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Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast — 392 episodes
Developing and Evaluating Behavioral Health Solutions
Quantifying Mortality and Morbidity Impacts from Climate Risks: A Practical Framework for Decision-Making
NAIC 2026 Summer Meeting Recap
Evaluating Representativeness in Healthcare Claims Data: A Framework for AI Fairness in Actuarial Applications
August 2026 Classic Edition-2025 - SOA Research Institute - Student Research Case Study Challenge
July 2026 Classic Edition-A Primer on Generative AI
2024 Retirement Risk Survey Series
The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark – Episode 5
Beyond the Headlines: The 2025 Disaster Reshaping Risk
June 2026 Classic Edition -Dementia Neurology Deserts and Long-Term Care Insurance Claims Experience in the United States
The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark – Episode 4
Longevity Perceptions and Drivers: How Americans View Life Expectancy
2026 - SOA Research Institute - Student Research Case Study Challenge
From Actuary to Jeopardy! - No. 2
April 2026 Classic Edition - Environmental Risk Series
From Actuary to Jeopardy!
NAIC 2026 Spring Meeting Recap
The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark – Episode 3
March 2026 Classic Edition-Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning
The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark – Episode 2
19th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks
International Women's Day - March 8, 2026
February 2026 Classic Edition - Retirement Planning and Decision-Making Among Early Middle-Aged Adults
The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark - Episode 1
Research at the SOA - A Gateway to Innovate, Influence, and Inspire
January 2026 Classic Edition - Race, Precept 1 & Professional Integrity
Tips for Success: Preparing for the SOA Student Research Case Study Challenge
Availability, Affordability, and Adequacy of Insurance in Areas Impacted by Climate-related Risks
Special Holiday Edition - In the Mix for 2026
Special Holiday Edition - 2025 A Year in Review
December 2025 Classic Edition: United States Human Mortality Database
NAIC 2025 Fall Meeting Recap
November 2025 Classic Edition - Medicaid Managed Care Organizations: Considerations in Calculating Margin in Rate Setting
2019 Individual Life Insurance Mortality Experience Report
Long-Term Drivers of Future Mortality - Chapter 10: Catastrophes
October 2025 Classic Edition – Takaful—An Alternative Approach to Insurance
Long-Term Drivers of future Mortality – Chapter 9: Environment
September 2025 Classic Edition – Actuaries with Unconventional Second Acts
NAIC 2025 Summer Meeting Recap
Long-Term Drivers of future Mortality – Episode 8 – Technological Advances
August 2025 Classic Edition – Actuarial Implications – ISSB & Global Climate-related Financial Disclosure Standards
Long-Term Drivers of future Mortality – Episode 7 – Medical Advances
July 2025 Classic Edition - Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence for Actuaries
50th Anniversary of The Universal Life Insurance Policy
Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality – Episode 6 – Health Care
June 2025 Classic Edition - Opioid Overdose Deaths in the United States
2025 - SOA Research Institute - Student Research Case Study Challenge
Long Term Drivers of future Mortality – Episode 5 - Diseases
May 2025 Classic Edition - COVID-19 Mental Health Impact
Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality – Episode 4 - Inequality
NAIC 2025 Spring Meeting Recap
April 2025 Classic Edition – Climate, Weather, and Environmental Sources for Actuaries
Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality - Episode 3 - Lifestyle
March 2025 Classic Edition - International Women's Day
Understanding and Enhancing the Workforce Impact of Retirement Plans
International Women's Day - March 8, 2025
Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality - Bonus Episode – An interview with Yair Babad
Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality - Episode 2 - Aging
February 2025 Classic Edition - Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality
Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality – Episode 1 - Introduction
2025 Student Research Case Study Challenge Guidance
January 2025 Classic Edition - Actuarial Practice Impact on a New U.S. Administration
Special Holiday Edition - What will arrive in 2025
Special Holiday Edition - 2024 A Year in Review
NAIC 2024 Fall Meeting Recap
December 2024 Classic Edition - Impact of COVID-19 on Retirement Risks
Implications for Actuaries - ISSB & Global Climate-related Financial Disclosure Standards
November 2024 Classic Edition - Impact of Mental Illness on U.S. Mortality & Longevity
Actuarial Rock Stars - Storytelling of Valuable Career & Life Experiences
The SOA's 75th Anniversary – Episode 7 – Leading the Legacy – A Conversation with Greg Heidrich
October 2024 Classic Edition - Retirement Disparities: An Essay Anthology
The SOA's 75th Anniversary - Episode 6 - Shaping the Future - The 2020s and Beyond
United States Earthquake Insurance Overview
The SOA's 75th Anniversary – Episode 5 – The 2010s – Pandemic and Progress
NAIC 2024 Summer Meeting Recap
September 2024 Classic Edition - Perspectives on the 20th Anniversary of 9-11
The SOA's 75th Anniversary - Episode 4 - The Turn of the Century
August 2024 Classic Edition - Senior Citizen in 2050
Takaful: An Alternative Approach to Insurance
Quarterly Global Warming Report
The SOA's 75th Anniversary - Episode 3 - The First 50
Reimagining Pharmacy Financing
July 2024 Classic Edition – Climate Related Health Issues
The Impact of Covid-19 on the Socioeconomic Differential in Mortality in the United States
The SOA's 75th Anniversary - Episode 2 - The Dawn of the SOA
A Primer on Generative AI for Actuaries
June 2024 Classic Edition - Auto Loss Cost Trends
The SOA's 75th Anniversary - Episode 1 - The History of Actuarial Science
Statistical Methods for Imputing Race and Ethnicity
Retirement Wealth by Race and Ethnicity
2024 SOA Research Institute - Student Research Case Study Challenge
May 2024 Classic Edition - World Mental Health Day
April 2024 Focus Edition - Wildfire Season
Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality
April 2024 Classic Edition - Climate Change and Other Impacts on Retirement
Federated Learning for Insurance Companies
NAIC 2024 Spring Meeting Recap
March 2024 Focus Edition - Solar Eclipse - April 8, 2024
March 2024 Classic Edition - U.S. Life Insurance COVID-19 Impact - A Mortality Claim Forecast
Demographics & Productivity: Drivers of Economic Growth
LTC Caregiving & Related Housing Issues.
International Women's Day - March 8, 2024
17th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks - Key Findings
Driving Decisions Using the 5-50 Research
February 2024 Focus Edition - 23rd Global Conference of Actuaries - Mumbai
February 2024 Classic Edition - AIT Program Interviews
Expert Panel on the Impact of Wildfires on U.S. Health and Life Insurers
January 2024 Focus Edition - New Trends in Cancer Demographics
Challenges and Opportunities with Rethinking Fairness Metrics for Life Insurance Processes: An Actuarial Perspective
Market Readiness of Long-Term Care Products in Asia-Pacific Markets
2024 Student Research Case Study Challenge Guidance
January 2024 Classic Edition - 11th Survey of Emerging Risks
Andrew Ngai - Actuary and Microsoft Excel World Champion in 2023
Special Holiday Edition - What's in Store for 2024
Special Holiday Edition - 2023 A Year in Review
Research Insights Podcast Classic - Data Analysis Contest
InsurTech Connect (ITC) Las Vegas - 2023
Zero-Knowledge Proofs
COP28 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - 11-30-2023 - 12-12-2023
Research Insights Podcast Classic - An Actuarial Perspective on the Relationship of Patient Centered Medical Homes and Healthcare Costs
Actuarial Weather Extremes Series: Record-Setting Heat Across Three Continents in July 2023
Retirement Planning and Decision-Making Among Early Middle-Aged Adults
Race, Precept 1 & Professional Integrity: The Tale of Frederick L. Hoffman
The Role of Insurers in Developing the Third Pillar of China's Pension System
Research Insights Podcast Classic - Thinking Ahead: Informing the Design of a Roadmap for Keeping Your Money Safe as You Age
Informal Caregiving: Measuring the Cost and Reducing the Burden
Megatrends Impacting the Future of Retirement Plans
Catastrophic Cyber Risk: An Expert Panel Discussion Series
Research Insights Podcast Classic - 2021 Student Research Case Study Challenge
Evolution of the SOA's Experience Studies and the importance of the work of Regulators.
SOA Research Institute Research Insights/InsuranceAUM.com joint podcast - Impact of Investment Market Conditions on Actuarial Assumptions for Modeling Insurers' Liabilities in Q4
What Retirement Plan Features Do Employees Really Want?
Data Challenges in Building a Facial Recognition Model and How to Mitigate Them
COVID-19 Data and Modeling
Social physical and cultural determinants of health and their incorporation into actuarial data and workstreams.
Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning – Practical Applications for Actuarial Modeling (Nested Stochastic)
Microinsurance in a Nutshell: Only for Africa
2023 SOA Research Institute Student Research Case Study Challenge
ESG for the Insurance and Pension Industry in Asia Pacific Markets
16th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks Key Findings
Long-Term Care Coverage: Stakeholder Thoughts on State-Based Catastrophic Insurance
Long-Term Services and Supports: Usage and Payment by Race, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Factors
AG53 Excess Spread Considerations
U.S. Population Mortality: Review of CDC 2021 Data
Special Holiday Edition 2022-2023, Part 2
Special Holiday Edition 2022-2023, Part 1
2023 Living to 100 Symposium Preview
2022 Mortality Improvement Survey Report
Mental Illness and Its Impact on U.S. Mortality and Longevity
Research Focus Edition, Open Enrollment
SOA Research Institute Virtual Open House, October 19, 2022
Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Round Up, Fall 2022
COP 27 Preview
RPEC 2022 Mortality Improvement Update
Research Focus Edition, World Mental Health Day
Insurance in Decentralized Finance
Regulatory and Innovation Risks in China, India, the U.S. and Canada
SOA 2022 ImpACT Conference Preview
Research Focus Edition, Life Insurance Awareness Month
Examining Auto Loss Trends through the COVID Pandemic
COVID-19 and the Short-Term Impact on Future U.S. Mortality
Avoiding Unfair Bias in Insurance Applications of AI Models
Research Focus Edition, Inflation Reduction Act
15th Emerging Risk Survey
Actuarial Technology, A Roundtable Discussion on Current Issues – 2022 Update
Research Focus Edition, Climate Related Health Issues
Race, Wealth and Bankruptcy Code Exemptions in Washington, DC
Survey of Emerging Risks in China and Greater Asia
The Mortality Improvement Model, MIM-2021-v2
Research Focus Edition, U.S. Population Mortality in the Current Environment
Medicaid Managed Care Underwriting Margin Model
2022 Actuarial Research Conference Preview
2022 Student Research Case Study Challenge - 1st Place Team, Indiana University
Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Round Up,2nd Quarter 2022
Research Focus Edition, COVID-19, May 2022 Update
How Does Where You Live Impact Your Health?
2022 SOA Health Meeting Preview
Decentralized Finance for Actuaries
Research Focus Edition, Decentralized Finance for Actuaries
2022 Cause of Death Report
Research Focus Edition, TCFD Best Practices
Actuarial Technology, A Roundtable Discussion on Current Issues
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Inland Flood Risk by Mid Century
2021 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey
Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Round Up,1st Quarter 2022
A Two-Part Model of the Individual Costs of Chronic Kidney Disease
U.S. Population Mortality Observations - Updated with 2020 Experience
Health and Hurricanes
2022 Student Research Case Study Challenge
Obesity Trends and the Impact on Morbidity and Mortality Costs
Special Holiday Edition 2021-2022, Part 2
Special Holiday Edition 2021-2022, Part 1
Impact of Climate Change on Investors
Resurrecting the White Swan Mindset, How much more can be forecast
Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Round Up, 4th Quarter 2021
Mortality Improvement Scale MP-2021
Climate Change and Other Impacts on Retirement
Discussion of Efficient Computational Structure of Nested Stochastic Modeling
Catastrophe and Climate Strategic Research Program Launch
"Uninsured Rate" Measurements and Health Policy Considerations
Aging and Retirement Issues for People of Different Races and Ethnicities – Essay Collection
Perspectives on the 20th Anniversary of 9-11
SOA 2021 ImpACT Conference Preview
Impact of Climate Change
Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Round Up
Automated Vehicle Systems Outlook, 2021 Update
Dementia Neurology Deserts and Long-Term Care Insurance Claims Experience in the United States
Redefining the Goal of Retirement Planning – Essay Collection
2021 Student Research Case Study Challenge - 1st Place Team, Indiana University
Patient Centered Medical Homes and Healthcare Costs
Impact of COVID-19 on Insurance Company First Quarter, 2021 Earnings
The Mortality Improvement Model, MIM-2021
SOA 2021 Health Meeting Preview
Emerging Issues in Underwriting Survey
COVID-19 Impact on Long-Term Care Insurance
A Primer on Insurance Policies and Genetics
Environmental Risk Series
De-risking Strategies of Defined Benefit Plans: Empirical Evidence from the United States
Thinking Ahead: Informing the Design of a Roadmap for Keeping Your Money Safe as You Age
Auto Loss Costs Dynamic Linear Models with Changepoints
Emerging Themes in AIT Research
COVID-19 Mitigations in the U.S.
2021 Student Research Case Study Challenge
US Population Mortality Observations - Updated with 2019 Experience
Social Discounting - Application to the Risk Management of Climate Change
Actuarial Practice Impact of a New U.S. Administration
Special Holiday Edition 2020-2021, Part 2
Special Holiday Edition 2020-2021, Part 1
2020 Living to 100 Monograph - Demographic Perspectives on the Rise of Longevity
Comparing Measures of Social Determinants of Health to Assess Population Risk
Mortality By Socioeconomic Category in the United States
Residential Flood Risk in the United States
Trends in Normalized Weather-Related Property Losses in the United States 1960–2018
2020 Living to 100 Monograph: Benefits to Practitioner
Mortality Improvement Scale MP-2020
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
SOA 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting & Exhibit Preview
Exposure Measures for Pricing and Analyzing the Risks in Cyber Insurance
COVID-19 and The Evolution of Vaccines and Drug Treatments
COVID-19 Update, 8/25/20 and COVID-19 Florida Data Key Findings
Financial Impact of COVID-19 on the Insurance Industry
2020 SOA Valuation Actuary Virtual Symposium Preview
A Low-Growth World: Implications for the Insurance Industry and Pension Plans
U.S. Population Mortality by Race
2019 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey
COVID-19 Key Statistics Update, July 24, 2020
COVID-19 and Working in Retirement
SOA COVID-19 Virtual Symposium Preview
The Impact of COVID-19 in Brazil
Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence for Actuaries
2021 Health Care Cost Model
2020 Student Research Case Study Challenge - 1st Place Team, Arizona State University
Racial and Ethnic Differences in COVID-19 Mortality in the U.S.
Future Long-Term Care in Canada
Impact of COVID-19, June 12, 2020 Update
Impact of COVID-19 on Family Dynamics in Retirement
COVID-19 Mortality Data Sources in the U.S
Actuarial Innovation and Technology 2019 Review
Impact of COVID-19 on the Financial Services Industry
SOA Podcast Live - Part 3
Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Systems
U.S. Life Insurance COVID-19 Impact: A Mortality Claim Forecast
Impact of COVID-19, May 15, 2020 Update
COVID-19: Impact on the Insurance Industry and Its Digital Transformation
Impact of COVID-19 on Senior Housing and Support Choices
Impact of COVID-19 on Europe's Medical Insurance Market
Impact of COVID-19, May 1, 2020 Update
COVID-19: Life Insurance Company Impact
Impact of COVID-19 on Retirement Risks
Impact of COVID-19, April 16, 2020 Update
COVID-19 Mental Health Impact
Impact of COVID-19, April 6, 2020 Update
COVID-19 Asia-Pacific Perspectives
Impact of COVID-19, March 26, 2020 Update
COVID-19 from the U.S. Insurance Industry Regulation Perspective
Health Care Cost Trends Strategic Research Program Launch
Impact of COVID-19, March 19, 2020 Update
Auto Loss Cost Trends 2019 Update
Impact of COVID-19, March 10, 2020
US Population Mortality Observations - Updated with 2018 Experience
Retirement Planning Tools
SOA Podcast Live - Part 2
Longevity Perceptions and Drivers: How Americans View Life Expectancy
Latin America
2020 SOA Workable Innovations for Living Longer Contest
Special Holiday Edition 2019, Part 3
2020 Student Research Case Study Challenge
Special Holiday Edition 2019, Part 2
Special Holiday Edition 2019, Part 1
2020 Living to 100 Symposium Preview
SOA Podcast Live - Part 1
Economic Impact of Non-Medical Opioid Use in the United States
Mortality Improvement Scale MP-2019
Living to 100 2020, Advance Preview - Call to Register Podcast
SOA 2019 Annual Meeting & Exhibit Preview
Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Launch
SOA/CIA Joint Canadian Research
Actuarial Weather Extremes
Hackathon Preview
2019 SOA Valuation Actuary Symposium Preview
2019 Actuarial Research Conference Preview
SOA Asia-Pacific Annual Symposium
Exposure Draft: Pri-2012 Private Retirement Plans Mortality Tables
Young Professionals Retirement Planning
2019 Student Research Case Study Challenge - 1st Place Team, Drake University
SOA 2019 Health Meeting Preview
Research Insights 2nd Anniversary, Opioid Mortality Update
Cancer Genomics
2019 Life and Annuity Symposium Preview
Modeling, Measuring, and Pricing the Flood Risk
2019 SOA Workable Innovations for Living Longer Contest
Actuarial Innovation and Technology Strategic Research Program Interviews
Actuarial Innovation and Technology Strategic Research Program Launch
Evaluating Payment Models for High-Cost Curative Therapies
Data Analysis Contest
Hospice Care Research
Yield Curve Extrapolation Methods
The Development of WeChat Marketing and Distribution of Insurance Products in China
US Population Mortality Observations - Updated with 2017 Experience
Retirement Literacy Brief #3, A Spending Plan for Retirement
2019 Student Research Case Study Challenge
11th Annual Survey Of Emerging Risks
2018 Workable Innovations For Living Longer (WILL) Contest Winner
Special Holiday Edition 2018, Part 3
Special Holiday Edition 2018, Part 2
Special Holiday Edition 2018, Part 1
Research Insights - Automated Vehicle Systems: Market Framework and Outlook
Research Insights - International Updates
Research Insights - Mortality Improvement Scale MP-2018
Research Insights - 2009-13 Lapse/Surrender and Premium Persistency Experience for Flexible Premium Universal Life Products
Research Insights - Generational Differences in Retirement
Research Insights - National Risk Management
Research Insights - SOA 2018 Annual Meeting & Exhibit Preview
Research Insights - Exposure Draft: Pub-2010 Public Retirement Plans Mortality Tables
Research Insights - 2017 Risks and Process of Retirement Survey
Research Insights - Research Volunteer Opportunities for Young Professionals
Research Insights - Policyholder Behavior in the Tail Risk Management Section Working Group Variable Annuity Guaranteed Benefits 2017 Survey Results
Research Insights - U.S. Multiemployer Pension Updates
Research Insights - 2018 SOA Valuation Actuary Symposium Preview
Research Insights - Actuarial Review of Insurer Insolvencies and Future Preventions
Research Insights - 2018 Actuarial Research Conference Preview
Research Insights - United States Human Mortality Database
Research Insights - Strategic Research Program Initiative - Aging & Retirement
Research Insights - Auto Loss Cost Trends
Research Insights - 2018 Health Meeting Preview
Research Insights - Living to 100 2020 Call for Papers
Research Insights - Retirement Literacy Brief #2, Retirement Planning From Start to Finish
Research Insights – Improving the New Business Process Survey Report
Research Insights – US Population Mortality Observations - Updated with 2016 Experience
Research Insights – 2018 Life and Annuity Symposium Preview
Research Insights - Strategic Research Program Initiative Overview
Research Insights - Understanding VM-20 Results
Research Insights - 2018 SOA Workable Innovations for Living Longer Contest
Research Insights - Annuity Factor Calculator
Research Insights - 2017 Universal Life with Secondary Guarantees Survey Summary
Research Insights - Impact of VM-20 on Life Insurance Product Development
Research Insights - Longevity 13 Conference
Research Insights - 2018 Student Research Case Study Challenge
Research Insights - Post-Retirement Experiences of Individuals 85+ Years old
Research Insights - Seasonal Influenza in the United States 2016‐2017
Research Insights - NAIC Fall National Meeting 2017
Research Insights - Special Holiday Season Series, Part 3
Research Insights - Special Holiday Season Series, Part 2
Research Insights - Special Holiday Season Series, Part 1
Research Insights - Early Duration Claims
Research Insights - Living to 100 - Mortality Improvement
Research Insights - The Future of Retirement in China
Research Insights - GLTD Predictive Analytics Report and Data Podcast
Research Insights - Living to 100 - Insights into Successful Aging
Research Insights - Mortality Improvement Scale MP-2017
Research Insights - Older Age Underwriting Practices Survey
Research Insights -Hidden-Markov-Model
Research Insights - Living to 100 - Senior Citizen in 2050
Research Insights - Retirement Literacy Brief #1 - Health & Happiness
Research Insights - Special Edition - SOA Annual Meeting Preview
Research Insights - U.S. Historical Population Mortality Rates 2000-2015
Research Insights - Financial Wellness #3, Individual Strategies
Research Insights - Climate, Weather, and Environmental Sources for Actuaries
Research Insights - Living to100 Challenges & Opportunities
Research Insights - Financial Wellness #2, Workplace Initiatives
Research Insights - U.S. Public Pension Plan Contribution Indices, 2006–2014
Research Insights - Predictive Analytics and Accelerated Underwriting Survey Report
Research Insights - US Population Mortality Rate Study Variation by Age Group Cause of Death and Region from 2000 to 2015
Research Insights - Understanding the Product Development Process of Life and Annuity Companies
Research Insights - Parameter Uncertainty
Research Insights - Financial Wellness #1
Research Insights - US Pension Discount Rate Comparison 2009-2014
Research Insights - Impact of Mortality Change on U.S. Single Employer Pension Plan Funding
Research Insights - Medicaid Managed Care Organizations: Considerations in Calculating Margin in Rate Setting
Research Insights - Discount Rate Sensitivities in Pension Plans
Research Insights - Expanding the Human Mortality Database to include Cause‐of‐Death Information
Research Insights - Opioid Overdose Deaths in the United States