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Innovating Risk
Building Resilience
Explore groundbreaking insights and solutions that are redefining the reinsurance landscape
Conference Begins June 4, 2025
Innovating Risk
Live Illustration
Take a look at the live illustration created during the closing general session at the 2025 Seminar on Reinsurance! We partnered with Illustrated Live to produce these images with key highlights from the discussion as it happened live. Image credit katiechappell.com.
Do You Have What it Takes to be a Founder of a Reinsurer? – Let’s Hear from the Experts
Speakers: Keith Plummer, Stuart Quinlan, and David Johnson
Moderator: Dustin Loeffler
Schedule of Events
35+ Sessions
Dive into over 35 sessions led by top industry experts, covering critical topics like cyber risk, parametric insurance, and advanced reserving methodologies. Strengthen your expertise, connect with fellow professionals, and gain actionable insights tailored to the evolving reinsurance landscape. Explore the full schedule of sessions and speakers when our final program listing becomes available.
Topics
Speakers at the 2025 Seminar on Reinsurance will share their experience and expertise in the following topics:
Parametric Coverage/Insurance
Explore the growing role of parametric coverage in reinsurance. Understand how structured payouts tied to predefined triggers are transforming risk management and offering innovative solutions to emerging challenges.
Claims
Uncover cutting-edge strategies for optimizing claims processes in reinsurance. Gain insights into trends and technologies that improve claims handling, accuracy, and customer outcomes.
Alternative Reserving Methodologies
Dive into advanced reserving methodologies that challenge traditional approaches. Learn how innovative techniques can provide more accurate projections and support better decision-making.
Abnormal/Truncated Data Sets
Master the complexities of working with abnormal or truncated data sets. Explore tools and techniques for managing incomplete or skewed data to drive accurate analyses and reliable conclusions.
Reinsurance Pricing by Frequency and Severity
Gain specialized knowledge in pricing strategies that balance frequency and severity. Understand how to optimize pricing models to align with risk appetite and market conditions.
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CAS Capability Model
The CAS Capability Model is a visual framework that articulates and provides guidance on the traits, skills and knowledge important for most property/casualty actuaries.
Myth vs. Reality: Examining Public Perception of (Re)insurance
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Featured Speaker
Jerry Theodorou
Director, Finance, Insurance & Trade Program, R Street Institute
2024 saw yet another year of a flurry of challenges for the insurance industry and an increase in public outcry over both affordability and availability of insurance.
“Citizens Property Insurance reporting 70% claims denial for individual storms…” - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Dec 2024
“This is a pocketbook issue….Someone has got to do better” – Sen Lujan, Dec 2024
“The data confirm that climate change is driving increasing non-renewal rates.” - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Dec 2024
“While the Rolling Stones might say “You can’t always get what you want,” in insurance markets now households can’t even get what they need.” Benjamin J. Keys, Ph.D, Dec 2024
“When insurance companies won't accept millions of dollars of premiums, even at today's much higher rates, that tells me they think things are going to get worse, “ERNEST SHAGHALIAN JR CPCU AAI, Dec 2024
“Consumer advocates oppose letting insurers pass on reinsurance costs to California policyholders” – Digital Insurance, Dec 2024
While Insurance is a consumer’s financial first responder with reinsurance as the shock-absorber, we continue to battle with incomplete information being circulated on a highly nuanced financial instrument. Jerry Theodorou, Director at R Street Institute will explore some of the issues our industry faces today, digging further into some of the public policy developments including some hitting right at home in reinsurance.
Do You Have What it Takes to be a Founder of a Reinsurer? – Let’s Hear from the Experts
The session will explore the following issues in starting a reinsurance company: Market capacity needs, underserved segments of the marketplace, approval of security from ceding companies, capitalization, financing rate of return, staffing, corporate governance, initial operations, country of origin, rating agency, regulatory, system concerns, initial operations. Our panel will explore this wide breadth of issues:
- Is there a need for a new reinsurance market?
- What level of capitalization do we need and how will we raise the money and at what cost of capital?
- What ceding companies can we service? What will be the timeframe for security concerns with ceding companies?
- Where we will incorporate and domicile?
- What will be the initial staffing level and who will be the founding team?
- Investor meetings initial operations, five year pro forma financial statements
Our panel of Senior Founding Executives will explore all of these considerations from a firsthand basis.
Speakers: Stuart Quinlan, CEO, Conduit Re David Johnson, Chairman and CEO, Topsail Re Keith Plummer, Co Founder and President, Bay Harbor Re
2025 Reinsurance Seminar Working Group
Chairs
Stephanie Gould Rabin
Volunteer Chair
Zilan Shen
Volunteer Vice Chair
Josie Harler
Staff Chair
Leanne Wieczorek
Staff Chair
Working Group Members
Timothy Aman
Kyle Bartee
Barry Blodgett
Raju Bohra
Lon Chang
Sean Devlin
Isaac Espinoza
Yinglu Fan
Yu Shi (Andy) Feng
Charles Gegax
John Ferrara
Julie Halper
Andrew Hancock
Christian Hauprich
Yi Jing
Brian Johnson
Derek Jones
Kathleen Knudson
Trevor Leitch
Li Li Lin
Dustin Loeffler
Brian Mullen
Marni Novack
Neil Schwarzenberger
Tracy Valentine
Lisa Walsh
Wenyi Zhang
13.8 CE Available
Stay ahead in the evolving reinsurance landscape. Earn up to 13.8 CE credits through dynamic sessions on AI-driven advancements, cyber risk management, and parametric insurance solutions. Refine your expertise and gain actionable tools from top industry experts.
Connect with Industry Leaders
Build valuable connections with fellow actuaries and industry experts. Take advantage of ample networking opportunities to expand your professional network and engage with exhibitors showcasing cutting-edge solutions and expertise in Ratemaking, Product Innovation, and Modeling.
Specialized Insights
Explore advanced topics tailored to reinsurance professionals. Sessions on abnormal data sets, reinsurance pricing strategies, and alternative reserving methods provide focused expertise to tackle today’s complex industry challenges with confidence.
