Keynote Session

Partnership with the SOA Research Institute, Lisa Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, MAAA, Director of Practical Research, Society of Actuaries.

In the role of Director of Practice Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, Lisa leads the actuarial practice research activities of the Society of Actuaries to benefit the global actuarial profession. She oversees the development, creation, and production of research projects that provide valuable research insights to members, stakeholders, and the public, and assist in raising awareness of the global actuarial profession. She brings nearly 40 years of experience to this role, having previously served in various actuarial research functions at the SOA, chief actuary for a large pension fund and a retirement actuarial consultant at a large consulting firm.

The role of financial economics in actuarial practice, Hal Pedersen, PhD, ASA, Director, Actuarial Program at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Hal W. Pedersen, ASA, MAAA, PhD is a leading expert on economic scenario generation and insurance risk with more than 25 years of industry experience.  He is senior lecturer at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) and director of the UCSB actuarial program. Previously, he was Managing Director at Conning where he lead the development of Conning’s economic scenario generator and its application to investment risk management.  He served as L.A.H. Warren professor of actuarial science at the University of Manitoba (2003 – 2011) and was a member of the actuarial faculty at Georgia State University (1996 – 2001). He is past vice-chair of the Education and Research Section Council of the Society of Actuaries, current vice-chair of the Investment Section Council of the Society of Actuaries, and current chair of the American Academy of Actuaries Economic Scenario Generator Subcommittee.

Predicting Liability Losses for Autonomous Driving, Corey Rousseau, FCAS, Actuary Partner at Cruise.

Corey Rousseau is an Actuary Partner with the Risk Management team at Cruise GM. His actuarial role supports Cruise as they develop autonomous vehicles in their mission to “safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences they care about”. Corey is responsible for supporting pricing and reserving functions, analyzing key company risk as part of a developing ERM framework, and supporting business decisions through cost of risk analysis.

Prior to joining Cruise GM, Corey worked seven years at the RiverStone Group supporting latent claim liability modeling, commercial lines reserving, acquisition pricing, and financial close activities. He also has experience in personal lines pricing, regulatory, and MGA roles. Corey is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

Predicting Liability Losses for Autonomous Driving, Rafael Costa, FCAS, Actuary Partner at Cruise.

Rafael Costa is an Actuary Partner at Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving technology arm. He previously led Uber’s International Insurance Pricing team and held a variety of roles within the insurance industry, at Zurich, Farmers, and Travelers — mainly in the areas of Personal Lines pricing, reserving, and catastrophe modeling. Rafael is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and an active volunteer within the institution. He chaired the task force that developed the Introduction to Data and Analytics course (DISC DA), is the incoming Chair of the Latin America Regional Working Group, and also serves on the Exam Committee.