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16:20

Emerging Topics Community: Comparison of Regulatory...

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2025/05/27

Join Joe Alaimo, Founder and CEO of ProComp, and David Schraub, Founder and CEO of David Schraub Actuarial Consultancy, as they discuss the rapidly developing regulatory frameworks surrounding AI in the insurance industry. They explore the intricacies of laws and guidelines across the U.S., Canada, the European Union, and China, focusing on AI's role in underwriting, pricing, and risk management. David shares insights on how actuaries can navigate the regulatory challenges of AI while promoting

24:07

Health Section: Inpatient Maternity Rates and Price...

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2025/05/19

Dive into price transparency with Danny Moore and Greg Mottet, founder of Vairate. In this episode, they discuss a study exploring inpatient maternity rates in Washington, as well as the use of price transparency in payer-provider negotiations and its impact on consumers, payers, providers, and employers.

36:12

Long Term Care Section: Public Programs and Middle...

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2025/05/15

Roger Loomis and Steve Schoonveld discuss the state of the Long-Term Care Insurance industry and the opportunities to modernize products and broaden coverage.

08:10

Marketing & Distribution Section: Minute Manager...

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2025/05/05

In this episode, join host Tiana Zhao, FSA, CERA, to explore the principles of “The New One Minute Manager” by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson.

41:43

Young Professional Advisory Council: Bring Passion to...

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2025/04/28

Join host Andrea Wang, ASA, ACIA, for an inspiring episode featuring Vincent Lepez, PhD, IAF (Institut des Actuaires Francais), a distinguished leader and a seasoned expert in the insurance and reinsurance industry. With decades of experience bridging academia and diverse global sectors, Vincent unveils his remarkable career journey, offering actionable insights on discovering your passion and mastering industry transitions. Tune in to uncover how curiosity, adaptability, and strategic

28:13

Long Term Care Section: We Learn from Experience!

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2025/04/01

Roger Loomis interviews Matt Morton about the next generation of the SOA’s Long-Term Care experience study. You can reach out to Matt Morton at mattmorton@illumifin.com.

34:47

Entrepreneurial & Innovation: Turning Modeling...

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2025/04/01

Host Victor Zhao, FSA, CERA sits down with Frank Cheung, FSA, MAAA, CEO and Founder of Accorded, to explore how modeling headaches and operational friction inspired him to launch an actuarial data and analytics infrastructure startup. Frank shares how he identified the core problem, validated it through deep industry conversations, and took the leap into entrepreneurship.

22:58

Marketing & Distribution Section: Pensions...

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2025/03/31

Join us for an insightful conversation with host Tiana Zhao and guest Lilach Frenkel from CAAT Pension to explore the evolving world of pensions.

30:08

Young Professional Advisory Council: Calculated Risks...

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2025/03/31

How do you go from working in a structured corporate actuarial role to forging your own entrepreneurial path? In this episode, Yisi Wang, FSA, CFA sits down with Jing Lang, FSA, FCIA, a seasoned actuary, writer and entrepreneur, who transitioned from corporate actuarial science to entrepreneurship. She shares her journey, the challenges she faced, and the strategies that helped her navigate uncertainty. Whether you're contemplating a career shift, exploring entrepreneurship, or simply love hearing

13:33

Emerging Topics Community: Climate Change: An...

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2025/03/25

In this episode, Joe Alaimo interviews Joan Barret to discuss climate change, highlighting their impacts on the environment and everyday life and the roles actuaries play in assessing risks and solutions related to climate change.

24:33

Health Section: Professionalism – ABCD

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2025/03/24

Do you need professionalism credits? Look no further and listen to host Jackie Lee discuss experiences with the ABCD for counseling from guests Cathy Quock and Lydia Tolman.

36:29

Young Professional Advisory Council: Leadership...

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2025/02/24

Join host Silver Zhou, FSA, Chair of YPAC, for a dynamic conversation with Matthew Duke, ACAS, a seasoned actuary, insurance industry leader, and longtime volunteer in various actuarial organizations. Duke shares the deliberate and strategic steps that shaped his career in both traditional actuarial roles and non-traditional industries. Along the way, he reveals invaluable insights on the impact of mentors and coaches at different career stages and why understanding people is key to success as a

26:27

Health Section: Professionalism – Actuarial...

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2025/02/17

Listen in to get those professionalism CE credits with host Jackie Lee and guest Cathy Quock. They talk about the differences between actuarial communications in a consulting role or internal company setting. They reference the Code of Professional Conduct and ASOPs.

35:22

Long Term Care Section: The LTC Population Research...

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2025/02/13

Roger Loomis talks with Eddie Armentrout of Actuarial Research Corporation about the SOA Research Institute’s LTC Population Research Model, which can be used to examine the impact of public LTC plans on beneficiary finances and service utilization.

36:43

Marketing & Distribution Section: Actuarial...

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2025/02/10

In this podcast episode, join host Tiana Zhao, FSA, CERA and guests Dennis Li, Director of Business Development and Partnerships at Amplify Life Insurance, and Christopher Rzany, Vice President of Strategic Marketing Alliances at Fidelity Life Association and eFinancial, to explore the dynamic world of partnerships. This podcast delves into challenges, evolution and emerging opportunities in this critical aspect of insurance and financial services industries.

35:09

Actuary of the Future: Launching Your Actuarial...

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2025/02/07

Nick Kocisak, FSA, in his final episode as host, speaks with Si Xie, FSA, FCIA, CERA, about her experience working as an actuary in international markets. Si provides detailed insights into her observations from working in international markets, describes challenges and opportunities presented by international work, and offers advice on how you can establish your international footprint.

19:31

Emerging Topics Community: LLMs – Separating the...

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2025/02/04

Join Anders Larson and Shea Parkes as they dive into the world of large language models (LLMs) again. Actuaries are familiar with matrix multiplication, which is at the heart of most LLMs, but not all actuaries are as familiar with how complex software application components work together. In this episode we tease apart the models from the applications and discuss which is responsible for what parts of the magic.

42:52

Young Professional Advisory Council: African...

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2025/01/27

Join us for another exciting episode of YPAC podcast as host Ganiu Shefiu, FSA, FCA sits down with Yvonne Palm FCAS, FIA (African Actuary with a global mindset and a CAS board member) and Teju Scott ASA who had both trained abroad and have come back to Africa to contribute to the development of the Actuarial profession. They both share invaluable advice on how to navigate the new environment and what it takes to live in Africa and how they have contributed to the success of the local actuarial

25:49

Health Section: Design Your Future with the...

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2025/01/27

Join Dave Dillon as he interviews the authors, Rich Junker and Curtis Robbins, of the new book, “Design Your Future with the Competency Framework”, inspired by the Society of Actuaries Competency Framework and published by ACTEX Learning. The authors share their personal career perspectives and celebrate the worldwide diversity of actuarial careers from over 26 successful actuaries contributing to the book.

25:37

Professional Development Edge+: Goal Setting and...

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2025/01/21

In this video, we interview Chris Lombardi, FSA, MAAA, CERA Associate Director at WTW, and Jeanne Cho Stokke, FSA, MAAA, about goal setting and people management. They share techniques and tools for actuaries to become effective leaders in the profession. Jeanne's experience as a former Pro LPGA golfer and Chris's background in jiu jitsu highlight how these skills have contributed to their career success.

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