Description: Join in and learn to describe the changes in provider contracting that are emerging in the post-COVID marketplace. Examples include: - Carrier transparency files - Increase sophistication of provider negotiators - Additional sources of data - Market issues increasing urgency - Demanding new contracting models

Description: Much of the work performed by disability insurance actuaries depends on the availability of accurate and detailed data, which is not always as simple as it sounds. Explore a variety of data challenges faced by disability actuaries, along with potential solutions. Potential topics include finding relevant data, the impact of poor data on valuation work, the impact of new privacy rules, and the potential bias in the data used to develop predictive models.