Associate Professor Sure Mataramvura, an esteemed academic at UCT, helps listeners understand why actuaries need to master the subjects of Financial Maths, Life Contingencies and Financial Economics.

Megan Carswell, an academic actuary at Wits, succinctly describes her discipline of pensions and the role of the actuary in the retirement space.

Pateka Bunyonyo tells her actuarial story and highlights the role of mentorship in this process. Jointly, she touches on the core actuarial function of pricing.

The inspirational Amogelang Kgaladi gives a detailed interview about his actuarial journey which includes what it means to be a Chief Risk Officer, holding a practicing certificate in microinsurance, completing his MBA and working in the general insurance space (amongst other things). This is a must listen!

Rivaj Maharaj, an actuarial science lecturer at Wits, masterfully summarizes why economics and accounting form part of the actuarial subject chassis.

Yuvanya Naidoo, a qualified actuary and consultant, speaks to her actuarial journey and discusses her area of specialization: life insurance.

Mark Dowdeswell, a senior statistics lecturer at Wits, skillfully details the use case of statistics both within and outside of actuarial science. You'll have to listen to the episode to see where the "lies" come into it.

Lené Viljoen, Head of Discovery Health and Vitality Technical Marketing, unpacks the actuarial discipline of health and care insurance as well as highlighting the role of actuaries in the marketing space.

Adam Balusik, an actuarial science lecturer with a background in consultancy, artfully outlines the pathway to qualifying as an actuary.

This is a particularly special episode as it introduces the heart behind this project as well as what to expect from the upcoming season. This episode is titled “Time Zero” which basically is an actuarial way of saying “let’s start at the beginning”. Your host, Margie Mackechnie, who is a qualified actuary, has a conversation with her brother, Andrew Mackechnie, who is an actuarial science student. We hope you enjoy their chat!