What Are Pinnacle APEX Webinars?
Pinnacle's APEX Webinar is a free, monthly webinar series discussing some of the most timely, interesting and important issues facing the property and casualty industry. Our APEX Webinars are hosted by Pinnacle thought leaders and cover a variety of subjects, key sectors and lines of business. Topics in recent years have included inflation, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber security, medical professional liability, predictive analytics, Florida homeowners insurance updates and so much more.
The dives are deep, and provide attendees with critical details from every corner of the property and casualty industry. Now in our second decade, Pinnacle APEX Webinars remain a go-to source of high-quality information and discussion. Generally held on the third Thursday of every month, APEX Webinars as so well regarded they often qualify for the actuarial profession's continuous education requirement.
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Upcoming Webinars
Extensive loss history isn't always available when building an insurance model. However, a quantitative strategy and framework is essential. For this Pinnacle APEX Webinar, Principal and Consulting Actuary Aaron Hillebrandt will be joined by Luzern Risk’s Chief Marketing Officer Sam Espinosa to explore how forward-thinking firms, from risk-bearing businesses to MGAs and agencies, use captive insurance companies to launch, scale, and control insurance programs even in the absence of extensive historical data. Attendees will learn how to combine the right actuarial lens with innovative captive insurance strategy to turn uncertainty into strategic advantage.
Watch Recorded Webinars
Inflation in the U.S. appears to be easing, and the Federal Reserve has indicated that recent interest rate cuts may continue into next year. Could it be that a formerly frozen real estate market—and, by extension, title insurance—will be poised for an active 2025? For this APEX Webinar, Senior Financial Analyst Kourtnie Beckwith of AM Best and Vice President & Treasurer Matt Wajner of First American Financial Corporation will join Pinnacle Principal Art Randolph and Senior Consulting Actuary Chris Schubert to discuss the current state of the title market. The group will look ahead, for a
Join Pinnacle team members Greg Fears, Erich Brandt, Brittany Henrich and Steve Jagodzinski as they review the 2023 updates to the Risk Retention Group Benchmarking Study. The group will take an in-depth look at industry-level RRG financial statement data complete with trends and comparisons to the admitted market.
In actuarial modeling, transparency is crucial for constructing effective models and translating complex results into actionable business insights. This Pinnacle APEX Webinar will discuss the advanced methods for interpreting "black box" machine learning models, focusing on tools like SHAP and LIME. Pinnacle’s Consulting Actuaries Kunshan Yin, Joseph Sveda and Data Scientist Erool Palipane will explore the calculation and application of these tools, demonstrating how they can be leveraged to enhance model interpretability, ensure regulatory compliance and improve decision-making.