Actuaries Institute Podcast

Angela Tatarow interviews self described 'actuary without border' and runner up of the Institute's Weapons of Mass Deduction video competition Queenie Chow. Queenie discusses her career path, experiences working abroad, why she's passionate about being part of the institutes Diversity and Inclusion working Group and what inspired her to create her entry for the Weapons of Mass Deduction competitio...

Ignatius Li interviews Dr. Raymond Yeow on his experiences and career as an actuary turned doctor. Show Notes Future of Health Seminar https://actuaries.asn.au/microsites/future-of-health-seminar-2018 Health Practice Committee https://actuaries.asn.au/practice-area/health Making Medicare: The Politics of Universal Health Care in Australia Authored by Anne-Marie Boxall and James Gillespie http://ww...

John McLenaghan (Public Policy Advisor Advisor at the Actuaries Institute) sits down with Andrew Brown, a consulting actuary and Council member to discuss his new paper, 'Building Adaptive Capacity - Individuals, Groups & Society' as part of the Institute's Dialogue thought leadership series. John and Andrew discuss; - How and why culture can come from the top - Factors that cause venerable public...

Tuan Ming and Elayne Grace discuss the rapid growth of online insurance in Asia and the Chinese appetite for product innovation and business opportunities in this area. This is the second instalment in our ‘Inside Asia’ podcast series which aims to explore the experiences of actuaries working in Asia or moving between the Australian and Asian markets. On 27 August 2018, Elayne Grace, CEO of the Ac...

Tuan Ming, Head of ASEAN, China, HK and India Regions at Gen Re (for Life & Health), travels extensively for work and he joins Elayne on the inaugural ‘Inside Asia’ to discuss life, career and advice for actuaries. This is the first instalment in our ‘Inside Asia’ podcast series which aims to explore the experiences of actuaries working in Asia or moving between the Australian and Asian markets. T...

Tim Andrews (Principal at Finity Consulting) and Vanessa Beenders (Practice Excellence Advisor at the Actuaries Institute) met to discuss Tim's involvement in the creation of the Australian Actuaries Climate Index and why it's necessary for businesses and actuaries to utilise the data. Tim expands on how the Australian Actuaries Climate Index was created and why actuaries and wider industries shou...

Effective data scientists need to understand the workings of IT teams and identify the limits of truth in models, says Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Ambiata. Tiberio was interviewed by Anthony Tockar on the Actuaries Institute’s podcast last month. This is the second episode from that conversation (the first explored the ethics of machine learning). If an actuary is working as a data scientist...

Head of Actuarial and Analytics at World Nomads and Weapons of Mass Deduction judge Jacky Poon interviews Andrew Xu, Actuary at Finity Consulting, on his entry into the WOMD competition, focusing on Geospatial analysis and a career in data analytics. Andrew created an entry that incorporated animation, Google Maps street view and motion graphics to explain the importance of Geospatial analysis and...

Angat Sandhu and Katherine Gobbi share their unique insights into claims management, it's place in the insurance value chain, future opportunities and key trends in the area. Katheirne Gobbi is Chief Executive Officer at EMLife, leading a team of life insurance claims specialists dedicated to making life easier for insurance partners and their customers with over 15 years experience in personal in...

Download the MP3 file here https://api.spreaker.com/v2/episodes/15816934/download.mp3 Dr Raymond Yeow and Dr Kevin Cheng discuss the future of health insurance including a focus on Dr Kevin's Osana care model and a sneak peek into his plenary session at the upcoming Future of Health Seminar. Register now! https://www.actuaries.asn.au/FOHS2018

The Institute’s latest Dialogue thought leadership paper explores where better outcomes can be delivered and significant savings can be made in social welfare through better data analytics. Vanessa Beenders from the HQ Public Policy team interviews Hugh Miller, Principal Actuary at Taylor Fry, on his new Dialogue thought leadership paper titled ‘People, projections and payments: A look at modern g...

Tackling the big issues in the general insurance industry, representing actuaries and motivating a group of volunteers has been the remit of IAG’s Chief Actuary Tim Clark for the last five years. After five years as the Convenor of the Institute’s General Insurance Practice Committee (GIPC), Tim Clark has stepped down due to work commitments. In this podcast, Tim speaks with GIPC member Kitty Ho a...

Estelle Pearson and Tony Coleman share their unique insights into the HIH Royal Commission, from watching lawyers "excitedly finding smoking guns in emails" to getting "requests for interviews from 4-Corners within 24 hrs". They reflect on lessons learned, as the current Financial Services Royal Commission enters its sixth set of public hearings. Tony was President of the Institute when HIH collap...

With companies starting to pay the price for inadvertent unethical outcomes created by their systems and engineering, there is a need for data scientists, actuaries and professionals to respect the discipline of ethics. "Artificial Intelligence" (AI) conjures fear, excitement and confusion in humans. In this podcast episode, Tiberio Caetano, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Ambiata, one of the mo...

Transactions Actuary at Swiss Re, Eric Tsui, discusses the challenges he encountered when taking parental leave, and the support he received from his employer to do so. This instalment of the Institute’s Diversity and Inclusion at work series discusses the topic of parental leave with an interview between Ashish Ahluwalia (Principal at Finity Consulting) and Eric Tsui. The pair discuss how employe...

As the Australian Government Actuary (AGA) nears 100 years of service, Elayne Grace caught up with its current leader, Guy Thorburn, to find out what the agency of the Treasury does and has achieved. Australian Government Actuary and Macquarie University graduate Guy Thorburn joined Elayne Grace (CEO of the Actuaries Institute) on Tuesday 14 August 2018 on the Actuaries Institute Podcast. The pair...

This instalment of the Institute's Diversity and Inclusion series asks the Chief Actuary at MLC Insurance, Darren Robinson, about his experience managing employees with flexible work (remote location and part time) arrangements. Darren discusses the value of an 'agile coach' in supporting part-time staff and how productivity, retention and morale can be affected by flexible working. Ashish Ahluwal...

Public Policy Advisor John McLenaghan, asks Michael Rice, CEO of Rice Warner and 2017 Actuary of the Year about the story of his career. From early beginnings in South Africa, Michael decided to switch from accounting to actuarial after a conversation with a golfing friend. His first practice area was Pensions - a sphere that he has now had significant influence on through his public policy work....

In this instalment of the CareerView Podcast, Jas Singh and Mariella El-Azzi discuss how to create satisfaction in actuarial roles to build a fulfilling career including advice on negotiating conflict, forming relationships with team members and choosing the right role. Jas Singh (Managing Director at SKL Actuarial) and Mariella El-Azzi (Pricing Analyst at IAL Insurance) discuss how actuaries can...

Ashish Ahluwalia (Principal at Finity Consulting) and Lesley Traverso (Director at Talent Insights) discuss the Institutes' Diversity and Inclusion Working Group (DIWG) and how diversity and inclusion is crucial for innovation in the workplace and how businesses can create a strategy that includes diversity as a key focus. Ashish Ashulwalia and Lesley Traverso discuss the three main areas that cou...

The next instalment of the Dialogue Podcast series explores the future of the life insurance industry and what recommendations need to be implemented in order for areas to adapt to rapid societal changes and community expectations. In the podcast, John McLenaghan (Public Policy Adviser at Actuaries Institute Australia) questions Ilan Leas (Managing Director at Retender) on the research, recommenda...

Solai Valliappan previews her talk at the upcoming Young Actuaries Conference (YAC) including the importance of a 'strong network' and how she came to consult on 'the Google Maps of asteroid resources in space'. Angela Poon (Actuarial Consultant at Finity Consulting) asks Solai Valliappan (Business Advisor at HEOR) how she attained her current role and how she has become an advisor to multiple act...

Hugh Miller (Principal at Taylor Fry) asks Aaron Cutter (Principal at Finity) what lessons and new skills he has learned throughout his impressive actuarial career journey from physicist and analyst to becoming a member of the Actuaries Institute Data analytics Work Group (DIWG) while juggling consulting duties at Finity. Aaron talks through his differing roles as he ascended through the corporate...

In this podcast, Angat Sandhu (Chief Editor of Actuaries Digital) asks Nick Cowdery (actuarial recruiter and Director of InterAct Search) to explain the rise of digital job seeking and how job seekers can take advantage of digital media to advance their career. Nick stresses the increasing importance of having both a traditional written CV and a video profile so you can demonstrate both your occup...

The next instalment of the CareerView Podcast series discusses the path to becoming a Chief Risk Officer from the experience of icare's 'Chief Risky Dude' Gavin Pearce In this podcast, Susan Looi (Head of Financial Risk, ANZ Wealth and Digital) interviews Gavin Pearce (Chief Risk Officer of icare) on his unusual path to becoming Chief Risk Officer, from studying statistics and mathematics in New Z...