Listen to Ronora Stryker, ASA, MAAA, SOA Senior Practice Research Actuary and Magali Barbieri, report author, demographer and head of the Human Mortality Database and the United States Mortality DataBase projects at the University of California, Berkeley discuss  Mortality By Socioeconomic Category in the United States  with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Mortality By Socioeconomic Category in the United States

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Hello and Greetings Listeners!  We have another great Research Insights Podcast to bring to you today.  Listen to the conversation between Host Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Research Institute and Guests Erica Baird, Principal and Consulting Actuary at Milliman and Joe Long, Consulting Actuary & Data Scientist at Milliman discussing the report "Statistical Methods for Imputing Race and Ethnicity."  After listening to the podcast, visit the landing page to read the report and check out the tutorial. Report Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/stat-methods-imputing-race-ethnicity/ We welcome your feedback!  ResearchInsights@soa.org

Statistical Methods for Imputing Race and Ethnicity

  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

Mortality By Socioeconomic Category in the United States

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