Maverick Actuary is a transformational, multi platform content community founded by Dominic Lee in 2021 with the mission of maximizing the impact and value of quant professionals (numbers people) on a global scale. Live With The Maverick is a weekly interview series, hosted by Dominic on Instagram Live. The series features the movers and shakers in actuarial science, risk, and analytics. The overarching goal is to expose quant professionals to individuals who embody the values of Maverick Actuary’s brand and mission. The target audience is quant professionals who are seeking to develop and grow in their careers, and benefit from a broad variety of perspectives from industry leaders and experts with a proven track record of success.
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Maverick Actuary is a transformational, multi platform content community founded by Dominic Lee in 2021 with the mission of maximizing the impact and value of quant professionals (numbers people) on a global scale. Live With The Maverick is a weekly interview series, hosted by Dominic on Instagram Live. The series features the movers and shakers in actuarial science, risk, and analytics. The overarching goal is to expose quant professionals to individuals who embody the values of Maverick Actuary’s brand and mission. The target audience is quant professionals who are seeking to develop and grow in their careers, and benefit from a broad variety of perspectives from industry leaders and experts with a proven track record of success.
My guest for Episode 104 is Dave Dillon, FSA, FCA, MAAA, Senior Vice President & Principal at Lewis & Ellis and President-Elect of the Society of Actuaries.
The theme for the episode is 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟵.
Dave and I covered the following topics:
✅ What inspired Dave to run for SOA President ✅ Duties of the SOA President-Elect ✅ SOA sections/communities and committees ✅ How Dave has benefited from posting actively on LinkedIn ✅ How actuaries might be impacted by a change in administration ✅ Dave’s vision for the actuarial profession
Time Markers 2:00: Dave’s SOA Presidential run.
3:47: Previous downward trend in exam takers, data science as an alternative for actuaries, and modernizing the education path.
8:49: Dave’s long term vision for presidential term and beyond (tracking exam takers, positioning actuaries in wider fields).
10:48: Duties of the SOA President-Elect (executive committee, liaison to sections/communities, ambassadorship, and building relationships).
15:50: SOA sections/communities and focus on professional development.
23:19: Improving SOA’s engagement with the international community (regional targeted committees).
24:37: Engaging with actuarial community on LinkedIn (sharing insights, building knowledge base, and starting conversations).
29:07: How change in administrations impact actuarial work (Affordable Care Act extended premium subsidies, short-term health and hospital indemnity insurance).
33:20: Healthcare cost trends (services utilization, medical inflation exceeding general inflation).
35:11: Connection between legislative changes and actuarial work (state-level silver loading, premium impacts, and repricing).
39:04: Expanding the scope of the actuarial profession (HOA homeowners agreements illustration).
44:28: Balancing work and life.
If you are seeking to learn about the most relevant themes for the profession today, you want to listen to this.
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Maverick Actuary is a transformational, multi platform content community founded by Dominic Lee in 2021 with the mission of maximizing the impact and value of quant professionals (numbers people) on a global scale. Live With The Maverick is a weekly interview series, hosted by Dominic on Instagram Live. The series features the movers and shakers in actuarial science, risk, and analytics. The overarching goal is to expose quant professionals to individuals who embody the values of Maverick Actuary’s brand and mission. The target audience is quant professionals who are seeking to develop and grow in their careers, and benefit from a broad variety of perspectives from industry leaders and experts with a proven track record of success.
