Research Insights, A Society Of Actuaries Podcast

Greetings Listeners! It’s time again for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast and we have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic to bring to you today.  August 21 is National (and World) Senior Citizens Day, and we have found the perfect podcast that aligns with this observance.  It is “Living to 100 – Senior Citizen in 2050” It was a discussion focused on one of the sessions at the Living to 100 Symposiums that the SOA held in 2017 titled “The Senior Citizen in 2050.  So, sit back and listen to this glimpse of what may lie ahead!  Enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic! Living to 100 landing page:  https://www.soa.org/programs/living-to-100/   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org 

Hello Listeners and welcome back!  Listen to  our conversation with Shariq Sikander, FSA, FPSA, CERA, Consulting Actuary and Director at SHMA Consulting.  Shariq is the author of the report titled “Takaful:  An Alternative Approach to Insurance.”   This report takes a look at Takaful insurance and how it emerged as a key component of Shari’ah-compliant financial services that aims to cater to individual’s insurance needs, while also conforming to Islamic beliefs and norms.   Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/takaful-alternative-approach/   Send feedback to ResearchInsights@SOA.org

Greetings, Listeners! Welcome back to the latest installment of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast! Today, we're excited to share with you a valuable new resource that's essential for both the insurance sector and society as a whole. Introducing the Quarterly Global Warming Report—a series that provides up-to-date insights on climate trends using the latest data from the ERA5 dataset. Join us as Patrick Wiese, the Lead Modeling Researcher at the SOA Research Institute, delves into the details of this pivotal series.   Landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/quarterly-global-warming/   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@SOA.org   

Greetings Listeners!  Welcome to Episode 3 of our 75th Anniversary podcast series  - “The First 50.”    Listen to Anna Rappaport, FSA, President of Anna Rappaport Consulting and the 49th President of the Society of Actuaries (1997-98), as she shares her inspiring journey in the actuarial profession, detailing the obstacles she surmounted since beginning her career in 1958.   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org

Greetings Listeners!  It is time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast!  Listen to Joan Barrett, FSA, MAAA and Consulting Actuary at Axene Health Partners, LLC, and Greg Warren, FSA, FCA, MAAA, Partner and Consulting Actuary at Axene Health Partners, LLC talk with Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Research Institute about the SOA Societal Purpose Report “Reimagining Pharmacy Financing.”  This report discusses a value-based reimbursement methodology that increases transparency, encourages competition, aligns stakeholder incentives and mitigates total cost of care (TCOC) increases.   Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/reimagining-pharmacy-financing/   Send us your feedback at:  ResearchInsights@soa.org 

Good afternoon Listeners!  It is time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast!  We have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic to bring to you today. We searched through our archive for a podcast that would be appropriate for this time of year, and we came up with “Climate Related Health Issues” which was first published as a Focus Edition on July 27, 2022.  Hear R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director, discuss climate related health issues, which are especially relevant in this current season of extreme heat.  Enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org

Hello Listeners!  We have a great Research Insights Podcast Episode to bring to you today.  Listen to the conversation between host Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the SOA Research Institute and guest Magali Barbieri, PhD, Co-Director of the Human Mortality Database and Director of the U.S. Mortality Database, University of California, Berkeley.  They are discussing the report authored by Magali and titled “The Impact of Covid-19 on the Socioeconomic Differential in Mortality in the United States.”   Report Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/covid-socioeconomic-mortality/   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org

Greetings Listeners!  Buckle up for Episode 2 in our 75th Anniversary podcast series - The Dawn of the SOA.  Listen to Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Research Institute talk about the events that lead up to the joining of the AIA and the ASA to become the one and only Society of Actuaries! Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org 

It’s time again for our Research Insights Podcast!  Listen to the conversation between me, Stephen Carlin and Stephan Mathys while we discuss the report “A Primer on Generative AI for Actuaries.”  Actuaries should consider this a point-in-time view of this rapidly evolving industry and use the issues presented here to spark conversation within organizations and across the profession.   Report Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/generative-ai-for-actuaries/    We welcome your feedback!  ResearchInsights@soa.org 

We have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic to bring to you today.  Six years ago this month, in June of 2018, we published the Research Insights Podcast titled “Auto Loss Cost Trends.”  This podcast reviewed a set of reports written by the Society of Actuaries, the Casualty Actuarial Society and PCI (Property & Casualty Trade Organization), focusing on Auto Loss Cost Trends.  This joint project looked at a number of troubling trends that had been occurring over several recent years. So, sit back and listen to the authors of the report discuss and analyze the change in trend lines, in this month’s Research Insights Podcast Classic.

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 episodes.  But for today’s episode, we want to take an even deeper dive into the history of the actuarial profession.  And to do that, we are very excited to have as our guest - Devadeep Gupta, FIAI, CERA, Actuary, Author and Artist.  Devadeep is author of the article “The History of Actuarial Science” which was published in the April edition of The Actuary. So sit back and enjoy Episode 1!

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, Consulting Actuary & Data Scientist at Milliman discussing the report "Statistical Methods for Imputing Race and Ethnicity."  After listening to the podcast, visit the landing page to read the report and check out the tutorial. Report Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/stat-methods-imputing-race-ethnicity/ We welcome your feedback!  ResearchInsights@soa.org

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 Research Institute and Guest Christian Weller, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts - Boston.  Sit back, listen and enjoy this episode!   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org     Report Landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/disparities-retirement-preparedness/

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 place team from the University of New South Wales in Sidney, Australia discuss their winning strategy! Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2024-student-research-case-study-challenge/  

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 aligns with this observance.  “Research Focus Edition, World Mental Health Day” was first published on October 17, 2022.  Listen to thoughts and considerations regarding mental health and enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic. For those in need of help  - dial 988 for free and confidential support for people in distress.

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. Tune in and learn about zombie fires and the threat of post-wildfire drinking water contamination.   Expert Panel on the Impact of Wildfires on U.S. Health and Life Insurers – Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/wildfires-impact-ushealth-lifeinsurers/   Post-wildfire Drinking Water Crisis: Implications and Opportunities for the Insurance Industry – Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/wildfire-drinking-water-crisis/   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org

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 Actuaries Research Institute report “Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality: The Role of Obesity and Education.”  Listen and learn about the role of obesity and education level in determining age-gender-specific premature CVD mortality.   Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/modeling-premature-cardiovascular-mortality/   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org

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 these two observances and came up with “Climate Change and Other Impacts on Retirement” which was first published on October 25, 2021.  Hear guests Max Rudolph and Anna Rappaport talk about how climate risks can impact our savings planning for retirement.  Enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!   rRead the essay collection here:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/impact-climate-chg-risk-ret/ 

Hello Listeners!  We have a great episode today.  Our guest is Tian Wang, Professor at Colorado State University and we are talking about the recently published SOA Research Institute report “Federated Learning for Insurance Companies.”  Listen and learn about unlocking the potential of Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing!   Landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/federated-learning-insurance-companies/   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org   

Hello Listeners!  We have a great episode today.  Our guest is Geralyn Trujillo, Senior Director of Public Policy at the Academy of Actuaries.  The focus of today’s podcast is a recap of the recent National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2024 Spring meeting held in Pheonix, Arizona from March 15 through March 18.  Sit back and listen to Host Dale Hall and Guest Geralyn Trujillo discuss key insights from the meeting.   Select Articles from SOA e-Newsletters:  https://www.soa.org/publications/e-newsletters/articles/   Send us your feedback - ResearchInsights@soa.org