Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast

Greetings Listeners! We have a great podcast episode today. We are talking about the report "Expert Panel on the Impact of Wildfires on U.S. Health and Life Insurers." Hear host Dale Hall and guest Rebecca Owen discuss the 2023 wildfire season, which brought severe smoke to the Northeast U.S., and which for some parts of the world, was longer and larger than any time in the recorded past.

Report landing page: https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/wildfires-impact-ushealth-lifeinsurers/

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It's that time again! It's time for the Society of Actuaries, Research Institute, Research Insights Podcast Focus Edition. Listen to Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research, discuss recent topics impacting the actuarial profession. This episode focuses on a serious health issue that has come to light recently, the new trends in cancer demographics.

Cancer Genomics: https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2019/cancer-genomics/

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Welcome back Listeners! We have another great episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast! Hear discussion of the report "Challenges and Opportunities with Rethinking Fairness Metrics for Life Insurance Processes: An Actuarial Perspective" which focuses on issues with respect to fairness in the context of processes involved in developing and managing life insurance, especially risk classification, without offering specific solutions or engaging in legal or political debate.

Author and Host: Lisa A. Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, MAAA

Advisory Panel Guests: Hezhong (Mark) Ma, FSA, MAAA, Bruce A. Friedland, FSA, MAAA

Landing page: https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/fairness-metrics-life-insurance/

Greetings Listeners! It's that time again--time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast! Hear Authors Lanqi Cheng, Yingqi Zhang and Xinran Luo talk about the report "Market Readiness of LTC Products in Asia-Pacific markets."

Landing page: https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/market-readiness-ltc-asia-pacific/

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 SOA Research Institute Student Research Case Study has just been released! Listen to this podcast and then get to work!

2024 SOA Research Institute Student Research Case Study Challenge landing page: https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2024-student-research-case-study-challenge/

It's that time again! It's time for our Society of Actuaries, Research Institute, Research Insights Podcast Classic edition. The Federal Trade Commission has declared January 29 through February 2 as Identity Theft Awareness Week. We chose the 11th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks, first published in January of 2019, to align with this observance. Listen to Max Rudolph talk about the emergence of cyber risk as it rose to become the top risk according to survey respondents. Enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!

Landing Page: https://researchinsights.libsyn.com/11th-annual-survey-of-emerging-risks

It's that time again Listeners! Time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute Research Insights Podcast! We have a fantastic episode today—meet Andrew Ngai, Actuary and Microsoft Excel World Champion in 2023! Hear Andrew talk about his exciting win in the esports event that took place in Las Vegas in December of 2023!

Hey there Listeners--Happy New Year and Welcome to 2024! We have a special Research Insights Podcast Holiday Edition this morning - What's in Store for 2024. Hear Achilles Natsis, Cindy MacDonald, Dale Hall, Kate Eubank, Lisa Schilling, Patrick Nolan, Pete Miller, Rob Montgomery and Ronora Stryker look ahead at their personal and professional goals for 2024.

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Happy Holidays from the Research Institute! Hey there Listeners, we have a special Research Insights Podcast Holiday Edition this morning - 2023 - A Year in Review. Hear Achilles Natsis, Cindy MacDonald, Dale Hall, Kate Eubank, Lisa Schilling, Patrick Nolan, Pete Miller, Rob Montgomery and Ronora Stryker look back at their personal and professional highlights from 2023.

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Hey there Listeners! It's time for our Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast Classic edition. Tomorrow is Mathematics Day, which originated in India and was centered around one man, Srinivasa Ramanujan, who was born on December 22, 1887, and who made some important contributions to the discipline. In honor of Mathematics Day, we are presenting our Data Analysis Contest podcast originally published in 2019. Hear the first-place winner, Tommy Steed, talk about his experience. We hope you enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!

Landing Page: https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2018-data-analysis-contest/