The Actuaries' Club of Hartford & Springfield Fall 2026 Meeting

The Actuaries' Club of Hartford & Springfield Fall 2026 Meeting takes place on 19 November 2026 at Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford. It is organised by Actuaries' Club of Hartford & Springfield, and B2DB lists 23 speakers and 14 sessions announced so far.

The Actuaries' Club of Hartford & Springfield is a non-profit organisation providing continuing education and networking opportunities for actuaries and actuarial students who live or work primarily in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. Its Fall 2026 meeting, held on Thursday, November 19, 2026 at the Connecticut Convention Center, offers general and breakout sessions covering life, annuity, health, retirement, professionalism and soft-skills topics, with up to 6.0 CPD credits available.

Key facts

Speakers (23)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

• Mark Tanner Founder & Consulting Actuary, INSURANCE STRATEGIES CONSULTING, L.L.C.
• Simon Gervais Vice President, Corporate Actuary, American National
• Mary Pat Campbell Vice President, Insurance Research, Conning
• Brian Septon Founder and Managing Member, Septon Strategies
• Kevin Pierce Strategist, Actuary, Principal, Milliman
• Linda Lankowski US Statutory Chief Valuation Actuary, RGAX
• Mitch Stephenson Vice President, Head of Model Governance Solutions, Fannie Mae
• Mary Bahna-Nolan Managing Director, North American iCT, WTW
• Jonathan Huntley Actuary, Actuarial Data Science, MassMutual
• Phil Lee Enterprise Capital Strategist, New England Asset Management, Inc. (NEAM, Inc.)
• Erika Dochney Manager, WTW
• Joe Finch Actuary, MassMutual
• Jackson P. Lautier Assistant Professor, FM
• Jim Kosinski Head of Market Risk, Talcott Financial Group
• Chris Stiefeling Chief Executive Officer, Stoch Analytics
• Donna Megregian Member-Selected Director, American Academy of Actuaries
• Eric Huang Enterprise Capital Strategist, New England Asset Management, Inc.
• Guran Singh Capital Risk Lead, Enterprise Risk Analytics, MassMutual
• James Lescoe AVP, Aetna Pharmacy Analytics, Aetna
• Marc Condon Vice President, Defined Benefit Operations Manager, USI Consulting Group
• Priya Thomas Head of Actuarial & Investment Audit, MassMutual
• Richard S. Sych Partner, Senior Vice President, Retirement Services, USI Consulting Group
• Tim Rozar Chief Innovation & Content Officer, RGA

Most represented companies

• MassMutual — 4 speakers
• USI Consulting Group — 2 speakers
• WTW — 2 speakers

Agenda (14 sessions)

Day 1 — Thursday 19 November 2026

• Actuarial Techniques in Sports Analytics 09:10–10:10 · General Session #1 — Jackson P. Lautier
• How Advanced ALM and SAA Can Improve VM-22 Outcomes 10:40–11:40 · Breakout Sessions #1 — Simon Gervais, Chris Stiefeling
• Communicating Risk 10:40–11:40 · Breakout Sessions #1 — Brian Septon, Jim Kosinski, Guran Singh, Priya Thomas
• Practical Applications of Generative & Agentic AI in Actuarial and Beyond 10:40–11:40 · Breakout Sessions #1 — Jonathan Huntley
• Stop Loss From an Employer’s Perspective 10:40–11:40 · Breakout Sessions #1 — Mark Tanner
• UL US Statutory Reserves: A Refresher With Emerging Topics 12:50–13:50 · Breakout Sessions #2 — Simon Gervais, Linda Lankowski
• Effective Data Visualization in the Age of AI 12:50–13:50 · Breakout Sessions #2 — Mary Pat Campbell
• Ideation to Implementation – Accelerating the Product Development Process 12:50–13:50 · Breakout Sessions #2 — Mary Bahna-Nolan, Erika Dochney
• The Evolving Pharmacy Market and Implications for Health Actuaries 12:50–13:50 · Breakout Sessions #2 — Kevin Pierce
• Insurer Investment Portfolio Trends: From Asset Allocation to Private Placements 14:05–15:05 · Breakout Sessions #3 — Phil Lee, Eric Huang
• Do We Need an AI-Specific ASOP? 14:05–15:05 · Breakout Sessions #3 — Mitch Stephenson, Joe Finch
• Anti-Obesity Medications in Insurance 14:05–15:05 · Breakout Sessions #3 — James Lescoe, Tim Rozar
• The Latest on Pension Risk Transfer: An Overview of the Process, the Interest Rate Environment, and the Insurance Companies Participating 14:05–15:05 · Breakout Sessions #3 — Marc Condon, Richard S. Sych
• Outside the Comfort Zone: A Case-Study Exploration of Professionalism 15:30–16:30 · General Session #2 — Donna Megregian

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Organiser (1)

Actuaries' Club of Hartford & Springfield

Sponsors (11)

Talcott Financial Group · The Cigna Group · Nassau Financial Group · Amon & Associates · Empower · MassMutual · Moody's · WTW · Lincoln Financial · Voya Financial · Valani Global

Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.