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Health Section: Hot Topics and Trends in Group &...

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2022/10/10

Dave Dillon interviews Kristi Hardenbergh, Actuary with Sydney Consulting Group, about group and worksite supplemental health products. Learn about the different types of products offered, as well as how the market is changing due to hybrid work, the rising “gig economy”, new product offerings, and attempts to enhance the consumer experience.

39:03

Actuary of the Future Section: Speculative...

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2022/10/06

Explore where fiction meets reality. In Part 3 of the “Speculative Spectacular” series, Nate Worrell talks with award winners from the 14th Speculative Fiction contest and contest coordinator, Gary Lange, about how fiction writing improves actuarial communication. Then we look at their visions of possible futures, discussing the real world implications related to societal issues and cultural trends. In ‘Actuaries from Mars’, by Nate Worrell, a visitor from the red planet arrives with an important

26:48

Actuary of the Future Section: Speculative...

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2022/09/29

Explore where fiction meets reality. In Part 2 of the “Speculative Spectacular” series, Nate Worrell talks with award winners from the 14th Speculative Fiction contest about how fiction writing improves actuarial communication. Then we look at their visions of possible futures, discussing the real world implications related to Artificial Intelligence and a world run by algorithms. In “Tea Leaves”, Bethany Coffee searches for a soul in a system that decides how risky you are. A.I. based

17:09

Health Section: Disparities Between Location and Health

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2022/09/26

Jackie Lee talks with research authors, Joan Barrett and Stephanie Entzminger, about how where you live impacts your health. Listen to hear more about their research about this SDOH and how it impacts actuaries.

38:48

Actuary of the Future Section: Speculative...

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2022/09/22

Explore where fiction meets reality. In this episode of the “Speculative Spectacular” series, Nate Worrell talks with award winners from the 14th Speculative Fiction contest about how fiction writing improves actuarial communication. Then we look at their visions of possible futures, discussing the real world implications related to continuous personal health tracking. In “Just Don’t Look at It” by Chris Fievoli, a continuous insurance premium suddenly spikes, indicating immediate danger. Karl

39:40

Marketing and Distribution Section: Trends in...

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2022/09/14

18:36

Financial Reporting Section: Drink in the Details...

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2022/08/30

This podcast is the third in our series “Drink in the Details,” featuring casual discussions with experts on a variety of financial reporting topics. Join Chris Whitney, as he discusses IFRS 17 with Amal Rajwani and Doug Van Dam over a glass of iced tea.

19:23

Health Section: Pet Insurance

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2022/08/15

Join Jackie Lee and Philip Wright as they talk about Pet Insurance. They discuss the similarities and differences between Pet Insurance and Health Insurance. Listen to gain a better understanding of the industry and its future.

30:24

Health Section: Enrollee Choice

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2022/08/01

Jackie Lee talks with Geof Hileman about the SOA research titled “Modeling Effects of Enrollee Choice.” In this discussion, we cover simplistic markets and gradually make the markets more sophisticated to show the impacts of enrollee choice and tools that help consumers make decisions, focusing on the ACA market.

25:35

The Tests Never End: An Overview of Software Testing...

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2022/07/29

This is the second in a 3-part series where Joe Alaimo and Andy Rallis discuss the different types of testing, what they are, how they are performed and ways that they apply to the software development that actuaries are involved in. Full Description: Have you ever been involved with a software development project? One thing that all software development projects have in common is testing. You may have been involved in some of the testing of these systems or maybe you were in meetings where

23:43

Long Term Care Section: Dementia Facilities and the...

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2022/07/22

In this podcast, a follow-up to our April 23, 2021 discussion, Dr. Char Hu, co-founder of Georgetown Living (link: https://www.gtownliving.com), talks about rebalancing facility goals post-pandemic and staying true to GL’s commitments to clients, families and employees.

19:33

Health Section: Deep Dive Beyond Healthcare Claims:...

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2022/07/11

On this episode, Dave chats with Kelvin Wursten, Senior Director, Data Science at PointClickCare on all things clinical data. Listen in to hear more on how the industry leverages the direct use of clinical healthcare data, the common challenges, and the observations Kelvin has made moving from a traditional actuarial role at a health insurer to now leading the data team at PointClickCare.

33:16

Emerging Topics Community: The Tests Never End: An...

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2022/06/29

This is the first in a 3-part series where Joe Alaimo and Andy Rallis discuss the different types of testing, what they are, how they are performed and ways that they apply to the software development that actuaries are involved in. Full Description: Have you ever been involved with a software development project? One thing that all software development projects have in common is testing. You may have been involved in some of the testing of these systems or maybe you were in meetings where

31:58

Health Section: A Conversation with John Bertko

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2022/06/27

Dave Dillon interviews Covered California’s John Bertko about a wide-range of health insurance and healthcare reform topics

24:38

Long Term Care Section: Predictive Analytics in the...

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2022/06/23

Ali Ahmadi of TCARE discusses his company’s efforts to use predictive analytics to support informal caregivers. Ali also discusses other ways how the LTC may change over time to utilize emerging technologies.

26:32

Health Section: Telehealth Reducing Costs?

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2022/06/13

Have you ever assumed that telehealth should reduce health care costs for health plans? Listen in as Jackie Lee and Kirsten Staveland discuss how this assumption may not be accurate. They also discuss innovations in telehealth that are emerging more prominently in the healthcare space that could impact actuaries in their jobs.

23:15

Long Term Care Section: A Recap of the 2022 ILTCI...

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2022/06/08

John discusses the recent ILTCI conference with the chair of the actuarial track, Linda Chow, and how to people can get involved with the conference in the future.

19:17

Health Section: Health Actuarial Work in An...

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2022/05/30

Dave and Andrew discuss the similarities and differences in actuarial work between working for an integrated delivery system (or payer/provider combinations) vs. a traditional insurance company/health plan, including advantages, challenges and tips for new actuaries starting work at a payer/provider organizations.

22:09

Emerging Topics Community: Anders vs. Shea, Part 4: A...

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2022/05/23

It’s time for the big reveal as we find out which of our two podcast hosts prevailed in the hotly contested 2021 Milliman Health Practice Hackathon. Was Shea able to leverage his years of machine learning and predictive analytics experience to guide his team to the victory? Or was Anders poised for a “student has become the teacher” situation after absorbing Shea’s wisdom over the last six years of recording podcasts together? In addition to discussing the much-awaited final score, the hosts talk

20:44

Health Section: Evaluating Healthcare Innovation

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2022/05/16

Solutions in healthcare to drive better care at a reduced cost have grown significantly over the past 5 years. Dave Dillon talks to Ed Pudlowski about the role health actuaries play to bring credibility to the claims made by these solution providers.

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