Almost Nowhere

In our final episode from RPM in Chicago, Joanna Amorim, COO of ACTEX Learning, joins Alicia Burke and Max Martinelli to ask a bigger question: How do we prepare actuaries for an AI-enabled profession? They dig into the changing role of judgment, how we train the next generation, and why governance and accountability matter even more as AI becomes part of everyday actuarial work.

When is a changing climate actually changing insurance risk—and how do actuaries know?
Recorded live at the CAS Spring Meeting in New York City, Alicia Burke and guest co-host Malika Bender sit down with Dorothy Andrews (NAIC) and Nate Luketin to explore one of the most challenging questions facing the profession: how should actuaries incorporate climate attribution science into pricing, catastrophe modeling, and enterprise risk management?
The guests explain how attribution science helps distinguish natural variability from measurable shifts in risk, why historical data may no longer be enough for some perils, and what actuaries should ask before relying on emerging climate research.
They discuss:
What climate attribution science actually measures—and what it doesn't
How attribution studies can strengthen actuarial judgment and model governance
Why transparency and uncertainty matter as much as predictive accuracy
The role of peer-reviewed research, confidence intervals, and model validation
How actuaries should evaluate vendor models and climate assumptions
Why human judgment remains essential in an era of increasingly sophisticated AI
Throughout the conversation, Dorothy and Nate emphasize that the goal isn't to replace actuarial expertise with new models, but to challenge assumptions, improve decision-making, and communicate uncertainty more effectively. For actuaries working in pricing, catastrophe modeling, reserving, or ERM, this episode offers a practical framework for evaluating one of the profession's fastest-evolving areas.

What could you build if coding were no longer the barrier?
Alicia Burke speaks with Sergey Filimonov, Head of Applied AI at Akur8, about how vibe coding can help actuaries turn their expertise into working applications, dashboards, and data tools. They discuss why this skill is becoming increasingly valuable, what actuaries can build, and how someone with little or no coding experience can get started.
Continue learning at the hands-on iCAS webinar Vibe Coding for Actuaries on Thursday, August 6, from 12:00–1:30 p.m. ET.
Register: https://lnkd.in/eReepURJ

Guest: Kevin Brashem
Today we’re talking about wildfire risk, getting into what geospatial data actually changes for underwriting, pricing, and model validation when you move past broad territory assumptions and start looking at how fire behaves on the ground.

Devyn McNicoll joins Alicia Burke as our guest host for this episode filmed at the 2026 Spring Meeting.