Casualty Actuarial Society Members to Join RIMS 2017 Line-Up of Expert Risk Management, Insurance Speakers

ARLINGTON, Va., April 13 — The Casualty Actuarial Society issued the following news release:

Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) members Louise Francis, FCAS, CSPA, MAAA, Todd Lehmann, FCAS, CSPA, MAAA, CPCU, and Leslie Marlo, FCAS, MAAA, are scheduled to present at the RIMS 2017 Annual Conference & Exhibition, April 23-26 in Philadelphia. The event draws an audience of approximately 10,000 risk and insurance professionals from around the world.

Lehmann, vice president and chief actuary at Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Co., and Marlo, vice president of Madison Consulting Group, will lead a session titled, “Getting Ahead in Predictive Analytics: Insights for Risk Professionals.” This session, scheduled for Tuesday, April 25 from 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., will explore how the insurance industry is solving quantitative challenges with data and analytics.

Francis, president of Francis Analytics, will co-lead a session with Bryan Schwartz, risk manager at Allan Myers, Inc. titled, “Introduction to Analytics for Improving Your Risk Management Program.” The session will cover the various classical and emerging analytic methods every risk management program needs. This session is scheduled for Wednesday, April 26 from 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Francis, Lehmann and Marlo all serve as volunteers with The CAS Institute (iCAS), a subsidiary of the CAS offering specialized credentials and educational opportunities for quantitative professionals. The CAS Institute's Certified Specialist in Predictive Analytics (CSPA) credential demonstrates practical knowledge in applied predictive analytics and data science. Francis and Lehmann serve as iCAS predictive analytics subject matter experts and are also recent designees of the CSPA credential. Marlo serves as a member of the iCAS Leadership Advisory Council.

“The insurance industry is changing and in order to solve future quantitative challenges, insurance professionals need to change with it,” Marlo commented. “The future of the industry relies on big data and industry professionals have to enhance their predictive analytic toolkits to adapt.”

“The right analytics are key to improving property and casualty risk management,” said Francis. “Having an understanding of how analytics can improve business practices will be critical for industry professionals at every level in the years to come.”

This year RIMS will also recognize CAS Fellow Loren Nickel, director of business risk and insurance at Google, as the 2017 RIMS Risk Manager of the Year. The award will be presented to Nickel at a ceremonial breakfast and panel discussion on April 25.

Additional CAS members scheduled to present at the more than 160 educational sessions include:

Tuesday, April 25:

* Loren Nickel, FCAS, Director, Business Risk and Insurance, Google, Inc.

— Defying Disruption in the Captive Industry – 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

* Ann Conway, FCAS, Managing Director, Willis Towers Watson

— Loss Forecasting: A Key to Communicating With Management and Driving Results – 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

* Rajesh Sahasrabuddhe, FCAS, Partner, Oliver Wyman;

— Transportation Industry Session – 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

* Al Rhodes, ACAS, President & Senior Actuary, SIGMA Actuarial Consulting Group, Inc.

— Restaurant Industry Session – 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 26:

* Loren Nickel, FCAS, Director, Business Risk and Insurance, Google, Inc.

— How a Multinational Conglomerate Launched an Integrated Risk Finance Program – 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

For more information about the conference program and educational sessions, visit RIMS.org/RIMS2017.

For additional information about The CAS Institute, visit TheCASInstitute.org.