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SOA Podcasts - Society of Actuaries

Society of Actuaries (SOA)
Actuarial Science
Actuarial Profession
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Artificial Intelligence
Career Development
Insurance
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Long-Term Care Insurance
Health Insurance
Data Science
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Medicaid
Professional Development
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Minimum Viable Product
Medicare
Affordable Care Act
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Actuarial Exams
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This is the official podcast feed of the Society of Actuaries

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Latest Episodes

Host Roberto Gomez, ASA, speaks with Career Development Community Co-Chairs Tanner McKerlie, FSA, CERA, MAAA, and Kwesi Acquah, FSA, MAAA. They discuss their experiences in new leadership roles during the inaugural year of Communities.

Host Ankit Nanda, FSA, MAAA, FCA, speaks with Nicky Draper, HonFIA, Director of Life & Health Consulting at Crystallise and a former intensive care nurse and public health specialist, about what lies beneath a smooth mortality trend: frailty, delayed... more

Mark Shemtob, FSA, MAAA, CFP®, sits down with Dario Fusato, Co-Founder of Savvly. Savvly has registered its new security offering with the Securities Exchange Commission. Mark and Dario's conversation includes a description of the security, why it wa... more

Host Danny Moore, FSA, MAAA, CERA and guests John Nolan and Marc Marion from Octaviant Financial discuss the challenges of specialized high-cost drug treatments, their efficacy, and potential vehicles to manage the unique risks involved with these tr... more

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Recent Guests

Tanner McKerlie
Career Development Community co-chair and actuary
Society of Actuaries
Episode: Career Development Community: Reflections on Leading in Year One
Kwesi Acqua
Life actuary and senior manager at Deloitte Consulting
Deloitte Consulting
Episode: Career Development Community: Reflections on Leading in Year One
Nicky Draper
Director of Life & Health Consulting at Crystallise, former intensive care nurse and public health specialist
Crystallise
Episode: Health Community: Beneath the Trend Line: What Clinical and Public Health Signals Tell Actuaries About Future Mortality
Dario Fusato
Co-founder of Savvly
Savvly
Episode: Retirement Practice Community: Longevity Linked Securities
John Nolan
Chief financial officer at Octaviant Financial with a background in epidemiology, biostatistics and life sciences finance
Octaviant Financial
Episode: Health Community: Rebalancing Risk in Gene Therapy & High-Cost Pharmaceuticals
Marc Marion
Health plan payment and risk management professional with experience in TPAs, health plans and insurers
Octaviant Financial
Episode: Health Community: Rebalancing Risk in Gene Therapy & High-Cost Pharmaceuticals
Gouri Kumaran
Assistant vice president at Kuvare and advisory board member of the South Asian Network of Actuaries
Kuvare
Episode: Young Professional Advisory Council: Who I Want to Be - The Struggles, Hopes, and Dreams of a Career Changer and Experienced Actuary
Mei Sum Chan
Actuary, epidemiologist, statistician; Director at Pacific Life Re; PhD from Oxford
Pacific Life Re / Oxford University
Episode: Health Community: Biological Aging, Biomarkers, and Real-World Data
Cristi Danielson
Director of Individual Product & Pricing at Wawanesa Life Insurance Company
Wawanesa Life Insurance Company
Episode: Young Professional Advisory Council: Big Lessons from a Smaller Company Career

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Ankit Nanda
Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and member of the American Academy of Actuaries

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 48 ratings
  • Eye Opening

    Love the podcast, the insights learned on this podcast have been used to launch my career.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    THABANG TLOU
    South Africa2 years ago
  • Links to articles in notes

    I’ve been listening to this podcast for just about a month.

    It would be really helpful if links were provided in the episode notes to articles, websites, etc. referenced during the podcast episode to make finding and accessing that information easier.

    Other that that I’ve found the podcasts very interesting so far.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Skaterkidstu
    United States7 years ago
  • Good use of my time

    This podcast feed is the aggregator all SOA section podcasts. Some section interviews are more engaging than others. But overall I find most sessions to be informative and interesting, and I learn something (about the topic or the guest). Good job SOA!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jinny-Issie
    United States7 years ago
  • I love the podcast but FIX YOUR AUDIO

    Great content, but interviewer sounds like he’s not even listening and is just going through questions.

    Still I love the people that get interviewed, and wish that the interviews could go longer (40+ minutes, maybe in a separate episode?). I’ve learned so much from this podcast.

    Sound quality is HORRIBLE. Please fix this.

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    Aspiring Actuary
    United States8 years ago
  • Nice overviews

    While I’m personally interested in the research podcasts, each provides a short overview that introduces the highlights of a topic that I might then look into more deeply. I encourage all the sections to look into this.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Rudolphmax
    United States9 years ago

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The range of subject areas and access to specialists are seen as informative and useful.
Audio quality and production are recurring concerns, despite positive reactions to the content and guests.
Some interviewers are described as following questions rather than engaging deeply, and listeners would welcome longer conversations.
Listeners value the practical insights and say the material can support career development.
Some listeners want episode notes to include links to referenced articles and resources.

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Health Community: Beneath the Trend Line: What Clinical and Public Health Signals Tell Actuaries About Future Mortality
Q: What are your observations, your experiences and how is the COVID Actuarial Response Group using the amassed data?
Draper says the group formed early in the pandemic to interpret and project case data, and argues that pandemic preparedness also requires monitoring zoonotic disease risks, assessing past responses and understanding healthcare capacity.
Health Community: Beneath the Trend Line: What Clinical and Public Health Signals Tell Actuaries About Future Mortality
Q: How big of a deal is diabetes?
Draper explains that type 2 diabetes is rising alongside obesity and can damage nerves and blood vessels, increasing risks including heart disease, dementia and high blood pressure. She also describes GLP-1 drugs' effects on blood sugar, weight and other areas of health.
Career Development Community: Reflections on Leading in Year One
Q: What skills do you think will matter more to actuaries over the next five or 10 years?
As AI accelerates technical tasks, actuaries will need to frame problems, communicate implications, make decisions with imperfect data, question AI outputs, and combine technical ability with judgment, communication, leadership, and adaptability.
Career Development Community: Reflections on Leading in Year One
Q: What problems were we trying to solve by moving from sections to communities?
The section model concentrated content creation among elected council members and saw declining volunteer engagement and membership, particularly among early-career and international actuaries. The community model aims to make participation more member-led and offer non-elected ways to contribute.
Young Professional Advisory Council: Who I Want to Be - The Struggles, Hopes, and Dreams of a Career Changer and Experienced Actuary
Q: Did you ever feel frustrated or stuck at a roadblock in your actuarial career? Or conversely, what do you think made you successful in your career journey?
Kumaran struggled through several attempts at actuarial exams, especially the MFE, but persisted after weighing the opportunities she could lose by quitting. She credits discipline, time management, grit, and determination.

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Frequently Asked Questions About SOA Podcasts

What is SOA Podcasts about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A professional resource for actuaries, with conversations on health, life insurance, retirement, investments, risk management and career development. Episodes typically pair an actuarial host with a practitioner, researcher, policy specialist or industry leader, connecting technical subjects such as mortality trends, gene therapies, health plan economics and longevity risk to practical decisions in insurance and finance. Career-focused discussions cover exams, leadership, communication, volunteering and changing roles across the profession.

The range of subject areas is a distinguishing feature: community-focused episodes address both specialized actuarial work and broader professional questions, including AI's impact on the field. The for... more

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Recent guests on SOA Podcasts include:

1. Tanner McKerlie
2. Kwesi Acqua
3. Nicky Draper
4. Dario Fusato
5. John Nolan
6. Marc Marion
7. Gouri Kumaran
8. Mei Sum Chan

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