Latest Actuaries Podcast Episodes
Emerging Topics Community: Community Update
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - May 11, 2023 17:27 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThe SOA launched a new initiative, the emerging topics community, as a pilot in 2021. In this short discussion, we explain what the emerging topics community is, how it is structured and what benefits it brings to the SOA community. Information is also provided on how anyone can volunteer and ...
ESG for the Insurance and Pension Industry in Asia Pacific Markets
Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - May 11, 2023 03:26 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsTime to tune in to another episode of Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast! Our guests today are Julia Zhang, Partner at EY and Jingling Zhang, Senior Consultant at EY discussing their recently written report “ESG for the Insurance and Pension Industry in Asia Pacific Markets” which a...
InsurTech Insights with Scott Harrison
Get Plugged In - May 09, 2023 22:34 - 22 minutesListen to Scott Harrison, Lawyer & Consultant and Co-Founder of the American InsurTech Council share his views on key regulatory issues facing InsurTechs today with host, Dale Hall, Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute.
Health Section: IBNR with Zero Run Out
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - May 08, 2023 11:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsHost Jackie Lee and Robert Lynch discuss a different method for calculating IBNR when there is not run out available, called the Average Paid PMPM Method. Based on his recent HealthWatch article, Rob discusses how this method can produce more reliable results with less volatility. Learn about t...
Dwayne Husbands
Actuary Voices - May 04, 2023 13:18 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn the latest episode of Actuary Voices, David Nolan speaks with Dwayne Husbands, President of the International Association of Black Actuaries, about the work of IABA and his path to the actuarial profession.
16th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks Key Findings
Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - April 26, 2023 15:08 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsGreetings listeners! Tune in to another episode of SOA Research Insights Podcast featuring Max Rudolph from Rudolph Financial Consulting, LLC and Sr ERM Actuary at ARM talking about the “16th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks.” The 16th Survey of Emerging Risks follows trends about risks that ...
Health Section
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - April 24, 2023 11:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDave Dillon discussed with Paul Conlin, FSA, MAAA, the recently-published book “Power Failure” by William Cohan, on the 2001-2018 unraveling of General Electric. One of the business events which led to the near-failure of GE was an under-reserving of Long Term Care reserves by 16 billion dolla...
Young Professional Advisory Council: Building Your Personal Brand
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - April 24, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsYoung Professional Advisory Council’s Silver Zhou, FSA, MAAA, discusses the importance of personal brand and building your reputation with Aree Bly and Jon Forster, ASA, MAAA. Also learn more about the SOA Next Generation Leaders Summit, where Aree will be leading a session on this topic.
InsurTech Insights with Mike Bishop
Get Plugged In - April 19, 2023 16:46 - 21 minutesBlake Hill, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo, leads the conversation with Mike Bishop, Principal and Managing Director at Milliman IntelliScript regarding Mike Bishop’s professional background story.
Entrepreneurial & Innovation Section: Everyday Entrepreneur: From Actuary to Author with Aree Bly
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - April 19, 2023 15:55 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsHost Rong Rong, FSA, CPCU, talks with inspirational entrepreneur Aree Bly about Aree's entrepreneurial journey and other fun things.
Health Section: 340(b) Drug Program
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - April 10, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsHost Jackie Lee discusses the 340(b) Drug Pricing Program with Tony Pistilli of Axene Health Partners. Learn about the program's history and the significant growth it has seen in recent years to now account for almost 8% of all outpatient drug sales while concerns about potential abuse and unin...
Long-Term Care Coverage: Stakeholder Thoughts on State-Based Catastrophic Insurance
Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - April 06, 2023 13:11 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsTune in to the 253rd episode of Research Insights Podcast featuring John O'Leary and John Cutler discussing a recently published report that explores stakeholder views in Minnesota on the efficacy of a public catastrophic long-term care insurance program at the state level. Long-Term Care Cov...
Amber Rohde
Actuary Voices - March 31, 2023 02:22 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAs Women's History Month draws to a close, David is joined by Amber Rohde, the Co-Founder and Board President of the Network of Actuarial Women and Allies (NAWA), as she discusses the origins of NAWA and the organization's efforts aimed at connecting and empowering women to be successful in the ...
Long-Term Services and Supports: Usage and Payment by Race, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Factors
Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - March 27, 2023 16:03 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIn the United States, individuals needing long-term services and supports (LTSS) access care, utilize services, and pay for their services in various ways. The authors explore how the need for, utilization of and payment for long-term services and supports differ in the U.S. by population cohort...
Health Section: Broader Actuarial Roles in Health Finance
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - March 27, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDave Dillon hosts a conversation with Brian Tajlili as he discusses his role leading business planning for a health insurance organization and similarities and differences with traditional actuarial roles.
Young Professionals Advisory Council: Actuarial Data Science
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - March 27, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsData science is all the buzz! Listen in on the conversation between YPAC member Philip Wright, ASA, and his colleague Nick Laffey, FSA, as they discuss the application of a data science skillset to an actuarial role.
Emerging Topics Community: Factorization Machines for High Cardinality Features (Part 4 of 4)
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - March 14, 2023 19:54 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThis is the fourth in a 4-part series where Anders Larson and Shea Parkes discuss predictive analytics with high cardinality features. In the prior episodes we focused on approaches to handling individual high cardinality features, but these methods did not explicitly address feature interactio...
Health Section: Stop loss Market conditions with Jon Forster
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - March 13, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsDave Dillon welcomes guest Jon Forster, former executive for Medical Risk Managers for a discussion about current Market conditions of the stop loss industry. We’ll cover current stop loss products in the market, the pipeline of cell and gene therapy, and new underwriting uses of AI. Jon has ...
Financial Reporting Section: Drink in the Details: Sunrise of LDTI
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - March 10, 2023 22:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThis podcast is the third in our series “Drink in the Details,” featuring casual discussions with experts on a variety of financial reporting topics. Join Chris Whitney, as he discusses the ‘sunrise of LDTI’ with Matthieu Bousetta, Mark Billingsley, Dieter Van de Stock and Nathan Worrell over a...
InsurTech Insights with Leon Punambolam
Get Plugged In - February 28, 2023 17:00 - 13 minutesLeon Punambolan shares his InsurTech journey and the drivers behind why Samos Insure makes sense by responding to the questions from Blake Hill, FSA host of the Podcast.
Young Professionals Advisory Council: Young Professionals Making Waves
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - February 27, 2023 12:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsJoin YPAC member Harrison Smith, ASA, as he talks with Nathan Worrell, FSA, to learn about found success and growth within the actuarial profession. Hear Nate’s suggestions to define and pursue success including how to utilize your skillset, volunteering to gain access to knowledge, and finding ...
Health Section: Underwriting Transformation in the Level Funded Market
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - February 27, 2023 12:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThis episode focuses on the evolution of underwriting techniques to the current use of predictive models. Topics include what carriers might consider when launching a model, reflections on when not to use results from a model, current regulatory concerns and activity around predictive models, a...
Linda Lankowski
Actuary Voices - February 24, 2023 16:47 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsOn this episode of Actuary Voices, David Nolan is joined by Linda Lankowski, the Chairperson of the PBR Implementation Work Group and longtime Academy volunteer. They discuss how she began her career, how the PBR Bootcamp has evolved over the years, and her thoughts on the future of the professi...
Emerging Topics Community: The Hashing Trick for High Cardinality Features (Part 3 of 4)
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - February 21, 2023 19:48 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThis is the third in a 4-part series where Anders Larson and Shea Parkes discuss predictive analytics with high cardinality features. In this episode they focus on feature engineering via the hashing trick. The hashing trick is most applicable for extremely high cardinality, and at first glanc...
AG53 Excess Spread Considerations
Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - February 20, 2023 15:36 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAs a new Actuarial Guideline comes into play for testing the adequacy of U.S. life insurance company reserves, we highlight a new SOA Research Institute report with considerations on how to look at excess spreads above Treasuries for life insurers' investments. Guests on this podcast are two of...
U.S. Population Mortality: Review of CDC 2021 Data
Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast - February 13, 2023 13:53 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWe take a deep dive into the highlights of the SOA Research Institute's new CDC U.S. Population Mortality results with Cynthia MacDonald and Jerry Holman. R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute hosts the podcast. We welcome your questions or co...
InsurTech Insights with Josee Deroy
Get Plugged In - February 07, 2023 17:00 - 19 minutesListen to Josee Deroy, FSA, MAAA, Founder and CEO of Savvy Services, share her insights on InsurTech with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo.
Emerging Topics Community: Y-aware Feature Engineering with High Cardinality Features (Part 2 of 4)
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - January 31, 2023 19:37 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsThis is the second in a 4-part series where Anders Larson and Shea Parkes discuss predictive analytics with high cardinality features. In this episode they focus on y-aware feature engineering. Y-aware feature engineering is all about carefully bleeding information from your training response ...
Young Professionals Advisory Council: Strategic Initiatives
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - January 30, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsJoin the Young Professional Advisory Council (YPAC) Board liaison Melody Prangley, FSA, MAAA, EA, FCA, as she discusses upcoming and future initiatives for YPAC, exciting engagement opportunities, ways for members to elevate their networks and skillsets and how to manage and delegate a team.
Young Professional Advisory Council: Welcome to a New Series
SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries - January 30, 2023 12:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsAnthony Weatherspoon, ASA, MAAA, and Kiu Yuen, FSA, MAAA introduce the latest addition to the SOA’s podcast lineup. Discover what to expect from the Young Professional Advisory Council series, how often to tune in, and topics to be covered in upcoming episodes.
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