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Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast
Research Insights, hosted by R. Dale Hall, FSA, MAAA, CERA, Managing Director of the SOA Research Institute and occasional guest hosts, highlights Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute research. The podcasts include recently released research reports, research featured at SOA meetings, and other related items produced by SOA research.
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- Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast
Evaluating Bias Mitigation Strategies in AI Models for Insurance Pricing and Risk Assessment
Can an AI model deliver strong predictive accuracy while still relying on biased or distorted data? In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research…
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October 2026 Classic Edition-Exposure Measures
In recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, this episode of the Research Insights Podcast revisits a Research Insights Classic exploring cyber risk and…
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What Retirement Plan Features Do Employees Really Want? (Part 2): Pairing Employee Preference with Plan Sponsor Cost
What happens when the retirement benefits employees value most are compared with what those benefits actually cost employers? In this episode of the Society of…
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September 2026 Classic Edition-Impact of Climate Change
In recognition of World Environmental Health Day, this episode of the Research Insights Podcast revisits a Research Insights Classic exploring climate change…
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Developing and Evaluating Behavioral Health Solutions
Behavioral health is increasingly recognized as an important part of overall health—and an area where health plan sponsors, providers and actuaries have…
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Quantifying Mortality and Morbidity Impacts from Climate Risks: A Practical Framework for Decision-Making
How can actuaries assess mortality and morbidity risk when historical experience may no longer fully reflect a changing climate environment? In this episode of…
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NAIC 2026 Summer Meeting Recap
The 2026 NAIC Summer National Meeting brought a wide range of actuarial and regulatory issues into focus, from mortality and expense assumptions to long-term…
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Evaluating Representativeness in Healthcare Claims Data: A Framework for AI Fairness in Actuarial Applications
In this episode of the Research Insights Podcast, Lisa Schilling, Director of Practice Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, speaks with Dr…
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August 2026 Classic Edition-2025 - SOA Research Institute - Student Research Case Study Challenge
In recognition of International Youth Day, this episode of the Research Insights Podcast revisits the 2025 Case Study Challenge Winners. The discussion…
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July 2026 Classic Edition-A Primer on Generative AI
In recognition of Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day, this episode of the Research Insights Podcast revisits "A Primer on Generative AI." The discussion…
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2024 Retirement Risk Survey Series
In this episode of the Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, discusses the 2024…
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The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark – Episode 5
In this episode of The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark, Steve Siegel and Kara Clark share a practical roundup of what is new across the Society of…
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Beyond the Headlines: The 2025 Disaster Reshaping Risk
In this episode of the Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, speaks with Rebecca…
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June 2026 Classic Edition -Dementia Neurology Deserts and Long-Term Care Insurance Claims Experience in the United States
In recognition of Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, this episode of the Research Insights Podcast revisits "Dementia Neurology Deserts and Long-Term Care…
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The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark – Episode 4
In this episode of The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark, host Rose Northon of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute is joined by Steve Siegel and…
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Longevity Perceptions and Drivers: How Americans View Life Expectancy
In recognition of Older Americans Month, this episode of the Research Insights Podcast revisits "Public Perception of Longevity and its Drivers." As Americans…
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2026 - SOA Research Institute - Student Research Case Study Challenge
In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the SOA Research Institute, speaks with the…
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From Actuary to Jeopardy! - No. 2
In this episode of the Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, welcomes back…
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April 2026 Classic Edition - Environmental Risk Series
In honor of Earth Day, this episode of the Research Insights Podcast revisits a timely discussion from the Climate Change and Environmental Risks Series…
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From Actuary to Jeopardy!
In this special episode of the Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, speaks with…
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NAIC 2026 Spring Meeting Recap
In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the SOA Research Institute, is joined by…
- Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries Podcast
The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark – Episode 3
In this episode of The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark, host Rose Northon is joined by Steve Siegel and Kara Clark from the Society of Actuaries Research…
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March 2026 Classic Edition-Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning
In this classic episode of Research Insights, the discussion centers around the growing impact of predictive analytics and machine learning in actuarial…
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The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark – Episode 2
In this second episode of The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark, host Rose Northon of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute is joined by Steve Siegel…
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19th Annual Survey of Emerging Risks
In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute's Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall speaks with Michael Bean, FSA (also a member of the…
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International Women's Day - March 8, 2026
In this special International Women's Day episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute's Research Insights Podcast, host Kara Clark, Senior Practice…
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February 2026 Classic Edition - Retirement Planning and Decision-Making Among Early Middle-Aged Adults
February is often associated with Valentine's Day—a time when many people reflect on partnerships, shared goals, and planning for the future together. In this…
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The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark - Episode 1
Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Longevity Brief with Siegel and Clark—a new podcast series from the Society of Actuaries Research Institute designed to…
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Research at the SOA - A Gateway to Innovate, Influence, and Inspire
In this episode of Research Insights, we revisit a conversation originally featured in the Young Professional Advisory Council (YPAC) Podcast Series. Host…
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January 2026 Classic Edition - Race, Precept 1 & Professional Integrity
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this episode of the Research Insights Podcast invites listeners to reflect on equity, ethics, and professional…
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Tips for Success: Preparing for the SOA Student Research Case Study Challenge
In this special episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast, Lisa Schilling, Director of Practice Research at the SOA Research Institute, is…
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Availability, Affordability, and Adequacy of Insurance in Areas Impacted by Climate-related Risks
Availability, Affordability, and Adequacy of Insurance in Areas Impacted by Climate-related Risks In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights…
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Special Holiday Edition - In the Mix for 2026
In the Mix for 2026: Research Goals and Personal Milestones from the Research Institute Kick off the new year with Part 2 of the Society of Actuaries Research…
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Special Holiday Edition - 2025 A Year in Review
In this special holiday episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute's Research Insights Podcast, host Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research, is…
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December 2025 Classic Edition: United States Human Mortality Database
In this December Classic episode of Research Insights, host Dale Hall revisits a timely and impactful conversation originally released on July 23, 2018. The…
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NAIC 2025 Fall Meeting Recap
In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the SOA Research Institute, welcomes Geralyn…
Research Insights, a Society of Actuaries PodcastNovember 2025 Classic Edition - Medicaid Managed Care Organizations: Considerations in Calculating Margin in Rate Setting
Classic Replay: Medicaid Managed Care – Considerations in Calculating Margin In recognition of National Family Caregivers Month, we're re-releasing this…
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2019 Individual Life Insurance Mortality Experience Report
In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the Society of Actuaries, explores the 2019…
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Long-Term Drivers of Future Mortality - Chapter 10: Catastrophes
In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast, host Kara Clark, Senior Research Actuary at the SOA Research Institute, is joined by Al…
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October 2025 Classic Edition – Takaful—An Alternative Approach to Insurance
Classic Replay: Takaful—An Alternative Approach to Insurance In recognition of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Society of Actuaries…
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Long-Term Drivers of future Mortality – Chapter 9: Environment
In this episode of the Research Insights Podcast, host Kara Clark, Senior Practice Research Actuary, is joined by returning guests Al Klein, Principal and…
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September 2025 Classic Edition – Actuaries with Unconventional Second Acts
Classic Replay: Actuaries with Unconventional Second Acts In celebration of International Literacy Day, the Society of Actuaries Research Institute is…
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NAIC 2025 Summer Meeting Recap
In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast, host Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the SOA Research Institute, welcomes…
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Long-Term Drivers of future Mortality – Episode 8 – Technological Advances
In this episode of the Research Insights Podcast, Kara Clark, Senior Practice Research Actuary at the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, is joined by Al…
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August 2025 Classic Edition – Actuarial Implications – ISSB & Global Climate-related Financial Disclosure Standards
🦁 It's World Lion Day—and we're thinking bigger than the savannah. Climate change doesn't just impact ecosystems—it shakes global financial systems too. That's…
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Long-Term Drivers of future Mortality – Episode 7 – Medical Advances
Long-Term Drivers of Future Mortality – Medical Advances Guests: Al Klein, Principal and Consulting Actuary, Milliman Erik Pickett, Actuary and Chief Content…
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July 2025 Classic Edition - Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence for Actuaries
This classic edition of the Research Insights Podcast, originally published in July 2020, revisits a timely discussion on the ethical use of artificial…
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50th Anniversary of The Universal Life Insurance Policy
In this special episode of the Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute, honors the legacy of…
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Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality – Episode 6 – Health Care
In Episode 6 of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute's podcast series Long-Term Drivers of Future Mortality, Kara Clark is joined by Al Klein, Principal…
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June 2025 Classic Edition - Opioid Overdose Deaths in the United States
In honor of National Safety Month, the Society of Actuaries is re-releasing its very first Research Insights podcast — a foundational conversation that still…
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2025 - SOA Research Institute - Student Research Case Study Challenge
In this episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast, Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research and Lisa Schilling, Director of Practice…
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Long Term Drivers of future Mortality – Episode 5 - Diseases
In the fifth episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute's special podcast series on the Long-Term Drivers of Future Mortality, host Kara Clark…
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May 2025 Classic Edition - COVID-19 Mental Health Impact
In this special classic episode of Research Insights, we revisit a powerful discussion from May 2020, when the world was grappling with the mental health…
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Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality – Episode 4 - Inequality
🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎙️ In this episode, we learn that although inequality, per se, is not a direct driver of future mortality, it is an underlying cause of…
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NAIC 2025 Spring Meeting Recap
Hello and welcome! We have a great episode for you today. Our guest is Geralyn Trujillo, Senior Director of Public Policy at the American Academy of Actuaries…
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April 2025 Classic Edition – Climate, Weather, and Environmental Sources for Actuaries
Welcome to the April edition of Research Insights Classic, where we revisit some of our most impactful discussions. In this episode, we delve into the findings…
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Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality - Episode 3 - Lifestyle
🎙️ Long Term Drivers of Future Mortality – A Podcast Series - Chapter 3 - Lifestyle 🌟 In this exciting episode, we dive deep into the world of lifestyle…
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March 2025 Classic Edition - International Women's Day
Good afternoon Listeners! We have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic to bring to you today. In honor of International Women's Day, which is observed on…
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Understanding and Enhancing the Workforce Impact of Retirement Plans
Unlock the secrets to optimizing your organization's retirement plans with our latest Research Insights Episode! 🎙️ 📊 Join Haig Nalbantian…
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International Women's Day - March 8, 2025
🎙️ Special Episode Alert! 🎙️ Celebrate International Women's Day with us on the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast! 🌟 Join our Guest Host Sherry…