Research Insights, A Society Of Actuaries Podcast

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 

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