Integrating Financial Economics and Traditional Actuarial Principles

Updated:
February 20, 2006

Wednesday, November 2, 2005 - 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
Asheville, North Carolina
Co-sponsored by
the Academy and the SOA

Many of the traditional actuarial principles underlying pension finance have been challenged by financial economists. This special seminar focuses on how we shift the dialogue from the theoretical to the practical. The discussion adopts the consultant’s perspective with exploration of the practical implications of these financial realities. In particular, the seminar may include:

Explaining the implications of financial economics to our clients;
Identifying ways these principles can help our clients better analyze financial risks associated with their retirement plans;
Identifying how these principles might change the decisions our clients make about pension plan management; and
Identifying for our clients how the financial risks inherent in their pension plans might integrate into their overall corporate risk profile.

This seminar is a forum for sharing ideas on effective ways for pension actuaries to creatively and productively introduce new thinking into traditional consulting relationships. Several leading consulting actuaries share their thought process and their experiences during the forum. Attendees should come prepared to share their own experiences. The forum is planned from 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. so all attendees can still catch flights home Wednesday night if they wish.

Faculty Includes:

Thomas S. Terry - Chicago Consulting Actuaries
Kenneth A. Kent - Cheiron Inc.
Lawrence J. Sher - Mellon Human Resources and Investor Solutions

Conference of Consulting Actuaries
3880 Salem Lake Drive, Suite H / Long Grove, IL 60047-5292
Phone: 847-719-6500 Fax: 847-719-6506
E-mail: conference@ccactuaries.org