My guest for Episode 104 is Dave Dillon, FSA, FCA, MAAA, Senior Vice President &amp; Principal at Lewis &amp; Ellis and President-Elect of the Society of Actuaries. <br /><br />The theme for the episode is 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟵.<br /><br />Dave and I covered the following topics:⁣<br /><br />✅ What inspired Dave to run for SOA President<br />✅ Duties of the SOA President-Elect<br />✅ SOA sections/communities and committees <br />✅ How Dave has benefited from posting actively on LinkedIn<br />✅ How actuaries might be impacted by a change in administration <br />✅ Dave’s vision for the actuarial profession<br /><br />Time Markers<br />2:00: Dave’s SOA Presidential run. <br /><br />3:47: Previous downward trend in exam takers, data science as an alternative for actuaries, and modernizing the education path. <br /><br />8:49: Dave’s long term vision for presidential term and beyond (tracking exam takers, positioning actuaries in wider fields). <br /><br />10:48: Duties of the SOA President-Elect (executive committee, liaison to sections/communities, ambassadorship, and building relationships).<br /><br />15:50: SOA sections/communities and focus on professional development. <br /><br />23:19: Improving SOA’s engagement with the international community (regional targeted committees). <br /><br />24:37: Engaging with actuarial community on LinkedIn (sharing insights, building knowledge base, and starting conversations).<br /><br />29:07: How change in administrations impact actuarial work (Affordable Care Act extended premium subsidies, short-term health and hospital indemnity insurance). <br /><br />33:20: Healthcare cost trends (services utilization, medical inflation exceeding general inflation).<br /><br />35:11: Connection between legislative changes and actuarial work (state-level silver loading, premium impacts, and repricing).<br /><br />39:04: Expanding the scope of the actuarial profession (HOA homeowners agreements illustration).<br /><br />44:28: Balancing work and life. <br /><br />If you are seeking to learn about the most relevant themes for the profession today, you want to listen to this.<br /><br />My Website: maverickactuary.com