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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
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Attendee Lounge
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
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Attendee Lounge
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
2:30 PM – 5:15 PM
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Seminar Registration
2:30 PM – 5:15 PM
ET
Seminar Registration
Location: Woodrow Willson Registration
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
ET
Myth vs. Reality: Examining Public Perception of (Re)insurance
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
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GS-1 - Myth vs. Reality: Examining Public Perception of (Re)insurance
Location: Wilson Ballroom BCD
Speaker:
Jerry Theodorou
– R Street Institute
Moderator:
Stephanie Gould Rabin, ACAS, MAAA, SIOP (she/her/hers)
– Holborn Corporation
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
ET
Welcome Hour
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
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Welcome Hour
Location: Wilson A
Thursday, June 5, 2025
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM
ET
Continental Breakfast
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM
ET
Continental Breakfast
Location: Wilson A
7:30 AM – 6:15 PM
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Seminar Registration
7:30 AM – 6:15 PM
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Seminar Registration
Location: Woodrow Willson Registration
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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CS-1 - 01000100 01100001 01110100 01100001 Visualization
Location: Baltimore 3/4/5
Speaker:
Kyle Bartee, ACAS, CSPA (he/him/his)
– Air Freedom Insurance
Speaker:
Joshua J. Pyle, FCAS (he/him/his)
– Root
Moderator:
Derek Jones, FCAS, MAAA (he/him/his)
– Milliman
Business Skills
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
Casualty State of the Market
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
CS-2 - Casualty State of the Market
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Rebecca S. Bredehoeft, FCAS, MAAA, CPCU
– Swiss Re
Speaker:
Sal Sama
Speaker:
Stephen Buonpane
– Everest Evolution
Moderator:
Yinglu Fan
– QBE Reinsurance Corporation
General Interest
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
Climate Scorpion
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
CS-3 - Climate Scorpion
Location: Wilson D
Speaker:
Andy Neal, FSA (he/him/his)
– Aon
Speaker:
Carolyn Kousky, PhD (she/her/hers)
– Environmental Defense Fund
Moderator:
Stephanie Gould Rabin, ACAS, MAAA, SIOP (she/her/hers)
– Holborn Corporation
General Interest
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
Wheels keep rolling on commerical auto insurance
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
CS-4 - Wheels keep rolling on commercial auto insurance
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
Speaker:
Kevin Hughes, FCAS MAAA
– Verisk
Speaker:
Sunny Liu, FCAS
– Swiss Re
Moderator:
Sean Devlin, FCAS, MAAA
– Swiss Re
Line of Business Specified
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
ET
Networking Break and Refreshments
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
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Networking Break and Refreshments
Location: Wilson A
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
A Technique to Estimate IBNR Distributions
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
CS-5 - A Technique to Estimate IBNR Distributions
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
Speaker:
Dom Yarnell
– Everest Global
Moderator:
Lon Chang
– Ascot Group
General Interest
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
Casualty Construction Coverage Constructs: Implications for Actuaries
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
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CS-6 - Casualty Construction Coverage Constructs: Implications for Actuaries
Location: Baltimore 3/4/5
Speaker:
Christopher Day, MBA, CPCU
– Applied Specialty Underwriters, LLC
Moderator:
Yinglu Fan
– QBE Reinsurance Corporation
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
Influence of the Economy / Tariffs on Insurance
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
CS-7 - Influence of the Economy / Tariffs on Insurance
Location: Wilson D
Speaker:
Michel Léonard
– The Insurance Information Institute
Speaker:
Richard L. Sega, FSA, MAAA
– Conning
Moderator:
Andy Feng
– TransRe
General Interest
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
Why is Exposure Rating Always Wrong
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
CS-8 - Why is Exposure Rating Always Wrong
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Tice Walker
– Holborn Corporation
Speaker:
Ana Mata, PhD, ACAS
– MatBlas Limited
Moderator:
Sarah Voit, FCAS, MAAA (she/her/hers)
– Guy Carpenter
Education: Advanced
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
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Networking Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
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Networking Break
Location: Wilson A
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
ET
Speed Networking
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
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Speed Networking
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
Capital Allocation Technique: Review and Comparison
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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CS-9 - Capital allocation technique: Review and comparison
Location: Wilson D
Speaker:
Steve Guo
– Ball State University
Moderator:
Andy Feng
– TransRe
Research
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
Casualty ILS
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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CS-10 - Casualty ILS: A Growing Reinsurance Solution
Location: Baltimore 3/4/5
Speaker:
John Butler, ACII, Chartered Insurer
– Cohen & Company Asset Management
Speaker:
Samir Shah
– Ledger Investing
Moderator:
Barry Blodgett (he/him/his)
– Topsail Re
General Interest
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
Catastrophe View of Risk - Severe Storm Case Study
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
CS-11 - Catastrophe View of Risk - Severe Storm Case Study
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
Speaker:
Katherine Dalis, FCAS MAAA CCRMP
– SageSure
Speaker:
Nathan Schwartz, FCAS CERA MAAA CFA
– Howden Re
Moderator:
Kyle Bartee, ACAS, CSPA (he/him/his)
– Air Freedom Insurance
Line of Business Specified
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
Navigating the Future: Emerging Trends and Hot Topics in Public Entity Insurance
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
CS-12 - Navigating the Future: Emerging Trends and Hot Topics in Public Entity and Education
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Johnny Gilbert, MBA, FCAS, CERA, ARe (he/him/his)
– United Educators Insurance
Speaker:
Chris McKenna, FCAS, MAAA
– Three Lions LLC
Moderator:
Tracy Valentine, FCAS
– Navigators Re, A Brand of The Hartford
Line of Business Specified
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
ET
Luncheon
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
ET
Luncheon
Location: Wilson A
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
Application of AI and Machine Learning in (Re)insurance
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
CS-13 - Application of AI and Machine Learning in (Re)insurance
Location: Wilson D
Speaker:
Matthew Vega-Sanz
– Gail
Speaker:
Samir Shah
– Ledger Investing
Speaker:
John M. Shoun, CPCU (he/him/his)
– Ledger Investing
Moderator:
Christian Hauprich (he/him/his)
– TransRe
General Interest
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
Are we there yet? Have we reached the inflection point on US Casualty adverse development?
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
CS-14 - Are we there yet? Have we reached the inflection point on US Casualty adverse development?
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Adam Braithwaite
– Lockton Re
Speaker:
Bill Wilt, FCAS, MAAA, CFA, MBA
– Assured Research
Moderator:
Julie Halper (she/her/hers)
– Toa Re America
General Interest
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
Building Bonds: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in the North American Surety Market
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
CS-15 - Building Bonds: Navigating Opportunities and Challenges in the North American Surety Market
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
Speaker:
Matthew Olsen, MBA (he/him/his)
– Sompo
Speaker:
Brian Fiore (he/him/his)
– Aon
Speaker:
Tony Kestel, ACAS
– Aon
Speaker:
Charles Gegax, FCAS
– SCOR Re
Moderator:
Andrew Hancock, FCAS
– Everest Re
Line of Business Specified
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
Professionalism Bingo
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
ET
CS-16 - Professionalism Bingo
Location: Baltimore 3/4/5
Speaker:
Todd Hess, FCAS, MAAA (he/him/his)
– Swiss Re
Speaker:
John Gleba, FCAS, MAAA
– FTI Consulting, Inc.
Moderator:
Todd Hess, FCAS, MAAA (he/him/his)
– Swiss Re
Professionalism/Bias
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
ET
Networking Break
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
ET
Networking Break
Location: Wilson A
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
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Speed Networking
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
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Speed Networking
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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Beyond BS: Adjusting for Changes in Claims Handling
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
ET
CS-17 - Beyond BS: Adjusting for Changes in Claims Handling
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
Speaker:
Jim L. Kremer, ARM, MBA
– Ernst & Young
Speaker:
Lynne Bloom
Speaker:
Margo P. Mackenzie, FCAS (she/her/hers)
– EY
Moderator:
Dustin Loeffler, FCAS
– Aon
Education: Advanced
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
ET
Casualty Cat: Model, Product, and Pricing
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
ET
CS-18 - Casualty cat: model, product, and pricing
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Michael Cenzer, FCAS MA (he/him/his)
– Renaissance Re
Speaker:
Adam Grossman, PHD
– Moodys Insurance Solutions
Moderator:
Li Li Lin, FCAS
– Gallagher Re
General Interest
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
ET
Navigating the Workers' Compensation Landscape: Trends and Insights
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
ET
CS-19 - Navigating the Workers' Compensation Landscape: Trends and Insights
Location: Baltimore 3/4/5
Speaker:
Lisa Walsh, FCAS, MAAA, CPCU
– Swiss Re
Speaker:
Bryan Ware, FCAS, CERA (he/him/his)
– AmTrust Financial
Moderator:
Sean Devlin, FCAS, MAAA
– Swiss Re
Line of Business Specified
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
ET
Wildfire Modeling
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
ET
CS-20 - Wildfire Modeling: Data, Methodology, and Impacts on Portfolios
Location: Wilson D
Speaker:
Jeff Chen, ACAS
– Kettle
Speaker:
Shanna McIntyre (she/her/hers)
– Delos Insurance
Moderator:
Zilan Shen (she/her/hers)
– Sompo
Line of Business Specified
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
ET
Networking Break and Refreshments
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
ET
Networking Break and Refreshments
Location: Wilson A
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
Cyber - State of the Market
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
CS-21 - Cyber - State of the Market
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Jess Fung, FCAS, MAAA (she/her/hers)
– Guy Carpenter
Speaker:
Diana Liu, FCAS (she/her/hers)
– TransRe
Speaker:
Jing Li, FCAS (she/her/hers)
– RenaissanceRe
Moderator:
Charles Gegax, FCAS
– SCOR Re
Line of Business Specified
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
Learning from Mistakes: Scenarios about Reputation Risk
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
CS-22 - Learning from Mistakes: Scenarios about Reputation Risk
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
Speaker:
John Ferrara (he/him/his)
– Crowe LLLP
Speaker:
Todd Hess, FCAS, MAAA (he/him/his)
– Swiss Re
Moderator:
John Ferrara (he/him/his)
– Crowe LLLP
Professionalism/Bias
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
Mortgage Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) in Uncertain Economic Times
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
CS-23 - Mortgage Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) in Uncertain Economic Times
Location: Baltimore 3/4/5
Speaker:
Mike Schmitz
Speaker:
Jonathan Berenbom, FCAS, MAAA, MS (he/him/his)
– Guy Carpenter
Moderator:
Brian Mullen (he/him/his)
– American Family Insurance
Line of Business Specified
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
Social Inflation and Litigation Funding
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
ET
CS-24 - Social Inflation and Litigation Funding
Location: Wilson D
Speaker:
Jonathan B. Hayes, ACAS, MAAA (he/him/his)
– Aon
Speaker:
Mike McComis, FCAS (he/him/his)
– EY
Moderator:
Lon Chang
– Ascot Group
General Interest
5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
ET
Reception
5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
ET
Reception
Location: Wilson A
Friday, June 6, 2025
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM
ET
Continental Breakfast
7:15 AM – 8:00 AM
ET
Continental Breakfast
Location: Wilson A
7:15 AM – 1:45 PM
ET
Seminar Registration
7:15 AM – 1:45 PM
ET
Seminar Registration
Location: Woodrow Willson Registration
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
Battlebots - It's Raining
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
CS-25 - Battlebots - It's Raining
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
Speaker:
Andrew Hancock, FCAS
– Everest Re
Speaker:
Zilan Shen (she/her/hers)
– Sompo
Speaker:
Sarah Voit, FCAS, MAAA (she/her/hers)
– Guy Carpenter
Moderator:
Wenyi Zhang, FCAS
– Everest Re
Education: Advanced
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
Parametric Weather Coverages
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
CS-26 - Parametric Weather Coverages
Location: Baltimore 3/4/5
Speaker:
John Jacobi, PhD
– Aon
Speaker:
Isaac Espinoza, FCAS, FSA, MAAA
– Kettle
Moderator:
Tim Aman, FCAS
– Aon
Line of Business Specified
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
Professionalism: Keeping up in the Age of Gen AI
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
CS-27 - Professionalism: Keeping up in the Age of Gen AI
Location: Wilson D
Speaker:
Lisa A. Slotznick, MAAA FCAS
– American Academy of Actuaries
Moderator:
Yi Jing
– WTW
Professionalism/Bias
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
Understanding D&O Market Dynamics in 2025
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
ET
CS-28 - Understanding D&O Market Dynamics in 2025
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Brian Turner, FCAS, MAAA, CPCU
– Howden Re
Speaker:
Michael Hochkeppel, RPLU
– Navigators Re, a brand of The Hartford
Speaker:
Patrick McGinley, J.D
– Argo Group
Moderator:
Tracy Valentine, FCAS
– Navigators Re, A Brand of The Hartford
Line of Business Specified
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
ET
Networking Break and Refreshments
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
ET
Networking Break and Refreshments
Location: Wilson A
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
Chain Ladder Reserve Range Estimates with A Tail
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
CS-29 - Chain Ladder Reserve Range Estimates with A Tail
Location: Baltimore 3/4/5
Speaker:
Wenyi Lu, FSA
– The University of Texas at Dallas
Speaker:
Bill Lu, N/A (he/him/his)
– The University of Texas at Dallas
Moderator:
Lisa Walsh, FCAS, MAAA, CPCU
– Swiss Re
General Interest
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
Creating, Updating, and Using ILFs in Reinsurance
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
CS-30 - Creating, Updating, and Using ILFs in Reinsurance
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Evan Spiegel
– Verisk Underwriting Solutions
Speaker:
Qiong (Joan) Wei
– Munich Re
Moderator:
Li Li Lin, FCAS
– Gallagher Re
Education: Advanced
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
Introduction to Risk Transfer and Case Studies
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
CS-31 - Introduction to Risk Transfer and Case Studies
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
Speaker:
Dustin Loeffler, FCAS
– Aon
Speaker:
Carver Roya, FCAS
– PwC
Moderator:
John Ferrara (he/him/his)
– Crowe LLLP
Education: Intermediate
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
Property State of the Market
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
ET
CS-32 - Property State of the Market
Location: Wilson D
Speaker:
Jessica Bongiorno (she/her/hers)
– Arch Reinsurance Company
Speaker:
Krista A. Lienau (she/her/hers)
– Guy Carpenter & Co.
Moderator:
Tim Aman, FCAS
– Aon
General Interest
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
ET
Networking Break
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
ET
Networking Break
Location: Wilson A
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
Curve Fitting
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
CS-33 - Intermediate Curve Fitting, Considerations and Pitfalls.
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Steve White
– McGill and Partners
Speaker:
Aleksey Popelyukhin, PhD
– Swiss Re
Moderator:
Christian Hauprich (he/him/his)
– TransRe
Education: Intermediate
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
Cyber Aggregation Event Categorization Framework
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
CS-34 - Cyber aggregation event categorization framework
Location: Wilson D
Speaker:
Yoshifumi Yamamoto, PhD (he/him/his)
– At-Bay
Moderator:
Raj Bohra, FCAS (he/him/his)
– Gallagher Re
Line of Business Specified
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
Understanding Wildfire Risk
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
CS-35 - Understanding Wildfire Risk
Location: Baltimore 3/4/5
Speaker:
Valkyrie Holmes (she/her/hers)
– Faura
Speaker:
Ivan O’Neill
– Wuuii
Speaker:
Isaac Espinoza, FCAS, FSA, MAAA
– Kettle
Moderator:
Isaac Espinoza, FCAS, FSA, MAAA
– Kettle
Line of Business Specified
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
Where did my team go? Leadership in a Hybrid World
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ET
CS-36 - Managing Up, Down, and All Around in a Hybrid World
Location: Annapolis 2/3/4
Speaker:
Olivia Rogers, MBA, ARe, CPCU (she/her/hers)
– AF Group
Speaker:
Wendy Hayes, CCRMP (she/her/hers)
– Cincinnati Re
Speaker:
Stephanie Gould Rabin, ACAS, MAAA, SIOP (she/her/hers)
– Holborn Corporation
Moderator:
Stephanie Gould Rabin, ACAS, MAAA, SIOP (she/her/hers)
– Holborn Corporation
Business Skills
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
ET
Box Lunch
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
ET
Box Lunch
Location: Wilson A
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
ET
Do You Have What it Takes to be a Founder of a Reinsurer? – Let’s Hear from the Experts
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
ET
GS-2 - Do You Have What it Takes to be a Founder of a Reinsurer? – Let’s Hear from the Experts
Location: Wilson BC
Speaker:
Keith Plummer, Master's In Business (he/him/his)
– Bay Harbor Re
Speaker:
Stuart John Quinlan, ACII
– Conduit Reinsurance Limited
Speaker:
David D. Johnson
– Topsail Holdings Inc.
Moderator:
Dustin Loeffler, FCAS
– Aon
