictive analytics and reinsurance. The meeting will consist of two general sessions as well as concurrent sessions. Five sessions will be made available for remote viewing via live stream on Monday, June 3. Topics to be addressed at the seminar include reinsurance and insurtech, cyber risk, catastrophe modeling, tax reform and more.
General Sessions
The Reinsurance Market
[Monday, June 3 – 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM ADT]
This panel discussion will have three industry experts from diverse backgrounds share their perspectives on the reinsurance market and outlook for 2019.
Panelists:
Peter Hearn, CEO, Guy Carpenter
Maamoun Rajeh, Chairman and CEO, Arch Worldwide Reinsurance Group
Kevin O’ Donnell, President & Chief Executive Officer, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Insurance-Linked Securities
[Tuesday, June 4 – 11:15 AM to 12:30 PM ADT]
This session will cover the ILS market from the viewpoint of highly respected ILS industry participants and experts.
Panelists:
Andre Perez, FCAS, Chairman and CEO, Horseshoe Group
Aditya Dutt, President, Renaissance Underwriting Managers Limited
Richard Lowther, Managing Principal, Hiscox Re
Live Streaming Sessions on Monday, June 3
The Reinsurance Market (Live Streaming)
[Monday, June 3 – 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM ADT]
See above for session description.
The Growth of Fronting (Live Streaming)
[Monday, June 3 – 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM ADT]
This session will discuss the growth in fronting, common arrangements, and how the landscape has changed during the previous years.
Panelists:
Ethan Allen, FCAS, Chief Underwriting Officer & Chief Actuary, Traverse Insurance Group
Todd Campbell, President & Chief Executive Officer, Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc.
Brian O’Reilly, ACAS, Senior Principal, Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd.
Letting the Cat out of the Bag: Structuring and Strategy (Live Streaming)
[Monday, June 3 – 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM ADT]
This session will reveal some potential methods that may be used when designing the optimal reinsurance program.
Panelists:
Tim Releford, Senior Vice President, Holborn Corporation
Nathanial Wleczyk, FCAS, Senior Actuarial Analyst, Willis Towers Watson
The Roof is on Fire: Wildfire Modeling and Insurability in the California Insurance Marketplace (Live Streaming)
[Monday, June 3 – 1:45 PM to 3:00 PM ADT]
This session will review the landscape of wildfire models in the California marketplace including recent updates among the leading modeling firms.
Panelists:
Cody Webb, FCAS, Consulting Actuary, Milliman, Inc.
To Casualty and Beyond: What is the Next Generations of ILS? (Live Streaming)
[Monday, June 3 – 3:15 PM to 4:30 PM ADT]
This session will cover the current state of casualty risk in the ILS markets, potential future transactions on the horizon, and the longer-term challenges that such transactions face.
Panelists:
Aaron Koch, FCAS, Consulting Actuary, Milliman, Inc.
Rachel Bardon, FCAS, Partner & Chief Actuary, Hudson Structured Capital Management, Ltd.
Kathy Garrigan, FCAS, Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer, Mt. Logan Re, Ltd.
Reinsurers in Insurtech (Live Streaming)
[Monday, June 3 – 4:45 PM to 6:00 PM ADT]
Panelists will discuss where reinsurers are seeing opportunities and how these partnerships are effecting cultural change, impacting existing processes, improving technology and focusing on financial return.
Panelists:
Philip Natoli, FCAS, Senior Actuary, Digital Partners, Munich Re
David McFarland, FCAS, Founder & CEO, Coterie
Ty Harris, FCAS, Founder & CEO, Openly Inc.
For more information on the live streaming, visit casact.org/reinsurance.
About the Casualty Actuarial Society
The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) is a leading international organization for credentialing and professional education. CAS credentials demonstrate the expertise to identify, analyze and advise on the potential financial impact of risk and uncertainty. Professionals educated by the Casualty Actuarial Society empower business and government to make well-informed strategic, financial and operational decisions.
