As a new Actuarial Guideline comes into play for testing the adequacy of U.S. life insurance company reserves, we highlight a new SOA Research Institute report with considerations on how to look at excess spreads above Treasuries for life insurers' investments.  Guests on this podcast are two of the three authors of the report, Marc Altschull and Dave Bulin of the Actuarial Risk Management consulting firm.  R. Dale Hall, SOA Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute hosts the podcast.

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 Hello Listeners! It’s time again for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast!  We have a great Research Insights Podcast  Classic  to bring to you today.  May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we combed through our archives and found a podcast which perfectly aligns with this observance.  “Research Focus Edition, World Mental Health Day” was first published on October 17, 2022.  Listen to thoughts and considerations regarding mental health and enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic. For those in need of help  - dial 988 for free and confidential support for people in distress.

May 2024 Classic Edition - World Mental Health Day

  Hey there Listeners!  This is the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast - Focus Edition.   The month of May is designated as National Wildfire Awareness month, so in today’s episode, we are focusing on the wildfire season, which in recent years, is starting earlier and lasting longer. Tune in and learn about zombie fires and the threat of post-wildfire drinking water contamination.      Expert Panel on the Impact of Wildfires on U.S. Health and Life Insurers – Landing Page:   https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/wildfires-impact-ushealth-lifeinsurers/       Post-wildfire Drinking Water Crisis: Implications and Opportunities for the Insurance Industry – Landing Page:   https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/wildfire-drinking-water-crisis/      Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org

April 2024 Focus Edition - Wildfire Season

  Hello Listeners!  We have a great episode today with two guests  -  Han Li, PhD, AIAA, and Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne, and we also have Timothy Adair, PhD, and Principal Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne.  And today we are talking about the Society of Actuaries Research Institute report “Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality: The Role of Obesity and Education.”  Listen and learn about the role of obesity and education level in determining age-gender-specific premature CVD mortality.      Landing Page:   https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/modeling-premature-cardiovascular-mortality/      Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org

Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality

  It’s that time again! Time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast!  We have a great Research Insights Podcast  Classic  which aligns to April observances:  Financial Literacy month and Earth Day. We searched through our archive for a podcast that intersects these two observances and came up with “Climate Change and Other Impacts on Retirement” which was first published on October 25, 2021.  Hear guests Max Rudolph and Anna Rappaport talk about how climate risks can impact our savings planning for retirement.  Enjoy this Research Insights Podcast  Classic!      rRead the essay collection here:   https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/impact-climate-chg-risk-ret/ 

April 2024 Classic Edition - Climate Change and Other Impacts on Retirement

 Hello Listeners!  We have a great episode today.  Our guest is Tian Wang, Professor at Colorado State University and we are talking about the recently published SOA Research Institute report “Federated Learning for Insurance Companies.”  Listen and learn about unlocking the potential of Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing!     Landing page:   https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/federated-learning-insurance-companies/     Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org   

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