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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Lending on Call provides insights from senior lenders at America’s best-managed financial institutions and their partners.
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This is Ghoul Talk, a ghost story podcast where we cover all things spooky—from the things that go bump in the night to the alarming persistence of the pink tax. Join us as we dissect modern culture and share some eerie tales. Because who doesn't love a good ghost story? Send ghost stories, topics, suggestions, and other comments to ghoultalkpod at gmail.com or leave us a voice message at https://anchor.fm/ghoul-talk/message.
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The NAIC’s first chief diversity officer, Evelyn Boswell, joins Actuary Voices to share the work she has done to establish a diversity, equity and inclusion council at the NAIC. Tune in to hear how she partnered with NAIC departments to build and implement a DE&I framework.By American Academy of Actuaries
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On this special Election Issues Clearinghouse episode of Actuary Voices, Ted Gotsch speaks with Geralyn Trujillo, the Senior Director of Public Policy at the Academy, about the work the Academy is doing to provide unbiased and balanced resources around some of the primary issues that are central to the upcoming election.…
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David Daly, president of the Sexuality and Gender Alliance of Actuaries (SAGAA), joins Actuary Voices to share his unique professional journey to becoming an actuary, and how SAGAA seeks to make an impact on the profession. Please subscribe to Actuary Voices on your preferred podcast platform.By American Academy of Actuaries
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Actuary Voices welcomes Shruti Gupta, president and co-founder of South Asian Network of Actuaries (SANA). She shares the ups and downs on her journey to becoming an actuary and how she connects her current work to the bigger picture. Also, learn more about SANA’s valuable efforts to grow the profession through its student outreach.…
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Becky Sheppard joins Actuary Voices to discuss the benefits of volunteering with the Academy, including a wide range of experiences and perspectives through networking. Becky is the co-chairperson of the Health Equity Committee, examining actuarial practices and methods that may affect health disparities. Please subscribe to Actuary Voices on your …
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Aree Bly has decades of experience as an actuary in the healthcare industry and serves on the board of the Network of Actuarial Women and Allies (NAWA). She speaks with David in this episode about her experiences as an actuary, a success coach within the actuarial industry, and as an advocate for women in the profession. Please subscribe to Actuary…
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Academy member and industry executive Patrick Collins joins Actuary Voices to discuss his unique path into the profession, challenges actuaries face in a changing landscape and the profession's ability to adapt to emerging technologies. Please subscribe to Actuary Voices on your preferred podcast platform.…
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In a special edition of Actuary Voices, the Academy's Executive Director, Bill Michalisin, sits down with Academy President Lisa Slotznick for a wide-ranging discussion on their experiences in their respective positions and what lies ahead for the Academy in the coming year.By American Academy of Actuaries
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On the newest Actuary Voices, Monique Hacker, board member and former president of the International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA), highlights the importance of early exposure to the profession and the impact of organizations like IABA in fostering diversity and awareness in the actuarial profession.…
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Ron Gebhardtsbauer is a former senior pension fellow with the Academy and is one of the authors of the Academy’s latest paper Social Security and Financially Disadvantaged Groups. They discuss the paper, his experience as a volunteer and his contributions to the national conversation on Social Security.…
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Philip Mulder, Assistant Professor of Risk and Insurance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the recipient of the Academy’s inaugural Research Award, joins Actuary Voices to discuss his work on climate finance, real estate and household finance, environmental economics, and insurance.By American Academy of Actuaries
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Get the deets on Lindsey's sick Halloween decorations and some NEW APPLES that D saw and didn't try before enjoying some of our favorite stories from the pod's storied history. Happy Halloween and Samhain! The input levels are f***ed on D's track so there's a lot of distortion, sorry about that! Send us ghost stories (or other comments) to ghoultal…
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Sam Tashima, 2023 Rising Actuary award recipient, joins Actuary Voices to discuss the cyber insurance landscape and how actuaries can adjust to these emerging areas. As Cybersecurity Awareness Month draws to a close, he also shares how the Cyber Risk Committee’s research contributes to current public policy issues.…
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Past Academy President Larry Zimpleman joins the latest episode of Actuary Voices to share his career journey, the rewarding value of volunteer work at the Academy and his insights on what’s next for the actuarial profession.By American Academy of Actuaries
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After 8 months of painstakingly spooky work, here it is: the first ep of the Halloween season! Learn from Chef Daniel's EXCLUSIVE recipes, apple betrayals, and tea's viscosity. Don't miss the creature feature with ghost stories from Salem, the austere Minnesota plains, and Daniel's very own house! Plus a preview of our respective side projects invo…
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Maria Kirilenko and Koren Holden, members of the Pension Committee and authors of the new issue brief Valuing Gender Expansive Data join Actuary Voices to discuss issues pension actuaries may consider when performing valuations using sex/gender expansive data. They also discuss their experience as Academy volunteers and how they joined the professi…
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Robert Eaton, MAAA, FSA, a longstanding Academy volunteer, joins the latest episode of Actuary Voices to discuss the changing landscape of artificial intelligence in actuarial work. Eaton is the author of a recent Contingencies article on this topic.By American Academy of Actuaries
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Ritu Jain, co-founder and former president of the South Asian Network of Actuaries (SANA), discusses her professional path, the impetus behind the foundation of SANA and the important work it does, and her thoughts on the future of the profession.
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On the latest episode of Actuary Voices, David Nolan speaks with Dwayne Husbands, President of the International Association of Black Actuaries, about the work of IABA and his path to the actuarial profession.By American Academy of Actuaries
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As Women's History Month draws to a close, David is joined by Amber Rohde, the Co-Founder and Board President of the Network of Actuarial Women and Allies (NAWA), as she discusses the origins of NAWA and the organization's efforts aimed at connecting and empowering women to be successful in the actuarial profession. She also opens up about her prof…
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On this episode of Actuary Voices, David Nolan is joined by Linda Lankowski, the Chairperson of the PBR Implementation Work Group and longtime Academy volunteer. They discuss how she began her career, how the PBR Bootcamp has evolved over the years, and her thoughts on the future of the profession. Please remember to subscribe to Actuary Voices.…
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61 - Once Upon a Midnight Dreary (with special guest, Rachel Wery) PART 2: TWICE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY
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BIPPITY-BOPPITY-BONUS EP! Eagle-eyed listeners may notice that there are two episodes in your feeds today. Since Two For Tuesday fell on a Tuesday this year, we're observing it today, Monday, by releasing this raw footage from the night Rachel came back to settle the score. Will our dashing heroes survive to 'cast again? Tune in Tuesday* night at 8…
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60 - Once Upon a Midnight Dreary (with special guest, Rachel Wery) PART 1
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Sorry, that episode title has virtually nothing to do with the actual content of this ep, Daniel just thought it was funny! Lindsey and Daniel are joined this week by Rachel Wery to help ring in the podcast New Year. Treat your ears to a recap of apple season 2022, and then STRAP IN for the main event, some lore and legends from Lake County, Illino…
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On the latest episode of Actuary Voices, David Nolan is joined by Tricia Matson, the Chairperson for the ASOP No. 41 Taskforce and longtime Academy volunteer. They discuss her professional journey and answer questions related to the ASOP No. 41 Webinar that Tricia hosted in September.By American Academy of Actuaries
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59 - Screamin' (with David Boswell and Maddy)
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HELLO SYDNEY (and other listeners)! Because scheduling multiple people across three different time zones is difficult, we're bringing you a Very Special Episode™ of Ghoul Talk where we needed not one but TWO guests to fill Lindsey's shoes. We have friends of the pod Maddy from Minnesota and returning champion David Boswell from the UK to collective…
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58: The Ones You Didn't Burn (feat. Nathan Wallace)
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Well Ghoul Talkers, we kept our blood oath and have delivered another Halloween season masterpiece. Actor Nathan Wallace joins us for an EXCLUSIVE AND TERRIFYING interview discussing his role in the 2022 horror film The Ones You Didn't Burn (dir. Elise Finnerty). Nathan shares some juicy BTS tidbits about practical effects and mental torture—he'll …
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Booooo... clanking chains... it's fall and WE. ARE. BACK! Lindsey gives us the goods about Minnesota's contributions to apple culture, tells us about a spooky experience that she had at the John H. Stevens House near Minnehaha Falls. And then we cut to the chase and Lindsey gives us some deets about some bizarre deaths that occured in Black River F…
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Bruce Weinstein, also known as The Ethics Guy®, will be discussing ethical leadership in the workplace, and previewing the session he will be leading on ethics at the Academy's Annual Meeting on November 2, 2022. Bruce is the CEO of the Institute for High-Character Leadership and writes about ethical leadership for Forbes magazine online.…
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In this special edition of Actuary Voices, the Academy's Executive Director, Bill Michalisin, sits down with Academy President Maryellen Coggins for a wide-ranging discussion on their experiences thus far in their respective postions, as well as their visions for the future of the Academy.By American Academy of Actuaries
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Ben Slutsker, the Academy’s Life practice area vice president, is the latest guest on Actuary Voices, discussing his work with the Life Practice Council and why he enjoys volunteering with the Academy so much.By The American Academy of Actuaries
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Sherry Chan, the Academy’s Pension vice president, is the latest guest on Actuary Voices, discussing her work on the Pension Practice Council and why volunteering with the Academy means so much to her.By American Academy of Actuaries
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Wow, happy 2/22/22! A once-in-a-lifetime date! This episode has nothing to do with that at all, as we discuss some recent spooky happenings at Lindsey's apartment (full address and her phone number included in the episode!) and then an in-depth review of The Night House, starring the one and only Rebecca Hall. Will we figure out what's really happe…
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Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Qualifications Lisa Slotznick joins the latest episode of Actuary Voices to discuss the recent revisions to the USQS and how they relate to the main areas of the actuarial profession.By The American Academy of Actuaries
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Christian Benjaminson joins the latest episode of Actuary Voices to discuss multiemployer pension plans, the impact of the American Rescue Plan, and his outlook on the Academy's role going forward.By The American Academy of Actuaries
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55 - The Danse Macabre (featuring Mathilde and David!)
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On this very special episode, we bring you some spooky lore from around the globe with guests David from England and Mathilde from Quebec! We talk about tea, briefly, so that we can get right into their well-prepared content! Join us for stories about the haunted pubs of The Old High Street in Hemel Hempstead, the Tale of La Chasse-galerie, Robert …
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The latest episode of Actuary Voices welcomes guest Cande Olsen, who shares insights about her actuarial career and recalls how networking has enriched her opportunities as a member of the Academy. Listen to her discuss her unique path and her contributions to the profession.By The American Academy of Actuaries
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Double, double, toil and trouble...it's the most wonderful time of the year! Join us for a very special Halloween season kickoff episode, where Daniel helps Lindsey recover her true holiday spirit (pun intended). Also: join us for a special Ghoul Talk Movie Club discussion of the truly wild new James Wan boooo-vie, Malignant and the Catholic Cult c…
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Rich Gibson, property and casualty actuary, joins this episode of Actuary Voices to discuss his work with the Academy, how professionalism influences his day-to-day, and the future of the profession.By American Academy of Actuaries
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Hey there, Ghoul Talkers! Fall is coming (and the world is more of an absolute nightmare bummer than seemingly ever before), so we've mustered up a new episode to give updates on some spooky happenings in Daniel's house and life, and then to discuss "The Lodge" (2019). WATCH THE MOVIE FIRST (it's on Hulu!) if you haven't seen it and want to avoid s…
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On this episode of Actuary Voices, Academy President Tom Campbell shares how he joined the profession, his experience as president during the pandemic, and his vision for the future of the Academy.By American Academy of Actuaries
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On this episode of Actuary Voices, we are joined by Julia Lerche, Chief Actuary and Policy Advisor at NC Medicaid, as she talks about the importance of the actuarial perspective in public service. Julia also serves as the Chairperson of the Medicaid Subcommittee for the Academy.By American Academy of Actuaries
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This one has it all, my friend(s): AppleTalk, TeaFreaks, the chef ghost terrorizing Daniel, UFOs, and cryptids (ugh)—all from your favorite(?) reliable, CONSISTENT pod. Would we let you down? (Yes, consistently.) Send us ghost stories (or other comments) to ghoultalkpod at gmail.com or leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/ghoul-talk/message. Also …
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Linda Stone joins the latest episode of Actuary Voices to discuss her work as the Senior Pension Fellow at the Academy and how she helps influence public policy on retirement, pensions and multiemployer plans.By American Academy of Actuaries
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Annette James, MAAA, FSA, the chairman of the Academy’s Health Equity Work Group joins us in our latest episode of Actuary Voices to share her insights on the profession and how it can facilitate solutions to health disparities by understanding limitations and bias in data. Listen to this conversation to learn more about the work group’s mission an…
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HO HO HO, HAPPY NEW YEAR! Join Lindsey and Daniel as they forget some auld acquaintances, talk about the best winter teas, and tell some spooky tales. Daniel tells a story about some mysterious knocking that occurred around the death of a loved one, and Lindsey gets into the lore and science of spoooooooky cats. Make sure to listen to the end for s…
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Hiatus Bonus Vol. 19: Dead Air: South Dakota
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Happy New Year's Eve! Here’s another old full-length bonus episode from 8/3/2015: “Keeping up with the ghosts-only SLAM DUNK streak, this week we feature ghostly tales from South Dakota, that prairie paradise. Undoubtedly the best Dakota. I'm not even joking, Do I look like I'm joking?! No, dipshit, but I DO look like the kind of person who chooses…
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Hiatus Bonus Vol. 18: Dead Air: Chicago
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You liked those little ghost story segment bonus eps? Well guess what, jokers? There were also a few special ghost-only episodes of Castle Lingus! This is the first one that we did, AND our first in-person recording together ever (:sob emoji:) originally released 07/13/2015 as Castle Lingus episode 19. Here’s the original Description: SO LONG, SKYP…
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"My Friend's Poltergeist" and "The Haunted Chapel in Gettysburg" (as told on Castle Lingus episode 18, from 6/22/2015). If you're enjoying these old ghost stories, send us more (or other comments) to ghoultalkpod at gmail.com or leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/ghoul-talk/message.
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"The Restaurant Basement" and "The Grandma in the Basement” (as told on Castle Lingus episode 17, from 6/8/2015). If you're enjoying these old ghost stories, send us more (or other comments) to ghoultalkpod at gmail.com or leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/ghoul-talk/message.
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"The House from Hell" and "The Witch's Stone” (as told on Castle Lingus episode 16, from 5/31/2015). If you're enjoying these old ghost stories, send us more (or other comments) to ghoultalkpod at gmail.com or leave us a voice message at anchor.fm/ghoul-talk/message
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