Research Insights, A Society Of Actuaries Podcast

Hello Listeners!  It is time for our Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast Focus Edition.  On Monday, April 8, 2024, North America will experience a solar eclipse, entering Mexico, passing over the United States, and exiting through Canada. The next solar eclipse to pass over the contiguous United States will not occur for another 20 years (August 23, 2044).  Will you be in the path of totality during the eclipse?  Listen to this episode, learn everything you need to know, and make your plans to enjoy syzygy on April 8!   Send us your feedback at ResearshInsights@soa.org

Hey there Listeners!  We have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic to bring to you today.  Four years ago today at 5:00 p.m., the state of Illinois was under a statewide stay at home order due to COVID-19.  It was a scary time, and life as we knew it forever changed.  Around this time we published one in a series of special episodes focusing on COVID-19, and we thought it a good idea to pull this episode out of our archives, dust it off and share it with you all over again.  The episode is “U.S. Life Insurance COVID-19 Impact: A Mortality Claim Forecast." So, sit back, listen, and learn from this Research Insights Podcast Classic.   COVID-19 landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2020/impact-coronavirus/ 

Greetings Listeners!  Don’t miss our latest episode!  Hear Guest Max Rudolph of Rudolph Financial Consulting, LLC discuss the report “Demographics and Productivity:  Drivers of Economic Growth.” with Host Dale Hall.  Max authored this report, which explores gross domestic product (GDP) as a metric of economic growth.  This report also includes an analysis of factors that impact growth and how these factors may be considered for various objectives.   Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/demographics-productivity-drivers-econgrowth/   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org

Good morning, Listeners!  We have a terrific episode to share with you today.  The focus of this episode is the report “Long-Term Care, Caregiving and Related Housing Issues: The Perspective of the Individual authored by Anna M. Rappaport, FSA and President of Anna Rappaport Consulting.  Hear Host Dale Hall and Guest Anna Rappaport talk about several aspects of long-term care, primarily from the point of view of the individual planning for or providing long-term care.   Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2017/post-retirement-needs-decisions/   Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org 

Happy International Women’s Day Listeners!  We have a very special international, all-female episode today.  Hear Host Ronora Stryker, SOA Senior Practice Research Actuary speak with Guests Jenny Haid, CFA, FSA and Chief Executive Officer of Club Vita, and Eileen Luxton, FSA, FCIA, and Partner at Mercer, about their very interesting professional and personal journeys and the women who inspired them along the way.   Send us your feedback at Researchinsights@soa.org

Hello Listeners!  We have another great Research Insights Podcast Episode to bring to you today.  Hear Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Research Institute speak with Max Rudolph of Rudolph Financial Consulting, LLC about the Key Findings from the 17th Survey of Emerging Risks.   Report landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/17th-survey-emerging-risks/   Send us your feedback at Researchinsights@soa.org

Hello Listeners!  It is time for another episode of our Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast.  Hear the conversation between Joan Barrett, Consulting Actuary at Axene Health Partners, LLC and Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Research Institute discussing the recently published report “Calculated Risk: Driving Decisions Using the 5/50 Research.”  We hope you enjoy this Research Insights Podcast!   Send us your feedback at Researchinsights@soa.org   Report landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/calculatedrisk-using-550research/

Greetings Listeners!  It is time for our monthly Research Insights Podcast Focus Edition.  Hear Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research, discuss his presentation, “Using AI Responsibly in Actuarial Practice" that he gave at the 23rd Global Conference of Actuaries held in Mumbai, India two weeks ago.  Listen to the podcast, review the suggested research noted below, and send us your feedback at Researchinsights@soa.org   Primer on Generative AI for Actuaries landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/generative-ai-for-actuaries/

Here we are again!  It’s time for our Society of Actuaries, Research Institute, Research Insights Podcast Classic edition.  Tomorrow, February 16, is National Innovation Day, and we decided to bring to you the perfect Classic podcast to align with this observance.  "Actuarial Innovation and Technology Strategic Research Program Interviews" was published back in April of 2019 and served as an introduction to our new AIT Strategic Research program.  Listen to members of the AIT Program Steering Committee talk about the launch of the program.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!   AIT Program landing page:  https://www.soa.org/programs/act-innov-tech/ 

Greetings Listeners!  We have a great podcast episode today.  We are talking about the report “Expert Panel on the Impact of Wildfires on U.S. Health and Life Insurers.” Hear host Dale Hall and guest Rebecca Owen discuss the 2023 wildfire season, which brought severe smoke to the Northeast U.S., and which for some parts of the world, was longer and larger than any time in the recorded past. Report landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/wildfires-impact-ushealth-lifeinsurers/ Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org 

It’s that time again!  It’s time for the Society of Actuaries, Research Institute, Research Insights Podcast Focus Edition.  Listen to Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research, discuss recent topics impacting the actuarial profession. This episode focuses on a serious health issue that has come to light recently, the new trends in cancer demographics.    Cancer Genomics:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2019/cancer-genomics/   Send us your feedback or suggestions for more Focus Episodes at ResearchInsights@soa.org 

Welcome back Listeners!  We have another great episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast!  Hear discussion of the report “Challenges and Opportunities with Rethinking Fairness Metrics for Life Insurance Processes: An Actuarial Perspective” which focuses on issues with respect to fairness in the context of processes involved in developing and managing life insurance, especially risk classification, without offering specific solutions or engaging in legal or political debate. Author and Host:  Lisa A. Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, MAAA Advisory Panel Guests:  Hezhong (Mark) Ma, FSA, MAAA, Bruce A. Friedland, FSA, MAAA Landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/fairness-metrics-life-insurance/

Greetings Listeners!  It’s that time again--time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast!  Hear Authors Lanqi Cheng, Yingqi Zhang and Xinran Luo talk about the report “Market Readiness of LTC Products in Asia-Pacific markets.” Landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/market-readiness-ltc-asia-pacific/

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 SOA Research Institute Student Research Case Study has just been released!  Listen to this podcast and then get to work! 2024 SOA Research Institute Student Research Case Study Challenge landing page:  https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2024-student-research-case-study-challenge/

It’s that time again!  It’s time for our Society of Actuaries, Research Institute, Research Insights Podcast Classic edition.  The Federal Trade Commission has declared January 29 through February 2 as Identity Theft Awareness Week.  We chose the 11th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks, first published in January of 2019, to align with this observance.  Listen to Max Rudolph talk about the emergence of cyber risk as it rose to become the top risk according to survey respondents.  Enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic! Landing Page:  https://researchinsights.libsyn.com/11th-annual-survey-of-emerging-risks   

It’s that time again Listeners!  Time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast!  We have a fantastic episode today—meet Andrew Ngai, Actuary and Microsoft Excel World Champion in 2023!  Hear Andrew talk about his exciting win in the esports event that took place in Las Vegas in December of 2023!

Hey there Listeners--Happy New Year and Welcome to 2024!  We have a special Research Insights Podcast Holiday Edition this morning - What's in Store for 2024.  Hear Achilles Natsis, Cindy MacDonald, Dale Hall, Kate Eubank, Lisa Schilling, Patrick Nolan, Pete Miller, Rob Montgomery and Ronora Stryker look ahead at their personal and professional goals for 2024. Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org Visit the Research Institute:  https://www.soa.org/research/research-institute/ 

Happy Holidays from the Research Institute!  Hey there Listeners, we have a special Research Insights Podcast Holiday Edition this morning - 2023 - A Year in Review.  Hear Achilles Natsis, Cindy MacDonald, Dale Hall, Kate Eubank, Lisa Schilling, Patrick Nolan, Pete Miller, Rob Montgomery and Ronora Stryker look back at their personal and professional highlights from 2023. Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org Visit the Research Institute:  https://www.soa.org/research/research-institute/ 

Hey there Listeners!  It’s time for our Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast Classic edition.  Tomorrow is Mathematics Day, which originated in India and was centered around one man, Srinivasa Ramanujan, who was born on December 22, 1887, and who made some important contributions to the discipline.  In honor of Mathematics Day, we are presenting our Data Analysis Contest podcast originally published in 2019.  Hear the first-place winner, Tommy Steed, talk about his experience. We hope you enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!  Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2018-data-analysis-contest/

Hello Listeners and greetings from InsurTech Connect (ITC) Las Vegas!  Today’s episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast was recorded live from Booth 2477 on November 1 at the ITC Vegas 2023 convention at the Mandalay Bay Resort.  Listen to host Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the SOA Research Institute and guests James Lynch, Chief Data Officer, ReMark and David Suetterle, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at SCOR talk about what is new and on display in the Exhibit Hall at ITC Vegas 2023!   Actuarial Innovation & Technology Strategic Research landing page:  https://www.soa.org/programs/act-innov-tech/   Send us your feedback at researchinsights@soa.org