Voices from past conferences

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Sales: Friend or Foe to Underwriting?

Lori Walker, Vice President, Chief Underwriter at Highland Capital Brokerage Byron Rasmusson, Vice President of Underwriting at Simplicity Group Holdings Bryan Simmons, Head of Underwriting at Modern Life and Moderator: Jessica Caracofe, Director of Underwriting Innovation at MIB, Inc

The Heart’s Story: How Echo Measurements Tell a Tale of Health and Disease

Melissa Arnold, Medical Director at Protective Life

You ask Y? Health and Underwriting Issues in the Aging Male

Brad Heltemes, Vice President and Medical Director of R&D, Munich Re

Morbidity & Longevity Crossover

Erik Pickett, Actuary & Chief Content Officer at Club Vita

Choose Your Path: Understanding the Intersection Between Metabolic Health and Modern Disease Reversal

Dr. Tro Kalayjian, Nationally Recognized Physician

AI in Underwriting: From Today’s Tools to Tomorrow’s Transformation

Dr. Jeff Heaton, Vice President of AI Innovation (Data Science) at RGA

Belts and Suspenders: Don’t Get Caught with Your AUW ‘Guard’ Down

Ehren Nagel, Head of Actuarial Innovation at PartnerRe and Denise Bates, Head of Life Underwriting at Guardian Life Insurance

Beyond the Data: Underwriting Judgment in Practice

Tom Holden, Corporate Vice President, Insurance Solutions at New York Life and Chris Woolfolk, Underwriting Tech Lead at New York Life

Beyond the Likes: Navigating the Financial Landscape of Influencers & Content Creators

Dave Kanney, Chief Life Underwriter at Mass Mutual

YOU GOTTA LAUGH: Seeing The Lighter Side Of Adversity And Uncertainty

Susan Stewart, Keynote Speaker

Trust but Verify: The Underwriter’s Guide to Agent Fraud

Val Munchez-van der Wagt, Chief Underwriter at VM Insurance Consulting Angela Jordan, Chief Underwriter at Catholic Order of Foresters Adria Pierce, Director of Financial Crimes Unit at Transamerica

Unraveling Bipolar Disorder: Facts and Rumors

Dr. Tom Ashley, Chief Medical Director, emeritus at Gen Re

Transgender and Non-binary Applicants: The Customer Journey and Other Considerations

Patrick Smock, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Deputy Chief of Legal Services at Rhode Island Department of Business Services Cynthia Edwalds FSA, ACAS, MAAA, Actuary, Diversity Advocate, & Mortality Expert

Behavioral Economics and Life Insurance Application Innovation Workshop

Robyn Wallner, VP, Underwriting Solutions at SCOR David Peters, Director of Underwriting Strategy at Bestow

Looking Back: Critical Thinking to Prevent Early Claims

Dr. Elyssa Del Valle, Chief Medical Officer at Swiss Re Vicki Garrett, Vice President, Underwriting Client Relationship Lead at Swiss Re

New Frontiers in Obesity. Insights Challenging Traditional Perspectives in the New GLP-1 Era

Kimberly Sapre, DMSc, PA-C, Medical Consultant at Millman IntelliScript Dr. Jessica Braswell, Medical Director at New York Life

Semi-Political Public Health – Choices and Consequences

David Schraub, Founder & CEO at David Schraub Actuary Al Klein, Principal and Consulting Actuary at Milliman Jean-Marc Fix, VP, R&D Biometric Risks at Optimum Re

Al in Medicine

Dr. Timothy Meagher, VP & Medical Director at Munich Re Canada

Personalized Age and Amount Requirements

Beth Brown, FALU, FLMI, ACS, AVP, Senior Underwriting Specialist at Gen Re Anita Yadav, Technical Underwriting Consultant at MassMutual

Clinic Confidential

Dr. Magdalena Kluchko, Medical Director at John Hancock

Show Me the Money

Sharon Klein, Certified FALU, CLU, FLMI, ACS, Executive Director, Large Case Underwriting at RGA Tom Gangemi, Vice President and Chief Underwriter at New York Life

A Regulatory Update

John Allen, Regulatory Compliance Counsel at MIB Dr. Deborah Van Dommelen, Medical Director at Guardian Hareem Naveed, AVP, Integrated Analytics at Munich Re

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Under the Radar

Dr. Hope Karnes, Medical Director, Clinical Solutions at Quest Diagnostics

The power of change

Dave Raymond, The Hero of Happiness, Mascot Guru, and Original Phillie Phanatic