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Hear Guest Ahmed Sherif Abdelgalil, Chief Product Officer and Chief Actuary at Kaf Insurance talk with Host Blake Hill, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo about his very unique actuarial and InsurTech journey.

Listen to Ben Blakeslee, AVP & Actuary at Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. share his insights with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo.

Hear Aneesha Deshpande talk about her unique InsurTech journey with host Blake Hill.

Hear Jim Cristallo, Chief Insurance Officer at Meanwhile Inc. (a Bitcoin life insurer), talk about his InsurTech journey with host Blake Hill.

Hear Farooq Sheikh, Global Head of Insurance for Unqork, talk about his InsurTech journey with host Blake Hill.

Blake Hill turns the microphone around and interviews Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, on the growth of the Insurtech initiative within the SOA.

Listen to Blake Hill interview Ken Leibow, CEO at InsurTech Express.   Ken talks about his background and gives good advice on those wishing to join the InsurTech industry.

Listen to Scott Harrison, Lawyer & Consultant and Co-Founder of the American InsurTech Council share his views on key regulatory issues facing InsurTechs today with host, Dale Hall, Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute.

Blake Hill, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo, leads the conversation with Mike Bishop, Principal and Managing Director at Milliman IntelliScript regarding Mike Bishop's professional background story.

Leon Punambolan shares his InsurTech journey and the drivers behind why Samos Insure makes sense by responding to the questions from Blake Hill, FSA host of the Podcast.

Listen to Josee Deroy, FSA, MAAA, Founder and CEO of Savvy Services, share her insights on InsurTech with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA, Executive Leader and Actuary at Dacadoo.

Listen to Yann Barbarroux of Otonomi share his insights on InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. Download the SOA Research Institute Decentralized Finance for Actuaries report referenced by David Schraub.

Listen to Manisha Dias of SCOR Life & Health, U.S. share her insights on InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary

Listen to Eric Buatois of BGV share his insights on InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary.

Listen to Kevin Pledge of Acceptiv share his insights into InsurTech with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA. 

Jeremy Bill, Chief Insurance Officer, of Bestow discusses how Bestow is innovating to make insurance buying easier with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA. 

Lori Weyuker, ASA, Independent Consulting Actuary discusses InsurTech Start Up Funding with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. Listen to learn about sources of start up funding for InsurTechs.

Lori Weyuker, ASA, Independent Consulting Actuary discusses actuarial involvement in InsurTech with host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. Listen to learn about how independent actuaries can set their pricing and other aspects of working in InsurTech as an independent actuary.

Tyler Lange, Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Array discusses how Array is challenging incumbents with host, Blake Hill, FSA, FCIA. Listen to learn about Array's core value proposition and how Array leverages data to make better business decisions.

Heroko Yihe Zhao, FSA, CERA, MBA, Head of Strategic Partnerships, North America at Akur8 speaks with Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about the changing role of the actuary and the need for actuaries to emphasize their value as judgement-based decision makers. Zhao stresses the importance of learning to communicate your ideas effectively in a business environment.

Actuaries Lori Weyuker, ASA, MAAA, and Victor Zhao, FSA, CERA, discuss their volunteer experiences as InsurTech advisors with the SOA InsurTech Office Hours Program. They share perspectives on how actuaries can provide guidance to start-ups.

Actuaries Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA, and Henry Chen, FSA, MAAA, FCIA, discuss the SOA InsurTech Office Hours Program, where they volunteered as InsurTech advisors. They share key learnings from their discussions with InsurTech start-ups.

Carol McCall, FSA, MAAA, MPH, Chief Health Analytics Officer at ClosedLoop.ai, speaks with Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare has become both possible and necessary. McCall emphasizes the importance of navigating your career with curiosity and genuine caring about your chosen area of focus. They also discuss the factors that contributed to ClosedLoop.ai r...

Chengchen Li, FSA, MAAA, founder and CEO of Penguin Benefits, speaks with Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about the value of embracing uncertainty and being open to new career experiences. Li shares how personal experience led her to create Penguin Benefits offerings to help parents and employers navigate the complexities of family leave benefits.

Dennis Li, FSA, CEO, and Co-Founder of Reeske speaks with actuary Robert Eaton, FSA, MAAA, about the inspiration to create an InsurTech focused on a positive, trusted customer experience. Li also shares sound career advice including the need to assess and amplify your strengths to make the greatest impact.