  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/

February 2024 Focus Edition - 23rd Global Conference of Actuaries - Mumbai

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  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   

Federated Learning for Insurance Companies

  Hello Listeners!  We have a great episode today.  Our guest is Geralyn Trujillo, Senior Director of Public Policy at the Academy of Actuaries.  The focus of today’s podcast is a recap of the recent National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) 2024 Spring meeting held in Pheonix, Arizona from March 15 through March 18.  Sit back and listen to Host Dale Hall and Guest Geralyn Trujillo discuss key insights from the meeting.       Select Articles from SOA e-Newsletters:  https://www.soa.org/publications/e-newsletters/articles/       Send us your feedback - ResearchInsights@soa.org 

February 2024 Focus Edition - 23rd Global Conference of Actuaries - Mumbai

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