Research Insights, A Society Of Actuaries Podcast

Listen to Pete Miller, ASA, MAAA, SOA Experience Study Actuary discuss U.S. Population Mortality by Race with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Carol Bognosian, ASA,  President of CAB Consulting and Brian Perlman, PhD, CLU/ChFC, Senior Vice President and Financial Services Practice Lead at Greenwald & Associates discuss the 2019 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research. Please note this podcast was recorded in April, 2020 and delayed due to our coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Lisa A. Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, AAA, SOA Retirement Research Actuary discuss the COVID-19 Key Statistics Update, July 24, 2020 with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Anna Rappaport, FSA, Chair of the SOA’s Committee on Post-Retirement Needs and Risks and the Aging and Retirement Steering Committee, Steven Siegel, ASA, SOA Senior Practice Research Actuary, and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the COVID-19 and Working in Retirement research report. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Special guest, Mike Boot, FSA MAAA, SOA Managing Director of Engagement and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research highlight the upcoming SOA COVID-19 Virtual Symposium. Mike and Dale tell you everything you need to know about sessions and special features of the symposium. Listen now! We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Ronald Poon Affat, FSA, FIA, MAAA, CEO of RGA Brazil discuss the impact of COVID-19 in Brazil with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to guest host Gwen Weng, FSA, Director of IFRS Actuarial at Equitable Life of Canada and Neil Raden, report author and founder of Hired Brains, discuss Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence for Actuaries. The podcast also features an intro and outro by host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Michael Cohen, PhD, Senior Consultant at Wakely Consulting and Achilles Natsis, FSA, MAAA, FLMI, SOA Health Research Actuary discuss the 2021 Health Care Cost Model with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to guest host, Lisa A. Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, AAA, SOA Retirement Research Actuary talk with Team Emission: Impossible, the 1st place team from Arizona State University. Listen to the students discuss how they worked their way through the challenge and ultimately produced the 1st place entry. The students also give advise to future Student Research Case Study Challenge participants. Team members Brady Lybarger, Walker Reinmann, and Kinsey Turk participate in the podcast. Team member Joseph Hoffman was unable to participate.  

Listen to Dr. Magali Barbieri and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss racial and ethnic differences in COVID-19 mortality in the U.S. Dr. Barbieri is a demographer with a joint research position at the French Institute for Demographic Studies in Paris, France and the University of California, Berkeley, where she leads the Human Mortality Database and the United States Mortality Database. Dr. Barbieri’s recent essay in De Facto is highlighted. Please note, the essay was originally published in French, and translation to English is approximate. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Jill Harper, FSA,CERA,FCIA, Vice Chair of Communications for the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Research Council and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss Future Long-Term Care in Canada. Please note this podcast was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which delayed it's release.  We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Max J. Rudolph, FSA, CFA, CERA, MAAA, an independent actuary from Rudolph Financial Consulting, LLC and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19, June 12, 2020 along with other current events surrounding COVID-19. The podcast section time stamps are as follows: Key Statistics: 2:30 Economic and Asset Impact: 12:20 Impact on Insurance Industry: 18:15 Impact on Retirement Plans: 19:00 Operational and Emerging Risks: 23:25

Listen to Anna Rappaport, FSA, Chair of the SOA’s Committee on Post-Retirement Needs and Risks and the Aging and Retirement Steering Committee, Steven Siegel, ASA, SOA Senior Practice Research Actuary, and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the Impact of COVID-19 on Family Dynamics in Retirement research report. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Cindy MacDonald, FSA, Sr. Experience Studies Actuary at the SOA and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the SOA research report, COVID-19 Mortality Data Sources in the U.S . We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Gwen Weng, FSA and Geoff Keast from the Actuarial Innovation and Technology steering committee and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the Actuarial Innovation and Technology projects released in 2019. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Eric Berg, Sam Lippe, and Marc Wiznia from With You In Mind and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the financial services industry . We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Part 3 of Podcast Live recorded at the SOA 2019 Annual Meeting & Exhibit in Toronto, Canada. We talk to Steve Eadie, FSA, FCIA, Partner and Consultant of Robertson, Eadie & Associates, who was recognized as one of the most outstanding volunteers of the SOA at the 2019 SOA Annual Meeting and Exhibit.  This podcast is hosted by R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.  Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you've enjoyed this podcast!  If you have any questions, please contact researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Michael Allen, CFO at OSF HealthCare and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare systems. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Samantha Chow, Senior Life and Annuity Analyst from Aite Group and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Life Insurance. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Max J. Rudolph, FSA, CFA, CERA, MAAA, an independent actuary from Rudolph Financial Consulting, LLC and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19, May 15, 2020 along with other current events surrounding COVID-19. The podcast section time stamps are as follows: Key Statistics: 2:20 Economic and Asset Impact: 7:50 Impact on Insurance Industry: 13:26 Impact on Retirement Plans: 14:50 Health Care Costs and Utilization: 15:32 Impact on Social Insurance 18:08 Operational and Emerging Risks: 19:00 We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.