Nov. 12-13: Public Officials to Speak on Risks to Cybersecurity, Financial Systems, Climate, and Social Insurance Programs at the American Academy of Actuaries 2015 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum
11/05/2015
Topics:Medicare / Medicaid, NAIC, Public Policy, Social Security, Solvency
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Nov. 12, and Friday, Nov. 13, the American Academy of Actuaries will hold its 2015 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. This event will mark the Academy’s 50th anniversary in service to the public and the U.S. actuarial profession.
The 2015 Annual Meeting and Public Policy Forum will feature addresses by keynote speakers on public policy implications of cybersecurity risks, to financial sector stability and insurer solvency, climate change risk, and to the sustainability of major federal programs such as Social Security and Medicare. Among the addresses expected to take place during public policy plenary sessions are:
Thursday, Nov. 12: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST
Keynote Speaker: Adam W. Hamm, insurance commissioner of North Dakota, and chairperson of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Cybersecurity Task Force
Protecting the Solvency of U.S. Insurers
Thursday, Nov. 12: 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. EST
Keynote Speaker: Richard Berner, director, Office of Financial Research, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Climate Change
Friday, Nov. 13: Noon – 12:40 p.m. EST
Panelists: