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Actuary Voices is the official podcast of the American Academy of Actuaries. This podcast brings you thoughtful conversations on the role of professionalism in both actuaries' day jobs and the Academy's public policy work.

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Monique Hacker, Corporate Vice President and Actuary at New York Life, shares how the discipline and determination that made her a five-time NCAA track and field champion helped shape her career as an actuary. From landing her first actuarial job wit... more

In this episode of Actuary Voices: Policy Update, host Ted Gotsch speaks with Dr. Kim Ferrero, the Academy's assistant director of research, and Dr. Julia Goodwin, the Academy's senior research analyst, about how actuarial research helps inform publi... more

Kyle Wan, chairperson of the Academy's Life Experience and Assumptions Committee, explores what happens when one of humanity's greatest achievements, living longer, creates new financial and societal challenges. Kyle examines how longer lifespans, de... more

Elizabeth Eason, Director of Actuarial Data Science at Willis Towers Watson, and host of the Network of Actuarial Women and Allies' podcast, Real Actuarial Women (RAW), explores how artificial intelligence (AI) and AI agents could change the way actu... more

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Monique Hacker
Corporate vice president and actuary at New York Life, former board member of the International Association of Black Actuaries, and five-time NCAA track and field champion.
New York Life
Episode: What Five NCAA Titles Taught Actuary Monique Hacker About Career and Mentorship
Kim Ferrero
Assistant director of research at the American Academy of Actuaries
American Academy of Actuaries
Episode: Policy Update: How Actuarial Research Shapes Public Policy
Julia Goodwin
Senior research analyst at the American Academy of Actuaries
American Academy of Actuaries
Episode: Policy Update: How Actuarial Research Shapes Public Policy
Kyle Wan
Academy volunteer and chairperson of the Life Experience and Assumptions Committee
American Academy of Actuaries
Episode: What Happens When We Live Longer? Kyle Wan on Longevity and Risk
Lizzie Eason
Actuary, Director of Actuarial Data Science at WTW, Learning and Development VP for NAWA
Network of Actuarial Women and Allies (NAWA) / Willis Towers Watson (WTW)
Episode: The Actuary and the AI Agent: Elizabeth Eason on a New Way of Working
Katie Dzur ec e
Director of Public Policy Outreach, Academy
American Academy of Actuaries
Episode: Policy Update: Inside the 2026 NAIC Summer Meeting
Tiffany Eaton
Actuary and educator; board member of the Actuarial Foundation
Actuarial Foundation
Episode: Everyone "Maths" Differently: Tiffany Eaton on Building Confidence
Rade Musulin
Author of the article Managing Risk in a World of Polycrisis
Author, Contingencies; longtime actuarial leader
Episode: Managing Risk in a World of Polycrisis with Rade Musulin
Will Behnke
Public Policy Manager, Risk Management and Financial Reporting Council
American Academy of Actuaries
Episode: Policy Update: Representing the U.S. Actuarial Perspective Globally

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David Nolan
Host and representative of the American Academy of Actuaries
Ted Gotsch

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 20 ratings
  • Great.

    This is a great resource for undergrads like myself thinking about getting into the progression.

    Two suggestions:

    1) Any insight on what the job actually looks like day to day would be awesome for us on the outside.

    2) Podcasts are long format friendly. Consider going for an hour to get a bit more in depth.

    Apple Podcasts
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    AlexW1992
    Canada7 years ago

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A useful resource for undergraduates considering a career in actuarial work.
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What Five NCAA Titles Taught Actuary Monique Hacker About Career and Mentorship
Q: What would you say to somebody who had a resume like yours coming out of college?
Hacker recommends looking beyond exams and internships for signs of work ethic, initiative, resourcefulness, curiosity, and resilience. She says her own experience balancing track, work, and studies demonstrated that she could show up and work hard.
What Five NCAA Titles Taught Actuary Monique Hacker About Career and Mentorship
Q: Do you see a similarity between training for the competition and building an actuarial career?
Hacker says both require grit, preparation, and the ability to recover from failure. She describes adjusting her approach after failed exams or disappointing races rather than giving up.
Policy Update: How Actuarial Research Shapes Public Policy
Q: How does our research program adapting to these frontiers?
Goodwin describes using AI to extract information from Form 5500 filings and create a database of defined-benefit lump-sum assumptions. She emphasizes human review to verify data and notes the Academy's interest in understanding and mitigating algorithmic bias.
Policy Update: How Actuarial Research Shapes Public Policy
Q: When we talk about research in the actuarial and public policy space, Kim, what does that actually mean?
Ferrero says the Academy translates data about complex, long-term risks into mathematically grounded frameworks that policymakers, regulators and the public can use to make informed decisions.
What Happens When We Live Longer? Kyle Wan on Longevity and Risk
Q: What is the relationship between Experience Studies and Assumptions, and how do you bridge the gap between past data and future expectations?
Experience studies look backward to identify data, models, factors, results, and trends; assumptions look forward and are updated with new data, scenarios, and sensitivity analyses to ensure robustness across possible outcomes.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Actuary Voices

What is Actuary Voices about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Conversations with actuaries, policy specialists, researchers, and professional leaders about the work shaping the actuarial field. Topics range from career development, mentorship, and education to insurance pricing, longevity, climate and systemic risk, artificial intelligence, and the profession's role in public policy and regulation. Interviews with practitioners sit alongside policy-focused discussions that explain regulatory developments and the Academy's research and advocacy work.

The format combines personal career stories with practical analysis of technical and policy questions, often connecting actuarial methods to their effects on insurers, regulators, and the public. Recurring hosts David Nolan and Ted Gotsch guide discussion... more

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2. Kim Ferrero
3. Julia Goodwin
4. Kyle Wan
5. Lizzie Eason
6. Katie Dzur ec e
7. Tiffany Eaton
8. Rade Musulin

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