Latest Critical point Podcast Episodes
COVID-19 and the mortgage credit risk market
Critical Point - July 17, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsCOVID-19 has had far-reaching economic implications, but what does the pandemic mean for the U.S. mortgage market? On this episode of Critical Point, Milliman’s Mike Schmitz from the firm’s mortgage practice, and Chris Harner from Milliman’s Cyber Risk Solutions group, discuss the impact of the ...
The promise and challenge of using AI for lung cancer detection
Critical Point - June 05, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsArtificial intelligence (AI) along with low-dose CT scans hold promise for the early detection of lung cancer, but there are challenges that come with scaling up this new technology. In this episode of Critical Point, Milliman’s Bruce Pyenson is joined by Jim Mulshine, a thoracic medical oncolog...
What the CARES Act means for retirement plans
Critical Point - May 11, 2020 18:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe CARES Act – which stands for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act – has sweeping implications for both defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in the U.S. From distribution and loan relief for qualified individuals on the DC side, to deferral and...
Managing the costs and risks of black lung disease
Critical Point - May 06, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsBlack lung disease presents a significant, long-term liability exposure for coal companies, risk pools, and governments – a liability complicated by climate change and its effects on the industry. After the number of reported cases declined in the late 1990s, a recent CDC report indicates that ...
COVID-19 and life insurance risk management
Critical Point - April 29, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAt the heart of effective risk management is the ability to manage tail events, and the COVID-19 pandemic is raising some quite profound questions for risk practitioners in the life insurance industry. On this episode of Critical Point, Milliman consultants Anthony Dardis, Ariel Weiss, and Chloe...
COVID-19 and the implications on healthcare costs
Critical Point - April 13, 2020 15:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe COVID-19 pandemic will have far-reaching implications for both short- and long-term healthcare costs in the U.S., as Milliman consultants Pamela Pelizzari, Stoddard Davenport, Doug Norris, and Matt Kramer discuss on this episode of Critical Point. For the past month, Milliman consultants hav...
Cyber in emerging markets
Critical Point - March 30, 2020 16:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsManaging cyber risk in emerging markets such as South Africa comes with its own unique challenges and opportunities, as Milliman’s David Kirk and Chris Harner discuss in this episode of Critical Point. Insurers and companies are confronting varying levels of preparedness, with outstanding questi...
Lessons from healthcare systems around the world
Critical Point - March 06, 2020 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEvery country has its own, unique healthcare system, but within these disparate systems there are shared approaches that cross borders and languages. This next episode of Critical Point, which is based on a series of papers by Milliman experts around the world, explores some of those commonaliti...
Dental insurtech: insurance trends for care and coverage
Critical Point - October 14, 2019 19:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsNew trends in dental care and insurance coverage are aimed at improving the patient experience, as Milliman’s Joanne Fontana discusses on this episode of Critical Point. According to the American Dental Association, one-third of adults in the U.S. lack dental insurance, but emerging technologies...
The future of flood insurance
Critical Point - September 03, 2019 16:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhat if, in the future, homeowners had a flood risk score, like a credit score? In this episode of Critical Point, Milliman consulting actuaries Nancy Watkins and John Rollins discuss flood risk, and what flood insurance could look like in the future. They address some of the public misconceptio...
How pensions in America have changed (and should change again)
Critical Point - July 17, 2019 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThe American pension plan is in flux, but not for the first time in U.S. history. In this episode of Critical Point, Milliman consulting actuaries Kelly Coffing and Becky Sielman discuss why it’s a turbulent time for retirement security in America, and what the next generation of pension plans c...
Key takeaways for insurers managing the US GAAP Targeted Improvements
Critical Point - June 26, 2019 19:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsInsurance companies that issue long-duration contracts (LDTI) can expect volatility, increased data and disclosure requirements, and the potential for a new market for reinsurers thanks to recent accounting changes, according to Milliman’s William Hines and Francois Dauphin. In the latest episod...
Climate change, immigration, and opioids: The effect of global events on mortality
Critical Point - June 24, 2019 13:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsGlobal events like climate change, immigration, and the opioid epidemic have the potential to affect mortality rates, that is, the rate at which people die. Mortality rates drive many factors that affect our everyday living, like pensions, healthcare, and taxes, as Milliman principal and consult...
HR communication for Millennials, Gen-Xers and more
Critical Point - May 31, 2019 17:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhat constitutes effective HR communication for Millennials, Gen-Xers, and Boomers today? In this episode of Critical Point, Heidi tenBroek, a Milliman employee communication consultant, and Jill Godschall discuss how generational differences, behavioral economics, and technology are driving cha...
Could cyber risk be the next “Big Short”?
Critical Point - May 13, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsA cyberattack has the potential to disrupt the global economy, but using traditional underwriting and risk management approaches may leave insurers and businesses vulnerable to large financial losses. In this episode, Milliman’s Chris Harner and Chris Beck discuss how a cyberattack could create ...
Could cyber risk be the next “Big Short”?
Critical Point - May 13, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsA cyberattack has the potential to disrupt the global economy, but using traditional underwriting and risk management approaches may leave insurers and businesses vulnerable to large financial losses. In this episode, Milliman’s Chris Harner and Chris Beck discuss how a cyberattack could create ...
Shea & Anders talk blockchain (Part 3): Insurance applications
Critical Point - May 08, 2019 13:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsBlockchain has the potential to influence - or disrupt – the insurance industry, but implementing any new technology comes with both benefits and drawbacks. In this episode of Critical Point – the third in our series on blockchain – Milliman consultants Shea Parkes and Anders Larson begin to loo...
What is a Critical Point anyway?
Critical Point - March 04, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhat is a critical point and why would we name Milliman’s podcast after this mathematical concept? In this episode, host Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson speaks with Milliman consultants Hans Leida and Doug Norris, who are both healthcare actuaries and math PhDs, about the concept of a critical point and ...
Shea and Anders talk blockchain (Part 2)
Critical Point - January 22, 2019 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsUsing blockchain for insurance continues to grow and develop, but the technology is one with both supporters and detractors. In this episode of Critical Point – the second in our series on blockchain – Milliman consultants Shea Parkes and Anders Larson discuss hashing and public key cryptography...
Puerto Rico after the hurricane: Managing Medicaid in the face of a natural disaster
Critical Point - January 14, 2019 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsManaging Puerto Rico’s Medicaid system after Hurricane Maria led to challenges not typically faced by most actuaries. In this episode of Critical Point, host Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson interviews Milliman consultant and Puerto Rican native José Carlo about his work with the Puerto Rico Health Insura...
Diagnosing and predicting opioid use disorder
Critical Point - December 19, 2018 03:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Rebecca Driskill sits down with Milliman’s Stoddard Davenport and Joseph Boschert to discuss their latest research on opioid use in the United States. The conversation includes a discussion about why professionals in the field prefer the term opioid use disorder (OUD) instead of opioid addi...
Cotton, cow mortality, and climate change: An update on the MicroInsurance Centre at Milliman
Critical Point - December 13, 2018 16:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode of Critical Point, host Lesley Pink catches up with Michael McCord of the MicroInsurance Centre at Milliman to talk about cow mortality, climate change, and some of the projects he’s helping spearhead across the globe. You can read the episode transcript on our website.
Cotton, cow mortality, and climate change: An update on the MicroInsurance Centre at Milliman
Critical Point - December 13, 2018 16:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode of Critical Point, host Lesley Pink catches up with Michael McCord of the MicroInsurance Centre at Milliman to talk about cow mortality, climate change, and some of the projects he’s helping spearhead across the globe.
How tech is changing trucking insurance claims
Critical Point - December 10, 2018 13:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTrucking and trucking companies are not just big tanker trucks on the highway. With the growth of online shopping, these companies are responsible for delivering everything from clothes to kitchen gadgets straight to your door. In this episode of Critical Point, Milliman’s Christine Fleming and...
A primer on telehealth in the U.S.
Critical Point - November 26, 2018 18:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode of Critical Point, Milliman senior healthcare management consultant Susan Philip talks to host Lesley Pink about telehealth. Around for over 50 years, NASA developed the first form of telemedicine to monitor astronauts in space. Today, telehealth is being used to deliver healthca...
Shea and Anders talk blockchain (Part 1)
Critical Point - October 30, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn this episode of Critical Point, Milliman consultants Shea Parkes and Anders Larson provide an introductory look at blockchain for those listeners not already familiar with the technology. The first in a series of episodes on blockchain, Shea and Anders dig into blockchain basics (including wh...
Alternative Payment Models 101
Critical Point - July 17, 2018 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAs healthcare costs continue to increase, the industry is looking for innovative ways to reduce spending. One recent structural change is to modify the way doctors are paid. Over the past few years, payers have begun switching from a fee-for-service model, in which doctors are paid by the volume...
Healthcare waste and how to find it
Critical Point - June 11, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsMedicine is an imperfect science. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 30% of medical care in the U.S. is unnecessary care. Eliminating inefficient and unnecessary medical services improves overall healthcare efficiency while reducing costs. In this episode, Marcos Dachary and Dr. ...
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