Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast

Listen to guest host, Lisa A. Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, AAA, SOA Retirement Research Actuary talk with Team Emission: Impossible, the 1st place team from Arizona State University. Listen to the students discuss how they worked their way through the challenge and ultimately produced the 1st place entry. The students also give advise to future Student Research Case Study Challenge participants. Team members Brady Lybarger, Walker Reinmann, and Kinsey Turk participate in the podcast. Team member Joseph Hoffman was unable to participate.  

Listen to Dr. Magali Barbieri and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss racial and ethnic differences in COVID-19 mortality in the U.S. Dr. Barbieri is a demographer with a joint research position at the French Institute for Demographic Studies in Paris, France and the University of California, Berkeley, where she leads the Human Mortality Database and the United States Mortality Database. Dr. Barbieri’s recent essay in De Facto is highlighted. Please note, the essay was originally published in French, and translation to English is approximate. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Jill Harper, FSA,CERA,FCIA, Vice Chair of Communications for the Canadian Institute of Actuaries Research Council and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss Future Long-Term Care in Canada. Please note this podcast was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which delayed it's release.  We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Max J. Rudolph, FSA, CFA, CERA, MAAA, an independent actuary from Rudolph Financial Consulting, LLC and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19, June 12, 2020 along with other current events surrounding COVID-19. The podcast section time stamps are as follows: Key Statistics: 2:30 Economic and Asset Impact: 12:20 Impact on Insurance Industry: 18:15 Impact on Retirement Plans: 19:00 Operational and Emerging Risks: 23:25

Listen to Anna Rappaport, FSA, Chair of the SOA’s Committee on Post-Retirement Needs and Risks and the Aging and Retirement Steering Committee, Steven Siegel, ASA, SOA Senior Practice Research Actuary, and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the Impact of COVID-19 on Family Dynamics in Retirement research report. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Cindy MacDonald, FSA, Sr. Experience Studies Actuary at the SOA and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the SOA research report, COVID-19 Mortality Data Sources in the U.S . We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Gwen Weng, FSA and Geoff Keast from the Actuarial Innovation and Technology steering committee and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the Actuarial Innovation and Technology projects released in 2019. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Eric Berg, Sam Lippe, and Marc Wiznia from With You In Mind and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the financial services industry . We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Part 3 of Podcast Live recorded at the SOA 2019 Annual Meeting & Exhibit in Toronto, Canada. We talk to Steve Eadie, FSA, FCIA, Partner and Consultant of Robertson, Eadie & Associates, who was recognized as one of the most outstanding volunteers of the SOA at the 2019 SOA Annual Meeting and Exhibit.  This podcast is hosted by R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.  Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you've enjoyed this podcast!  If you have any questions, please contact researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Michael Allen, CFO at OSF HealthCare and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare systems. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.