Listen to a special edition podcast. Host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute recently held a virtual open house highlighting the work of the Institute and opportunities to get involved in Institute research. We are posting the audio from the open house. Access the corresponding presentation and follow along. We apologize for some occasional background noise.

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Listen to Ronora Stryker, ASA, MAAA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary discuss research outputs and current events of the Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute.

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Listen to Rade Musulin and Stuart Wason, both from the International Actuarial Association's (IAA) Climate Risk Task Force, preview COP 27with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director. COP 27 will be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt  from November 6, to November 18, 2022. 

Read Rade Musulin's article, More Than Global Warming in The Actuary magazine.

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Listen to Patrick Nolan, FSA, MAAA, SOA Research Institute Senior Experience Studies Actuary, and Marty Hill, FSA, MAAA, Director at PwC and SOA Research Institute Retirement Plan Experience Committee (RPEC) Mortality Improvement Subcommittee chairperson discuss the RPEC 2022 Mortality Improvement Update with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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In this research focus edition podcast, listen to R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director discuss World Mental Health Day, which was October 10, 2022. Dale talks about the importance of staying in touch with family and friends to promote good mental health and previews an upcoming research report covering mortality and mental health.

Here is the link to our previous podcast on mental health Dale references, COVID-19 Mental Health Impact.

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Listen to David Schraub, FSA, CERA, MAAA, AQ, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary discuss 2 new Decentralized Finance (DeFi) reports with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director. Reports discussed are as follows:

Decentralized Insurance Alternatives

A Risk Classification Framework for Decentralized Finance Protocols

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Listen to Alberto M. Ramirez, FCA, MAAA, the research leader on 3 new enterprise risk management reports discuss the research with guest podcast host, David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, AQ, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary. R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research provides the intro and outro.

Here are links to the 3 reports discussed:

China: An Era of Insurance Innovation

India: Growth Opportunities on the Rise

US and Canada: An Era of Value-added Enterprise Risk Management

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Listen to SOA Research Institute staff actuaries discuss the 2022 SOA ImpACT Conference with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director. SOA Research Institute staff actuaries featured are as follows:

Rob Montgomery, ASA, MAAA, FLMI, Consultant - Research Project Manager, Manager of the Catastrophe and Climate Strategic Research Program.

Lisa Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, MAAA, Senior Research Actuary, Manager of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Research Program.

David Schraub, FSA, MAAA, CERA, AQ, Senior Practice Research Actuary, Manager of the Actuarial Innovation and Technology Strategic Research Program

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In this research focus edition podcast, listen to R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director discuss Life Insurance Awareness Month. Dale discusses the life insurance industry and the important role of  actuaries in the industry.

Listen to Robert Richardson ASA, PhD, Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University discuss Auto Loss Trends through COVID Pandemic with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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