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IASA CIO Roundtable 30 Years in the Insurance Industry William C. Stone, Founder & CEO SS&C Technologies
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2 30 Years of Change Overview Consolidation & Globalization: From Mainframes to the Cloud Outsourcing Regulation, Capital Standards and De-risking Inflation to Disinflation to Deflation Big Data, Big Models, Big Output Direct Marketing Goes Mainstream Accounting Alternative Risk Transfer and New Players Variable Products: The Rise and Fall, and Rise Again Aging of the Population
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3 Consolidation & Globalization Economies of Scale Role of Technology Now: The Cloud Variable Cost Model Scale for every user
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4 Inflation to Disinflation to Deflation 1980s: Inflation Turned to Disinflation Today’s Concern: Deflation Profit Pressure Search for Yield
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5 Outsourcing 30 Years Ago: Everything Done In-house Investment Outsourcing Complex Investments Operational Challenges Model Risk Increases with Complexity Tendency to Understate Risk Role of Technology Manage complexity Improve decision- making
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6 Regulation, Capital Standards, De-Risking Regulatory Expansion Capital Requirements ‒ Standardizing Effect ‒ Investment Strategies De-Risking ‒ Impact on Liquidity ‒ Too Big to Fail
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7 Big Data, Big Models, Big Output Technology enables Big Data Model Complexity Regulatory Needs, e.g., Solvency II, ORSA Rating Agency Demands
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8 Direct Marketing Goes Mainstream 1980s: Direct Marketing Was Niche Now Mainstream ‒ Technology ‒ Internet, mobility ‒ More Changes Coming, e.g., Self-Driving Cars
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9 Accounting More Complex Driving the Business Toward a Short-Term View –Market Consistent/Mark-to-Market –Insurance is a Long-Term Business Governance/ERM Geared Toward Accounting Controls
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10 Alternative Risk Transfer and New Players Capital is More Fluid Today Opportunities are Seized More Quickly Traditional Insurers Now Compete With: –Alternative Risk Transfer Groups –Hedge Funds/Private Equity
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11 Variable Products: Rise and Fall, Rise Again Original Idea: Shift the Risk to Policyholders Guarantees Shifted the Risk Back to Companies Huge Losses When Markets Crashed Variable is Back With New Designs: Living Benefits
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12 Aging of the Population Mature Population ~ Mature Insurance Industry Declining Birthrates Increased Life Expectancy Population Growth Will Depend on Immigration Longevity Needs for Income, Long-Term Care
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