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A.M. Best to Explore Latest NAIC Capital Requirements, BCAR Changes at the 2018 SOA Valuation Actuary Symposium


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OLDWICK - AUGUST 14, 2018 12:18 PM (EDT)
George Hansen, senior industry research analyst, A.M. Best, will participate in a panel discussion at the 2018 SOA Valuation Actuary Symposium, August 26–28, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

The panel, titled, “NAIC Capital Regulatory and A.M. Best BCAR Updates,” will take place on Monday, August 27, at 1:30 p.m. (EDT). The presenters will discuss the latest changes to requirements made by the NAIC Capital Regulatory (E) Task Force, along with A.M. Best’s latest stochastic, Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio (BCAR) capital changes, enacted in October 2017. Attendees will learn why, under the new model, asset allocation will need to address the relative risk-adjusted returns, not just the relative capital charges, under various asset classes under a holistic asset optimization framework.

To view the agenda and learn more about the 2018 SOA Valuation Actuary Symposium, visit https://bit.ly/2MKfSnA" .

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