Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast

Hello Listeners!  We have another great Research Insights Podcast Episode to bring to you today.  Hear Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Research Institute speak with Max Rudolph of Rudolph Financial Consulting, LLC about the Key Findings from the 17th Survey of Emerging Risks.   Report landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/17th-survey-emerging-risks/   Send us your feedback at Researchinsights@soa.org

Hello Listeners!  It is time for another episode of our Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast.  Hear the conversation between Joan Barrett, Consulting Actuary at Axene Health Partners, LLC and Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Research Institute discussing the recently published report “Calculated Risk: Driving Decisions Using the 5/50 Research.”  We hope you enjoy this Research Insights Podcast!   Send us your feedback at Researchinsights@soa.org   Report landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/calculatedrisk-using-550research/

Greetings Listeners!  It is time for our monthly Research Insights Podcast Focus Edition.  Hear Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research, discuss his presentation, “Using AI Responsibly in Actuarial Practice" that he gave at the 23rd Global Conference of Actuaries held in Mumbai, India two weeks ago.  Listen to the podcast, review the suggested research noted below, and send us your feedback at Researchinsights@soa.org   Primer on Generative AI for Actuaries landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/generative-ai-for-actuaries/

Here we are again!  It’s time for our Society of Actuaries, Research Institute, Research Insights Podcast Classic edition.  Tomorrow, February 16, is National Innovation Day, and we decided to bring to you the perfect Classic podcast to align with this observance.  "Actuarial Innovation and Technology Strategic Research Program Interviews" was published back in April of 2019 and served as an introduction to our new AIT Strategic Research program.  Listen to members of the AIT Program Steering Committee talk about the launch of the program.  Sit back, relax, and enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!   AIT Program landing page:  https://www.soa.org/programs/act-innov-tech/ 

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. Report landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/wildfires-impact-ushealth-lifeinsurers/ Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org 

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/resources/research-reports/2019/cancer-genomics/   Send us your feedback or suggestions for more Focus Episodes at ResearchInsights@soa.org 

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 insurance, especially risk classification, without offering specific solutions or engaging in legal or political debate. Author and Host:  Lisa A. Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, MAAA Advisory Panel Guests:  Hezhong (Mark) Ma, FSA, MAAA, Bruce A. Friedland, FSA, MAAA Landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/fairness-metrics-life-insurance/

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!  Listen to this podcast and then get to work! 2024 SOA Research Institute Student Research Case Study Challenge landing page:  https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2024-student-research-case-study-challenge/

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 11th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks, first published in January of 2019, to align with this observance.  Listen to Max Rudolph talk about the emergence of cyber risk as it rose to become the top risk according to survey respondents.  Enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic! Landing Page:  https://researchinsights.libsyn.com/11th-annual-survey-of-emerging-risks