Listen to Becky Sheppard, FSA, MAAA, Actuarial Manager at Risk & Regulatory Consulting discuss  Mental Illness and Its Impact on U.S. Mortality and Longevity with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director. We welcome your suggestions for future research focus podcasts and your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Mental Illness and Its Impact on U.S. Mortality and Longevity

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  Hello Listeners!  We have another great episode of the Research Insights Podcast for you this morning.  This talk is focused on the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Report "Retirement Wealth by Race and Ethnicity."  Hear the conversation between Host Dale Hall, Managing Director at the Research Institute and Guest Christian Weller, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts - Boston.  Sit back, listen and enjoy this episode!      Send us your feedback at ResearchInsights@soa.org        Report Landing page:   https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/disparities-retirement-preparedness/

Retirement Wealth by Race and Ethnicity

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 Finalists have been announced!  Listen to the first place team from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia discuss their winning strategy! Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2024-student-research-case-study-challenge/  

2024 SOA Research Institute - Student Research Case Study Challenge

 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

Mental Illness and Its Impact on U.S. Mortality and Longevity

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