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The Society of Actuaries Research Institute holds an annual Student Research Case Study Challenge, which provides an opportunity for teams of students to apply their actuarial skills on a real-world problem in a business setting.
The 2024 Finalists have been announced!  Listen to the first place team from the University of New South Wales in Sidney, Australia discuss their winning strategy!
Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/research/opportunities/2024-student-research-case-study-challenge/  

Hello Listeners! It’s time again for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast!  We have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic to bring to you today.  May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we combed through our archives and found a podcast which perfectly aligns with this observance.  “Research Focus Edition, World Mental Health Day” was first published on October 17, 2022.  Listen to thoughts and considerations regarding mental health and enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic.
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Hey there Listeners!  This is the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast - Focus Edition.   The month of May is designated as National Wildfire Awareness month, so in today’s episode, we are focusing on the wildfire season, which in recent years, is starting earlier and lasting longer. Tune in and learn about zombie fires and the threat of post-wildfire drinking water contamination.
 
Expert Panel on the Impact of Wildfires on U.S. Health and Life Insurers – Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/wildfires-impact-ushealth-lifeinsurers/
 
Post-wildfire Drinking Water Crisis: Implications and Opportunities for the Insurance Industry – Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/wildfire-drinking-water-crisis/
 
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Hello Listeners!  We have a great episode today with two guests  - Han Li, PhD, AIAA, and Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne, and we also have Timothy Adair, PhD, and Principal Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne.  And today we are talking about the Society of Actuaries Research Institute report “Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality: The Role of Obesity and Education.”  Listen and learn about the role of obesity and education level in determining age-gender-specific premature CVD mortality.
 
Landing Page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/modeling-premature-cardiovascular-mortality/
 
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It’s that time again! Time for another episode of the Society of Actuaries Research Insights Podcast!  We have a great Research Insights Podcast Classic which aligns to April observances:  Financial Literacy month and Earth Day. We searched through our archive for a podcast that intersects these two observances and came up with “Climate Change and Other Impacts on Retirement” which was first published on October 25, 2021.  Hear guests Max Rudolph and Anna Rappaport talk about how climate risks can impact our savings planning for retirement.  Enjoy this Research Insights Podcast Classic!
 
rRead the essay collection here:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2023/impact-climate-chg-risk-ret/ 

Hello Listeners!  We have a great episode today.  Our guest is Tian Wang, Professor at Colorado State University and we are talking about the recently published SOA Research Institute report “Federated Learning for Insurance Companies.”  Listen and learn about unlocking the potential of Privacy-Preserving Data Sharing!
 
Landing page:  https://www.soa.org/resources/research-reports/2024/federated-learning-insurance-companies/
 
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