Session: Tornadoes—How Social Media Tracks Them and the Ensuing Health Risk from Them
Speaker: Steven Siegel, ASA, MAAA and Rebecca Owen, FSA, MAAA

This session highlights information and analyses that were presented at the last two annual National Tornado Summits. The National Tornado Summits serve as an important, interdisciplinary forum for insurance professionals and regulators to improve emergency management. Part One of the session will focus on how the rise of social media has interacted with the goal of more rapid communication of the onset of a tornado. With the growing popularity of social media, the potential for better reporting may lead to a reduction of insurance and other costs. Part Two of the session will focus on health costs that occur as a direct result of the impact of a tornado. Using an applicable health care claim database, a profile of relevant health care costs and related analyses will be presented.

Steven Siegel is a Research Actuary at the Society of Actuaries. In his role at the Society, he manages research projects and related efforts for a number of actuarial practice areas. He is also the staff liaison for research committees responsible for funding and initiating research efforts sponsored by the Society of Actuaries. He has written numerous articles for actuarial and other industry publications. He has been on the staff of the Society of Actuaries for close to 15 years. Prior to coming to the Society of Actuaries, Steven was an Actuarial Director of Pricing and Product Development for health care products with CNA Insurance Companies.