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Critical Point

Milliman, Inc.

Objectivity matters. Today, more than ever. With no agenda, other than getting it right, Milliman’s Critical Point podcast takes a deep dive into subject matter that affects the health and well-being of people across the globe, from healthcare to retirement security, flood insurance to autonomous vehicles. Through a team of professionals ranging from actuaries to clinicians, technology specialists to economists, Critical Point examines the inherent challenges – and innovative solutions – that Milliman consultants encounter through their daily work around healthcare, employee benefits, risk management, technology, investment consulting, insurance, and financial services.

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65 episodes

  1. Leaning into AI: How Lean manufacturing principles can help insurers adopt artificial intelligence 16:55
  2. Workers’ comp costs are climbing. How can insurers and employers bring them down? 20:41
  3. So you want to be a P&C actuary? 35:51
  4. How have healthcare costs changed since 2005? 35:45
  5. Cash balance plans: Why small businesses and professional services firms are adding this retirement benefit. 27:53
  6. The cost of extreme weather in Europe 16:50
  7. Artificial intelligence and insurance, part 3: Global regulations and trends 28:44
  8. How can Medicaid pay for cell and gene therapies? 25:57
  9. Healthcare costs in a presidential election year 20:28
  10. Ten questions everyone’s asking about captives 22:59
  11. Increasing diversity in clinical trials 28:43
  12. Why life insurers are investing in private equity and real estate 29:09
  13. Are corporate pension plans making a comeback? 19:57
  14. Growing the actuarial profession in the developing world: Where the UNDP-GAIN initiative stands after one year 41:18
  15. Artificial intelligence and insurance, part 2: Rise of the machine-learning models 38:23
  16. Artificial intelligence and insurance, part 1: AI’s impact on the insurance value chain 34:05
  17. How extreme heat affects insurance—and how the industry can respond 25:21
  18. Could pensions save big this year? Experts weigh in on 2023 PBGC premiums 13:55
  19. Inclusivity in employee benefits: Diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns in plan design and communication 23:41
  20. SECURE 2.0, Part 2: How the new retirement law affects single-employer defined benefit plans 20:57
  21. SECURE 2.0, Part 1: Tips for DC plans navigating contribution changes 23:01
  22. The COVID-19 emergencies are ending. What does that mean for health plans? 20:33
  23. Rising sea levels, rising rents: How climate change will displace communities 22:53
  24. Milliman at 75 – An interview with the firm’s first female principal 34:52
  25. Church retirement plans: A look at the Diocese of Fort Worth 20:42
  26. From AI to astronauts’ insurance: A look at the latest insurtech trends 19:51
  27. VM-20 for principle-based reserving: Tales from the front office 42:14
  28. Surprises and obstacles SECURE 2.0 could present for plan sponsors and HR professionals 14:34
  29. Regulatory reviews around principle-based valuations 37:12
  30. Global benefits in 2022 – A conversation with Microsoft’s Vicky Nevin 31:54
  31. The workplace has changed, how will the supplemental benefits market change with it? 31:19
  32. Pension risk hibernation – an alternative to annuity buyouts 12:08
  33. Why did the flu disappear in 2020? 31:02
  34. Understanding IRS guidance Notice 2021-48 under the American Rescue Plan 14:10
  35. Long-term care insurance and the benefits and challenges of aging-in-place 25:41
  36. How the American Rescue Plan Act can impact single and multiemployer pension plans 19:26
  37. Understanding the impact of flooding on mortgage risk 28:59
  38. How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected mental health in America? 27:41
  39. Telehealth in the time of COVID 41:49
  40. COVID-19 and the mortgage credit risk market 23:31
  41. The promise and challenge of using AI for lung cancer detection 37:17
  42. What the CARES Act means for retirement plans 25:40
  43. Managing the costs and risks of black lung disease 26:02
  44. COVID-19 and life insurance risk management 23:28
  45. COVID-19 and the implications on healthcare costs 25:51
  46. Cyber in emerging markets 24:39
  47. Lessons from healthcare systems around the world 35:55
  48. Dental insurtech: insurance trends for care and coverage 21:03
  49. The future of flood insurance 32:21
  50. How pensions in America have changed (and should change again) 35:08