Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast

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 ResearchInsights@soa.org Visit the Research Institute:  https://www.soa.org/research/research-institute/ 

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 ResearchInsights@soa.org Visit the Research Institute:  https://www.soa.org/research/research-institute/ 

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 originally published in 2019.  Hear the first-place winner, Tommy Steed, talk about his experience. We hope you enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!  Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2018-data-analysis-contest/

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, ReMark and David Suetterle, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at SCOR talk about what is new and on display in the Exhibit Hall at ITC Vegas 2023!   Actuarial Innovation & Technology Strategic Research landing page:  https://www.soa.org/programs/act-innov-tech/   Send us your feedback at researchinsights@soa.org 

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 community, especially in the health insurance space.   Report Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/zero-knowledge-proof/    We welcome feedback! researchinsights@soa.org 

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 Hall, Managing Director of Research here at the SOA talk with Rade Musulin, Principal at Finity Consulting in Sydney Australia, and Actuaries Institute’s Actuary of the Year for 2023, talk about the upcoming COP28 conference.   SOA Research Institute landing page:  https://www.soa.org/research/research-institute/   We welcome feedback! researchinsights@soa.org 

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 impact of primary care programs as well as what key issues actuaries should consider when estimating the financial impact of their employers’ and clients’ own primary care programs. We hope you enjoy this Research Insights Classic!  Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2021/patient-centered-medical-homes/

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 identify and summarize unusual or extreme single-day or multi-day weather events which are significant in an historical context. Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2019/weather-extremes/

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 that influence the savings and retirement planning of 35- to 45-year-olds.   Report Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/ret-planning-early-mid-age-adults/