Greetings Listeners! It’s time again for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast and we have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic to bring to you today.  August 21 is National (and World) Senior Citizens Day, and we have found the perfect podcast that aligns with this observance.  It is “Living to 100 – Senior Citizen in 2050” It was a discussion focused on one of the sessions at the Living to 100 Symposiums that the SOA held in 2017 titled “The Senior Citizen in 2050.  So, sit back and listen to this glimpse of what may lie ahead!  Enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!

Living to 100 landing page:  https://www.soa.org/programs/living-to-100/

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Hello Listeners and welcome back!  Listen to  our conversation with Shariq Sikander, FSA, FPSA, CERA, Consulting Actuary and Director at SHMA Consulting.  Shariq is the author of the report titled “Takaful:  An Alternative Approach to Insurance.”   This report takes a look at Takaful insurance and how it emerged as a key component of Shari’ah-compliant financial services that aims to cater to individual’s insurance needs, while also conforming to Islamic beliefs and norms.

Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/takaful-alternative-approach/

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Happy Birthday Society of Actuaries!

We have a great Research Insights Podcast to bring to you today.  In observance of The SOA’s 75th Anniversary, we have a special podcast series to bring to you over the next 6 months.  We will take a closer look at the early days of the SOA in future episodes.  But for today’s episode, we want to take an even deeper dive into the history of the actuarial profession.  And to do that, we are very excited to have as our guest - Devadeep Gupta, FIAI, CERA, Actuary, Author and Artist.  Devadeep is author of the article “The History of Actuarial Science” which was published in the April edition of The Actuary. So sit back and enjoy Episode 1!

Listen to Erik Lie, FSA, Founder of ZooFi Labs discuss Decentralized Finance for Actuaries with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

In this research focus edition podcast, listen to R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director provide insights in an in-depth discussion of the Decentralized Finance for Actuaries report.

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Listen to Mervyn Kopinsky, FSA, EA, MAAA, Senior Experience Studies Actuary at the SOA Research Institute and Jason McKinley FSA, Actuary at RGA Reinsurance Company discuss the 2022 Cause of Death Report 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 provide insights in an in-depth discussion of the TCFD Best Practices report.

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Listen to Jeff Samu, FSA, MAAA, actuarial insurance transformation lead at Empower Retirement discuss Actuarial Technology, A Roundtable Discussion on Current Issues with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Peter Sousounis, PhD, Vice President/Director of Climate Change Research at AIR Worldwide discuss Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Inland Flood Risk by Mid Century with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Barbara Hogg, FSA, and Brian Perlman, Ph.D., CLU, ChFC discuss the 2021 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Larry Stern, FSA, MAAA, Vice Chair of the Mortality & Longevity Program Steering Committee and President of Canterbury Consulting discuss current events, including volunteer opportunities in the Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Brian Hartman, PhD ASA, Actuarial Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Statistics at Brigham Young University discuss A Two-Part Model of the Individual Costs of Chronic Kidney Disease with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Cindy MacDonald, FSA,MAAA, SOA Research Institute Senior Director of Experience Studies and Jerry Holman, FSA, MAAA, Principal of RJH Integrated Solutions LLC discuss U.S. Population Mortality Observations – Updated with 2020 Experience with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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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/

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Listen to Cody Webb, FCAS, CPCU, MAAA, Principal & Consulting Actuary at Milliman discuss Health and Hurricanes with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

This podcast provides guidance and direction for the 2022 Society of Actuaries Research Institute Student Research Case Study Challenge. Be sure to listen to the entire podcast.

The SOA Research Institute is proud to have Valani Global as a platinum sponsor to help fund the 2022 Challenge.

Listen to Ronora Stryker, ASA, MAAA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary and Patricia Matson, FSA, MAAA, Partner at Risk & Regulatory Consulting, LLC and one of the report authors discuss Obesity Trends and the Impact on Morbidity and Mortality Costs with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

Listen to SOA Research Institute actuaries Cynthia MacDonald, Achilles Natsis, Lisa Schilling, David Schraub, Steven Siegel, and Ronora Stryker look ahead to 2022, both personally and professionally, with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute.

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Listen to SOA Research Institute actuaries Cynthia MacDonald, Achilles Natsis, Lisa Schilling, David Schraub, Steven Siegel, and Ronora Stryker look back on 2021, both personally and professionally, with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute.

Here is David Schraub skydiving. Listen to him discuss his adventure beginning at 2:40.

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Listen to  Max Rudolph, FSA,MAAA,CERA of Rudolph Financial Consulting LLC discuss the Impact of Climate Change on Investors with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to David Schraub, FSA,MAAA,CERA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary and Dr. Guntram Werther, Professor at Temple University discuss Resurrecting the White Swan Mindset, How much more can be forecast with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Marianne Purushotham, FSA, MAAA, Mortality & Longevity Steering Committee Chairperson and Corporate Vice President at LIMRA discuss current events, including volunteer opportunities in the Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Patrick Nolan, FSA, MAAA, SOA Research Institute Senior Experience Studies Actuary and Marty Hill, FSA, MAAA of PwC and SOA Retirement Plan Experience Committee (RPEC) member discuss Mortality Improvement Scale MP-2021 with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Max Rudolph, FSA,MAAA,CERA of Rudolph Financial Consulting LLC and Anna M. Rappaport, FSA, MAAA discuss climate change and other impacts on retirement with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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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!

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Report Landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/disparities-retirement-preparedness/

Listen to Victoria Zhang, FSA,FCIA talk about Discussion of Efficient Computational Structure of Nested Stochastic Modeling with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Sara Goldberg, FSA, MAAA and Didier Serre, FSA from the  Catastrophe & Climate Program steering committee discuss the program launch with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

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Listen to Gregory G. Fann, FSA, FCA, MAAA, Consulting Actuary at Axene Health Partners, LLC discuss “Uninsured Rate” Measurements and Health Policy Considerations with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Steve Siegel, ASA, MAAA, SOA Research Institute Senior Practice Research Actuary discuss the Aging and Retirement Issues for People of Different Races and Ethnicities – Essay Collection  with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Research Institute Managing Director.

The Society of Actuaries’ Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program in collaboration with the International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) and the Organization of Latino Actuaries (OLA)  released this collection of essays in response to a call for essays aimed to explore how differences in wealth and retirement outcomes are experienced by people of different races and ethnicities and to promote a better understanding of the underlying issues surrounding the differences.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

We dedicate this podcast to the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and their families.

Listen to host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute discuss perspectives on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks with the following colleagues:

Mike Boot, FSA, MAAA, Managing Director, Society of Actuaries  

Tonya B. Manning, FSA, MAAA, EA, FCA, US Wealth Practice Leader and Chief Actuary, Buck              

Andrew Peterson, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA, Senior Director of International, Society of Actuaries

Ronald Klein, FSA, MAAA, Founder, Obtutus Advisory GmbH

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

After careful consideration, the Society of Actuaries has decided to switch the in-person portion of the 2021 ImpACT Conference to an entirely virtual event, taking place online from October 25-29, 2021. This change was made with the health and safety of attendees, presenters and exhibitors as our primary goal. Please see the SOA 2021 ImpACT Conference page for the updated list of virtual sessions. If you have any questions, please contact PD@soa.org .

Listen to the SOA strategic research program managers discuss the SOA 2021 ImpACT Conference with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research. SOA strategic research program managers featured are as follows:

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

Achilles Natsis, FSA, MAAA, FLMI, Health Research Actuary, Manager of the Health Care Cost Trends Strategic Research Program

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

Steve Siegel, ASA, MAAA, Senior Practice Research Actuary, Manager of the Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program

Ronora Stryker, ASA, MAAA, Senior Practice Research Actuary, Manager of the Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to Jesse E. Bell, Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska discuss climate change  with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research. Review the SOA's wide body of climate research.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

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

Here is the link to the Mortality and Race and Ethnicity in the United States RFP that Ronora references in the podcast (Timestamp 7:45). Please note RFP submissions are due by August 20, 2021.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org

Listen to Alain Kornhauser, Ph.D., Faculty Chair of Autonomous Vehicle Engineering at Princeton University and one of the authors of Automated Vehicle Systems Outlook, 2021 Update discuss this research report with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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Listen to authors, Anitha Rao, MD, MA, CEO and Founder of Neurocern and Robert Eaton FSA, MAAA, Principal & Consulting Actuary at Milliman discuss  Dementia Neurology Deserts and Long-Term Care Insurance Claims Experience in the United States with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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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/  

Listen to Steve Vernon, F.S.A., President of Rest-of-Life Communications and a Research Scholar for the Stanford Center on Longevity discuss the Redefining the Goal of Retirement Planning – Essay Collection with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Listen to guest hosts, Lisa A. Schilling, SOA  Senior Research Actuary and Carlos Arocha, Chair of the 2021 SOA Student Research Case Study Challenge and Managing Partner at Arocha & Associates in Zurich, Switzerland, talk with the 1st place team from Indiana University; Alex Farrar, Eric Herbst, and Michael Mosley. The students discuss how they worked through the challenge and ultimately produced the 1st place entry. Listening to this podcast will be very beneficial to future case study challenge participants.

Listen to Achilles Natsis, FSA, MAAA, FLMI, SOA Health Research Actuary, Susan Pantely, FSA, Principal & Consulting Actuary at Milliman, and Greger Vigen, Independent Health Actuary discuss Patient Centered Medical Homes and Healthcare Costs with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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Listen to Eric Berg and Sam Lippe from With You In Mind discuss the impact of COVID-19 on insurance company first quarter, 2021 earnings with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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Listen to Ronora Stryker, ASA, MAAA. SOA Senior Practice Research Actuary and Patrick Wiese, ASA, SOA Lead Modeling Researcher discuss The Mortality Improvement Model, MIM-2021 with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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This podcast previews the SOA 2021 Health Meeting, a premier virtual event, which is informative to your career as an actuary, a great value and fun! Podcast host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research chats with Craig Kalman, FSA, MAAA, FHFMA, Health Meeting Chairperson and Achilles Natsis, FSA, MAAA, FLMI, SOA Health Research Actuary. June is Health Month at the SOA, so after you listen to the podcast, register so you don't miss any of the great professional development and fun!  

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Listen to SOA Committee on Life Insurance Mortality and Underwriting Surveys members Joel Jones, AALU; Scott Morrow, FSA, MAAA; and Norm Leblond, FALU discuss the Emerging Issues in Underwriting Survey Report with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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Listen to Pete Miller, ASA, MAAA, SOA Experience Studies Actuary and Mike Bergerson, FSA, MAAA, Principal and Consulting Actuary at Milliman and one of the report authors discuss COVID-19 Impact on Long-Term Care Insurance with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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Listen to Jim Timmins, founder of Breakthrough Development LLC and author of A Primer on Insurance Policies and Genetics discuss this new research with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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Listen to Margaret Conroy, PhD, MAAA, FCAS, Principal of Analytic Solutions, LLC and contributing author of the Environmental Risk Series, and Priya Rohatgi, ASA, Chairperson of the Project Oversight Group for this new research, discuss this research report series with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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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.

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Listen to Dr. Ruilin Tian, Ph.D., Professor of Finance, North Dakota State University and Caspar Young FSA, FCIA, CERA discuss De-risking Strategies of Defined Benefit Plans: Empirical Evidence from the United States  with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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Listen to Marti DeLiema, PhD, Assistant Research Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota, and Steve Vernon, F.S.A., President of Rest-of-Life Communications and a research scholar for the Stanford Center on Longevity discuss Thinking Ahead: Informing the Design of a Roadmap for Keeping Your Money Safe as You Age with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

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Listen to Brian Hartman, ASA, PhD, associate professor of statistics and actuarial program coordinator at Brigham Young University discuss Auto Loss Costs: Dynamic Linear Models with Changepoints with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.