2026 LIMRA and LOMA Canada Annual Conference Agenda

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:50 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. - General Session 1: Distribution Under Pressure: Advisor Capacity, Compensation Models, and the Future of Growth

9:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. - General Session 2: Regulation, Resilience, and the Road Ahead: A Conversation with OSFI Leadership

10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.: Concurrent Sessions

1. Life Insurance Growth in Motion: Market Drivers and Distribution Shifts Across Canada and the United States

2. AI in Action: A Hands-On Workshop for Next Level Marketing and Underwriting

3. Unlocking Opportunity: Expanding the Supplemental Benefits Market in Canada

11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - General Session 3: Macroeconomics, Markets, and Modernization: Navigating Canada’s Next Era of Financial ServicesAhead: A Conversation with OSFI Leadership

2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.: Concurrent Sessions

4. Filling the Gap: The Future of Advice and Protection in a Shrinking Advisor Market

5. The Next Generation Speaks: Young Professionals on Building a Career in Insurance

6. The Pricing Challenge of Longer Lives: Actuarial Insights on a Changing Longevity Curve

2:50 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Transition Break

3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. - General Session 4: Leading Through Uncertainty: CEO Perspectives on Geopolitics, Consumer Shifts, and Organizational Resilience

3:50 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. - General Session 5 and Closing Remarks: Finding the Funny in Change — Eugene Levy on Delivering Value When the Script Keeps Shifting

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - VIP Photo Line

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Happy Hour

6:30 p.m. - Adjourn