We Are Actuaries

Julia Lessing•www.guardianactuarial.com.au

Welcome to the We Are Actuaries Podcast, where you’ll meet leaders who use their actuarial powers to solve a range of problems and make a real difference.

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Episodes

Emerging Actuarial Leaders with Dan Wang

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Dan is an actuary with over ten years of experience in Life Insurance, including valuation and regulatory capital. Originally from China, Dan came to Australia to complete his University studies and has lived in Sydney ever since. He is currently an Actuarial Manager at Dataly Actuarial and Data Consulting. Prior to this, he was the IFRS17 and Data Science actuary at MetLife. Outside work, Dan is the cook at home and plays competitive tennis every week. ...

Feb 07, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Emerging Actuarial Leaders with Desmond Muzorewa

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Desmond is an actuary with experience in the superannuation field of practice and is passionate about big data management and automation with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. He is currently the Head of Actuarial Analysis, Super SA at the South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance. Desmond is responsible for performing actuarial analysis to identify, review and evaluate superannuation related policy options for the State and individ...

Jan 24, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Actuaries in Data Science with Daniel Stone

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Daniel Stone is a qualified actuary and data scientist with 20 years of experience in a wide range of fields including varied-sized life offices, reinsurance, consulting and expert-level model building experience. He has worked in Australia, South Africa, United Kingdom and ASEAN. His recent experience is in applying big data and cloud technologies, data engineering automation and the application of statistical and data science techniques in life insuran...

Jan 10, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Actuaries in Start-Ups with Kim Clough

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Kim is an Actuary with over 15 years' experience in the corporate world with varied roles across consulting, reinsurance and life insurance, focused on pricing and product development. Kim loves to build solutions that create genuine value for end customers, having been instrumental to the launch of new life insurance product offerings and supported the entry of an international reinsurer into the Australian market. Kim has recently taken the leap to Ret...

Dec 27, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Actuaries as Educators with Amanda Aitken

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Amanda is an Actuarial Educator at the Actuaries Institute. She has over 20 years’ experience as an Actuary in general insurance and workers' compensation schemes. Amanda joined the Institute’s Education team in 2018 to develop and teach the Communication, Modelling and Professionalism subject. Amanda has a special interest in data analytics and is currently the Chief Examiner of the Data Science Applications subject. Amanda is a member of the Data Scien...

Dec 13, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Leadership Reflections with Ryan Boyd

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Ryan is a career associate actuary with the Institute of Actuaries in Australia. Originally from South Africa with 8 years of consulting experience there including being a manager at Deloitte, he then became the Head of Corporate Actuarial for the APAC region at Allianz Partners based in Brisbane for the next 3.5 years. He is now the Head of Product & Underwriting for the Health Line of Business at the same company. In addition to his actuarial caree...

Nov 29, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Leadership Reflections with Stephen Huppert

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Stephen Huppert provides advice to organisations that are committed to improving the retirement outcomes of Australians. These range from some of Australia’s largest superannuation funds and their service providers to new entrants bringing innovative solutions to the industry. He has over 30 years of experience in Superannuation, Wealth Management and Life Insurance in a range of consulting and corporate roles. Stephen is active on social media, a freque...

Nov 29, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Emerging Leaders with Laura Zhao

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Laura is a qualified actuary with the Institute of Actuaries in Australia. Born and bred in China, she moved to Sydney a decade ago and formed her family here. Laura is currently a senior underwriter at Freely, a travel insurance startup. Prior to Freely, Laura worked in IAG and Suncorp, predominantly in pricing and data analytics projects. In her spare time, she enjoys building Lego sets and traveling with her family. In this interview I asked Laura: Wh...

Nov 29, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Introducing We Are Actuaries

Tell us what you thought of this episode! Welcome to the We Are Actuaries Podcast, where you’ll meet leaders who use their actuarial powers to solve a range of problems and make a real difference. I am your host, Julia Lessing, a qualified actuary based in Australia. I help senior leaders use data to solve complex, people oriented problems. In this series, you’ll hear from a range of experienced actuarial leaders, actuaries doing working in different fields plus emerging leaders, our next genera...

Oct 18, 2022•1 min0

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