ACTUARIES CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA MEETING
February 16, 2010
The Union League
Workshop Schedule
Session # 1: 2:00 – 2:50
WORKSHOP 1L:
Topic:
Practical Applications of Credibility Theory.
Speaker:
Thomas E. Rhodes, FSA, MAAA, FCA
AVP & Actuarial Director – MIB Solutions, Inc.
WORKSHOP 1H:
Topic:
What Can We Learn From the Health Care Systems of Other Countries?
Speaker:
John Dante, FSA, MAAA, FCA
President and CEO - Dante Actuarial Consulting LLC
WORKSHOP 1P:
Topic:
Funding and Benefit Restriction Rules – Final Regulations Under Sections 430 and 436
(Attendees will receive one hour of EA core continuing education credit)
Speakers:
Carolyn E. Zimmerman, FSA, MAAA, EA
Actuary - Internal Revenue Service
John R. Markley, ASA, FCA, MAAA, FSPA, CPC
Founding Partner and CEO - Markley Actuarial Services, Inc.
Session # 2: 3:00 – 3:50
WORKSHOP 2L:
Topic:
Variable Annuities – Modeling, Pricing and Financial Reporting Issues.
Speakers:
Karen Ann Grote, ASA
Towers Watson
Todd H. Erkis, FSA, MAAA, CERA
Principal - Towers Watson
WORKSHOP 2H:
Topic:
The Difference between Short-run and Long-term Actuarial Projections of Medical
Cost Trends.
Speaker:
Thomas E. Getzen, PhD
Professor of Risk, Insurance and Health Management at the Fox School of Business, Temple
University and Executive Director of iHEA
WORKSHOP 2P:
Topic:
IRS Update
(Attendees will receive one hour of EA core continuing education credit)
Speaker:
Carolyn E. Zimmerman, FSA, MAAA, EA
Actuary - Internal Revenue Service
Session # 3: 4:00 – 4:50
GENERAL SESSION:
Topic:
U.S. Health Care Reform – Should the Blues Have the blues?
Speaker:
Kathryn A. Galaraneau, FSA, MAAA
SVP Actuarial & Underwriting - Independence Blue Cross