An interview with Matt Duke, Head of Global Actuarial & Analytics Services, Xceedance

Hello and welcome to the latest episode of the Leadership in Insurance Podcast where this week we are lucky enough to be joined by Matt Duke, Head of Global Actuarial & Analytics Services at Xceedance.   

In this conversation we talk about: 

 - Why work with actuarial as a consultancy as opposed to having in-house capability? 

- Does consultancy work suit that entrepreneurial mindset? 

- Is it harder to attract actuaries to a consultancy business?  

-  Reimagining the employee experience post-pandemic 

– how do we make the quality of work better? 

-  How Matt identifies as a business leader with actuarial qualifications rather than an actuary first 

- How will the role of data science impact Actuaries 

– is an actuary required anymore? 

-  Actuarial exams are the basis 

– experience is what makes a great actuary 

-  Automation opportunity within Actuarial as enablement to more products and services 

-  Where does Actuarial science fit within the data analytics suite of an insurer today? 

-  Role of regulated environment in analytics 

– limitations, and challenges 

-  Does hyper-personalization of risk mean we make some people un-insurable? 

- Reducing the insurance as a public good argument? 

-  Hiring vs re-training? 

- Why don’t we do more with improving internal skills? 

-  Cryptocurrency and Insurance – is it viable? 

-   The future of actuarial? 

- Quantum computing and RPA 

– Bots?  

- Collaboration in the Insurance market? Look for places where the market is un-profitable – auto insurance as an example  

Thank you Matt for your time, it was great to speak to you!  

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