We Are Actuaries

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Martin Mulcare is currently enjoying a portfolio of activities where the common theme is that he loves sharing ideas. This can take the form of a facilitator, a sounding board, a mentor or a company director.  His prior experience included work as a consulting actuary, a corporate actuary and a company executive. Many of you may have met him in his role as...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Alison Visser is an actuary specializing in defined benefit pension funds, currently working at Mercer in Washington DC.   Alison’s actuarial career started in life insurance in Sydney and included a stint as a lecturer at the Australian National University in Canberra.   A Guardian Actuarial Leadership Program graduate, Alison draws on a wide range of exp...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Dr Genevieve Hayes is the Director of Genevieve Hayes Consulting , an AI and analytics consultancy focussed on helping organisations maximise the value of their data.  She has experience in technical, leadership and academic roles, through which she has applied cutting-edge statistical and machine learning techniques to a range of business problems, includ...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Stephen Huppert is a qualified and experienced actuary who is currently enjoying a “portfolio career”. He is also the Head of Engagement at Optimum Pensions . Stephen has over 30 years of experience in Superannuation, Wealth Management and Life Insurance in a range of consulting and corporate roles. He provides advice to organisations that are committed to...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Jennifer Lang is an independent director and actuary, and is currently on the Boards of Pacific Life Re, Propel Funeral Partners, Medical Insurance Australia, Auto & General Insurance and Bicycle Network. Earlier in her career she was the CFO and Chief Actuary of CommInsure, and a Partner of Deloitte and KPMG. Jennifer was the Actuary of the Year in 20...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Sharanjit Paddam is an actuary with nearly 30 years’ experience in actuarial consulting in the UK and Australia. He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Actuaries of Australia and the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.  Sharanjit is a leading expert on climate change, receiving the prestigious award of “Insurance Leader of the Year” in 2022 by the Aust...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Dan is an actuary with over ten years of experience in Life Insurance, including valuation and regulatory capital. Originally from China, Dan came to Australia to complete his University studies and has lived in Sydney ever since. He is currently an Actuarial Manager at Dataly Actuarial and Data Consulting. Prior to this, he was the IFRS17 and Data Science...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Desmond is an actuary with experience in the superannuation field of practice and is passionate about big data management and automation with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. He is currently the Head of Actuarial Analysis, Super SA at the South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance. Desmond is responsible for performing actuarial analy...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Daniel Stone is a qualified actuary and data scientist with 20 years of experience in a wide range of fields including varied-sized life offices, reinsurance, consulting and expert-level model building experience. He has worked in Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom and ASEAN.  His recent experience is in applying big data and cloud technologies, data...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Kim is an Actuary with over 15 years' experience in the corporate world with varied roles across consulting, reinsurance and life insurance, focused on pricing and product development. Kim loves to build solutions that create genuine value for end customers, having been instrumental to the launch of new life insurance product offerings and supported t...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Amanda is an Actuarial Educator at the Actuaries Institute. She has over 20 years’ experience as an Actuary in general insurance and workers' compensation schemes. Amanda joined the Institute’s Education team in 2018 to develop and teach the Communication, Modelling and Professionalism subject.  Amanda has a special interest in data analytics and is c...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Ryan is a career associate actuary with the Institute of Actuaries in Australia. Originally from South Africa with 8 years of consulting experience there including being a manager at Deloitte, he then became the Head of Corporate Actuarial for the APAC region at Allianz Partners based in Brisbane for the next 3.5 years. He is now the Head of Product &...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Stephen Huppert provides advice to organisations that are committed to improving the retirement outcomes of Australians. These range from some of Australia’s largest superannuation funds and their service providers to new entrants bringing innovative solutions to the industry. He has over 30 years of experience in Superannuation, Wealth Management and Life...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Laura is a qualified actuary with the Institute of Actuaries in Australia. Born and bred in China, she moved to Sydney a decade ago and formed her family here. Laura is currently a senior underwriter at Freely, a travel insurance startup. Prior to Freely, Laura worked in IAG and Suncorp, predominantly in pricing and data analytics projects. In her spare ti...

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Welcome to the We Are Actuaries Podcast, where you’ll meet leaders who use their actuarial powers to solve a range of problems and make a real difference. I am your host, Julia Lessing, a qualified actuary based in Australia. I help senior leaders use data to solve complex, people oriented problems. In this series, you’ll hear from a range of experienced a...