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
Join Pinnacle Senior Consulting Actuary Darcie Truttmann, Consulting Actuaries Trenton Lipka and Juhyun Shin as they discuss the Actuarial Standard Boards recent developments of Actuarial Standards of Practice (ASOPs). The team will discuss updates to ASOPs over the last year, changes to come in 2025 and provide a deep dive into particular ASOPs and best practices. As with other Pinnacle APEX Webinars, professional continuing education (CE) credit may be available for this webinar.
Watch Recorded Webinars
The world changed dramatically over the past two and a half years, and the insurance industry was no different. Insurers raced to respond to the impact of COVID-19 by designing new business strategies, working to meet changing customer needs and leveraging digital and technological solutions. Pinnacle Consulting Actuary Kendra Letang and Associate Actuary Nicole McArdle will be joined by GuideOne’s Dalesa Bady to discuss what COVID-related insurance trends might be here to stay in a post-pandemic world.
Peer reviews are an important and crucial aspect of actuarial work, especially in the context of established professional standards. The peer review process at Pinnacle is engrained in our culture. Pinnacle Consulting Actuaries Ken Hawkins and Trenton Lipka look in depth at how peer reviews ensure quality and integrity of all actuarial work products with a focus on loss reserving.
Join Senior Consulting Actuaries Erich Brandt and Greg Fears with Senior Actuarial Analyst Amanda Conklin as they analyze groups who experienced adverse loss development, and discuss how the industry performed this past year compared to the last several years. Erich, Greg and Amanda will also discuss risk of material adverse deviation items as observed in recent statements of actuarial opinion.