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Young Professional Advisory Council: Evolution of Technology: A Journey Through Time

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - June 24, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Join us for a conversation that journeys from the 1980’s to today, exploring how technology along with the nature of actuarial work has evolved. On this podcast, Bill Sayre, FSA (an actuary with decades of experience) will take Shang Xu, FSA (a Gen Z actuary) into the past, examine how the natur...

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David Daly

Actuary Voices - June 18, 2024 16:13 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
David Daly, president of the Sexuality and Gender Alliance of Actuaries (SAGAA), joins Actuary Voices to share his unique professional journey to becoming an actuary, and how SAGAA seeks to make an impact on the profession. Please subscribe to Actuary Voices on your preferred podcast platform.

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Emerging Topics Community: Cyber Insurance: Evolution, Trends, and Risk Mitigation Strategies

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - June 12, 2024 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
In this podcast Joe Alaimo interviews Rahul Nawab, SVP, Analytics at EXL to discuss cyber insurance evolution, risk mitigation, and emerging trends. They explore emerging trends, adaptive strategies, data analytics, and insurer innovations in cyber insurance and risk mitigation.

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Health Section: Saudi Women in Actuarial Field

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - June 10, 2024 11:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
In this episode, Dave Dillon has a conversation with Ashwag Alzahrani; Saudi Arabia’s First Female FSA. 

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Upward Calculations: Navigating Success through Managing Up

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - June 03, 2024 16:27 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Join us for a conversation dedicated to helping actuaries navigate the complexities of “managing up” in their profession. On this podcast, Tasha Boland, FSA and Morgan Zuidema, FSA will delve into practical strategies and insights for building effective relationships with managers, understanding...

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Financial Reporting Section: Demystifying Regulatory Bodies and Rating Agencies (Part 2): NAIC

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - June 03, 2024 16:26 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
In the next installment in a series to further explore and differentiate the regulatory bodies and rating agencies overseeing the insurance industry, this podcast presents a conversation with Fred Anderson, Chief Life Actuary for the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Fred describes his role as t...

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The SOA's 75th Anniversary - Episode 1 - The History of Actuarial Science

Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - June 03, 2024 13:30 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Happy Birthday Society of Actuaries! We have a great Research Insights Podcast to bring to you today.  In observance of The SOA’s 75th Anniversary, we have a special podcast series to bring to you over the next 6 months.  We will take a closer look at the early days of the SOA in future epis...

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Statistical Methods for Imputing Race and Ethnicity

Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - May 30, 2024 13:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Hello and Greetings Listeners!  We have another great Research Insights Podcast to bring to you today.  Listen to the conversation between Host Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Research Institute and Guests Erica Baird, Principal and Consulting Actuary at Milliman and Joe Long, Co...

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Actuary of the Future: Launching Your Actuarial Career: Mike McPhee Anderson

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - May 28, 2024 20:24 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Join new host Nick Kocisak, ASA, and Mike McPhee Anderson, FSA, to learn about Mike's unique educational background and the importance of data science know-how in the actuarial world.  In this episode, Mike discusses some advantages of continuing education and dispels data science "dirty words"...

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InsurTech Insights with Arthur da Silva and Sherry Chan

Get Plugged In - May 28, 2024 13:00 - 21 minutes
Greetings Listeners!  We have another great episode of the Get Plugged In Podcast for you this morning.  Hear Host Arthur da Silva and Guest Sherry Chan, FSA, EA, MAAA, Chief Strategy Officer for Atidot and Society of Actuaries Board Member, talk about Sherry’s InsurTech and Actuarial career j...

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Health Section: Gene and Cell Therapy Basics

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - May 27, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
In this episode, Dave Dillon discusses some basics of gene and cell therapies with Marnie Bute of AON and Kristi Bohn of RGA, including a summary on the science, costs, as well as network and coverage concerns. 

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Retirement Wealth by Race and Ethnicity

Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - May 23, 2024 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Hello Listeners!  We have another great episode of the Research Insights Podcast for you this morning.  This talk is focused on the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Report "Retirement Wealth by Race and Ethnicity."  Hear the conversation between Host Dale Hall, Managing Director at the ...

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Emerging Topics Community: What Are the Chances We Will Lose More Than $1 Million?

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - May 22, 2024 11:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
In this episode Joe Alaimo interviews Joan Barret, Achilles Natsis and Tony Pistilli to discuss total risk analysis, a technique that provides a consistent methodology for answering questions like “what are the chances we will lose more than $1 million?”

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2024 SOA Research Institute - Student Research Case Study Challenge

Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - May 21, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
The Society of Actuaries Research Institute holds an annual Student Research Case Study Challenge, which provides an opportunity for teams of students to apply their actuarial skills on a real-world problem in a business setting. The 2024 Finalists have been announced!  Listen to the first pla...

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Shruti Gupta

Actuary Voices - May 17, 2024 20:04 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Actuary Voices welcomes Shruti Gupta, president and co-founder of South Asian Network of Actuaries (SANA). She shares the ups and downs on her journey to becoming an actuary and how she connects her current work to the bigger picture. Also, learn more about SANA’s valuable efforts to grow the pr...

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May 2024 Classic Edition - World Mental Health Day

Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - May 16, 2024 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Hello Listeners! It’s time again for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast!  We have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic to bring to you today.  May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we combed through our archives and found a podcast which perfectly a...

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Long Term Care Section: Mike Bergerson and the M&A Webcast on May 23

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - May 16, 2024 14:01 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Roger Loomis gets to know Mike Bergerson and learns about the upcoming webcast “LTC M&A—Are the Floodgates Opening?” The webcast is on May 23rd 2024 from 12:00 to 1:15 PM ET. Please register here: https://www.soa.org/prof-dev/webcasts/2024-ltc-floodgates/

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Health Section: Weight Loss Management Drugs

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - May 13, 2024 11:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Listen as host Jackie Lee discusses GLP-1s and their role in Weight Loss Management, with Tyler Engel. They discuss how these drugs are being used and what actuaries should consider when assessing their costs and implications. 

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Emerging Topics Community: Return to Trees, Part 4: Gradient Boosting Machines

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - May 01, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
In the final episode of this mini-series, Shea and Anders cover the other common tree-based ensemble model, the Gradient Boosting Machine. Like Random Forests, GBMs make use of a large number of decision trees, but they use a “boosting” approach that cleverly makes use of “weak learners” to inc...

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The Actuarial Foundation: Math Competitions - Developing Mathletes

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - May 01, 2024 11:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Nichole Semprit, The Actuarial Foundation Senior Program Specialist and  Channy Cornejo, AP Calculus and AP Statistics Instructor at Santa Teresa High School discuss how the Foundation math competitions, Modeling the Future Challenge and The Hardest Math Problem Student Contest help students exp...

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Health Section: Calculated Risk

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - April 29, 2024 12:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Listen in as host Jackie Lee talks with Joan Barrett about the recent research paper, “Calculated Risk: Driving Decisions Using the 5/50 Research.” The discussion and report will help you answer key questions like “what are the chances we will lose more than $1million.”

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Young Professional Advisory Council: Unique Actuarial Career Journeys: Not All Paths to Becoming an Actuary are Linear

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - April 29, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Join us for another exciting YPAC podcast as host Shawn Stender, FSA, MAAA, discusses unique actuarial career journeys with Lana Marozava, ASA, CERA, and Joe Long, ASA, MAAA. This podcast will shed light on the numerous different paths that young professionals can take on their journey to become...

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April 2024 Focus Edition - Wildfire Season

Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - April 26, 2024 15:33 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Hey there Listeners!  This is the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast - Focus Edition.   The month of May is designated as National Wildfire Awareness month, so in today’s episode, we are focusing on the wildfire season, which in recent years, is starting earlier and lasting longer....

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Becky Sheppard

Actuary Voices - April 24, 2024 19:47 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Becky Sheppard joins Actuary Voices to discuss the benefits of volunteering with the Academy, including a wide range of experiences and perspectives through networking. Becky is the co-chairperson of the Health Equity Committee, examining actuarial practices and methods that may affect health d...

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Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality

Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - April 19, 2024 13:57 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Hello Listeners!  We have a great episode today with two guests  - Han Li, PhD, AIAA, and Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne, and we also have Timothy Adair, PhD, and Principal Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne.  And today we are talking about the Society of Actua...

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April 2024 Classic Edition - Climate Change and Other Impacts on Retirement

Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - April 18, 2024 20:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
It’s that time again! Time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast!  We have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic which aligns to April observances:  Financial Literacy month and Earth Day. We searched through our archive for a podcast that intersects t...

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Actuary of the Future: Launching Your Actuarial Career: Frank Yeager

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - April 16, 2024 16:18 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Join Frank Yeager, FSA and Chris Smith, ASA for an insightful discussion about leadership, the future of actuarial consulting, and the value of strong relationships. Frank shares his advice for aspiring and early-career actuaries gleaned over the course of a two-decade long career at Mercer tha...

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Health Section: Leadership Series: Tim Rozar

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - April 15, 2024 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Listen as host Jackie Lee talks with SOA President and Chair, Tim Rozar. They discuss Tim’s actuarial and volunteer background and the SOA’s goals for the year to come. Be sure to check out Tim’s Presidential address here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BG0AhwX6Ic  

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Product Development Section: Promises and Risks of Emerging Data in Insurance

SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - April 12, 2024 14:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratings
Podcast on the industry adoption of emerging data sets across the insurance value chain. The participants include recognized leaders from business, regulation, legal, and innovation. The discussion covers current adoption practices, business opportunity, regulatory  and legal considerations.

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Hosts Arthur da Silva and Blake Hill interview Guest Jason Alleyne

Get Plugged In - April 12, 2024 13:36 - 37 minutes
Get Plugged In and listen to our new Insurtech episode featuring Guest Jason Alleyne, Managing Director at Asia-Pacific Besurance Corporation.  Hosts Arthur da Silva and Blake Hill engage in a captivating conversation with Jason, who talks about his career and life journey which includes a uni...

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