Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast

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. Repo...

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/r...

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 i...

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!   L isten to this podcast and then get to work! 2024 SOA Research Institute Student...

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 11 th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks , first published in January of 2019, to align with this observance.   Listen to Max Rudolph talk about the emerg...

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  ResearchIns...

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...

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 origi...

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...

Hello Listeners and welcome to the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast!   Today's episode is focused on the report "Zero-Knowledge Proofs:   Emerging Opportunities for the Insurance Industry."   Listen to Petar Jevtic, Associate Professor at Arizona State University, talk about the diverse applications and emerging opportunities that ZKPs offer to the insurance commun...

Hey there Listeners! We have another great Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast episode today discussing the upcoming 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, which is being held in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, November 30, 2023, through Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Listen to host Dale H...

Greetings Listeners!  It's time for our Research Insights Podcast Classic edition.  November is Family Caregivers month, so we pulled out of our archives a very popular podcast named "An Actuarial Perspective on the Relationship of Patient Centered Medical Homes and Healthcare Costs."   Hear Achilles Natsis, Greger Vigen, and Susan Pantely explain the actuary's role in estimating the financial imp...

Hey Listeners—it's that time again!   Time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries, Research Institute, Research Insights Podcast!   Hear Patrick Wiese, ASA and Lead Modeling Researcher here at the Research Institute talk about the report "Actuarial Weather Extremes Series: Record-Setting Heat Across Three Continents in July 2023."   This report is part of a series of reports which identif...

It's that time again Listeners!   Time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast! We have another great episode today discussing the Research Institute report "Retirement Planning and Decision-Making Among Early Middle-Aged Adults."   Hear Guest Mathew Greenwald, Founder at Greenwald Research, talk about the insights gained including the factors t...

Hello there Listeners! You guessed it—it's time for another Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast!   We have a special guest today who just gave a presentation at our 2023 ImpACT Conference.   Hear Jay Jaffe, President at Actuarial Enterprises, Ltd., talk about his presentation "Race, Precept 1 & Professional Integrity:   The Tale of Frederick L. Hoffman" which is a cas...

Good morning Listeners! We have another great Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast episode today discussing the report "The Role of Insurers in Developing the Third Pillar of China's Pension System."   Hear one of the authors of the report, Mengyi Xu, Assistant Professor at Purdue University, give valuable insights and recommendations that can optimize the participatio...

Greetings Listeners!  It's time for our Research Insights Podcast Classic edition.  October is National Retirement Security month, so we are republishing a very popular podcast named "Thinking Ahead:   Informing the Design of a Roadmap for Keeping Your Money Safe as You Age."   Listen to the authors talk about the research they conducted to create the Guide "Thinking Ahead Roadmap." Sit back and e...

Hello Society of Actuaries Research Institute, Research Insights Podcast Listeners!   We have another great episode today discussing the Research Institute report "Informal Caregiving:   Measuring the Cost and Reducing the Burden."   Hear Guest Host Steve Siegel, Senior Practice Research Actuary at the Research Institute and Guest Matthew Smith, Consulting Actuary with Milliman talk about informal...

Hey there Listeners—welcome back!   We have another great episode today discussing the Society of Actuaries Research Institute report "Megatrends Impacting the Future of Retirement Plans."   Hear the conversation between guest Jared Weiner, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer at The Future Hunters and host Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research here at the Research Institute talk a...

Welcome back Listeners!   We have another great episode today focusing on Cyber Risk.   Listen to the conversation between our guest Unal Tatar, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity at the University of Albany talk about the report series "Catastrophic Cyber Risk:   An Expert Panel Discussion Series" with Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research here at the Research Institute.   Landing Page:   ht...

Greetings Listeners!   It's time for our Research Insights Podcast Classic edition.   September is back to school month, so we are republishing our 2021 Student Research Case Study Challenge podcast first published on June 28, 2021.   Listen to the team members from the winning team from Indiana University:   Alex Farrar, Eric Herbst, and Michael Mosley talk about how they overcame obstacles and c...

Time to tune in to another great episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast!   Listen to the conversation between Fred Andersen, Chief Life Actuary at Minnesota Department of Commerce and Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute talk about the evolution of the SOA's Experience Studies and the importance of the wor...

Don't miss our latest episode of the Research Insights Podcast straight to you from the Research Institute at the Society of Actuaries!   Listen to guest Stewart Foley, Founder and Managing Partner at InsuranceAUM.com, and Dr. Andrew Aziz, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Product at SS&C Algorithmics, discuss current trends in the insurance asset management industry with host Dale Hall, Managing D...