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Akur8’s COO Felix d’Alançon and Head of AI Transformation Ludovico Capparelli share how Akur8 rebuilt its processes and teams to become AI-first, and the guardrails that make agentic AI usable in actuarial work.

In der neuen Folge des Digital Insurance Podcast spricht Michele Iozzo, Sales Director DACH bei Akur8, mit Jonas Piela darüber, wie Pricing-Teams die Excel-Abhängigkeit hinter sich lassen, ohne die Kontrolle über ihre Modelle abzugeben.

Timothée Plessy, Actuarial Data Scientist chez AKUR8, explique que l’actuaire en tarification est sous double injonction : aller plus vite sur le marché, et justifier davantage chaque décision. Ces deux exigences peuvent sembler contradictoires, ce podcast montre pourquoi elles ne le sont pas.

In this crossover episode with Actuarial Review, Sergey Filimonov returns for round three to talk AI hype, from compute costs and evals to regulatory gaps and sustainability risks, we get into the real impact AI is having on actuaries.

Thomas Holmes, Chief Actuary at Akur8, joins Matthew DeMello, Emerj Editorial Director, to discuss how insurers move from AI experimentation to enterprise deployment—particularly when models must satisfy regulators, executives, and the demands of day-to-day actuarial and IT workflows.

In this episode, Thomas joins Matthew DeMello, Editorial Director at Emerj, to discuss why modernizing pricing and reserving is challenging in practice, and how insurers can implement AI while ensuring the governance and explainability that actuarial teams need.

Rob Lieberthal joins Alicia Burke and guest co-host Brian Fannin in a final episode recorded at 2025 CLRS to unpack his CAS-funded research project focused on turning messy, unstructured claims data—like medical notes and adjuster reports—into actuarial insights using large language models (LLMs).

Alicia Burke and Max Martinelli talk with Ted Rock, owner of Rock Roofing, about everything from storm chasers and hail claims to why insurers and contractors so often talk past each other. Ted shares an unfiltered view from the other side of the claim.

Ashley Bybee, ASA hosts Max Martinelli, who takes us through his transition from an actuary in a traditional pricing role at a large insurance carrier to an actuarial data scientist in tech. Max provides insight into how the actuarial skill can provide value to a variety of industries and roles.

In this inaugural episode of the Almost Nowhere podcast, Alicia Burke, Max Martinelli and Josh Meyers discuss AI and its implications for the actuarial profession.

Descubra como a inteligência artificial e a análise de dados estão transformando a experiência do corretor e proporcionando soluções cada vez mais eficientes para os desafios do mercado.

Join Jim Guszcza to challenge the ideology of artificial intelligence, explore how actuaries can lead the shift to human-centered systems, and dive into the power of collective intelligence, participatory design, and explainability.

What’s changing in the actuarial profession, and how do we flex the right muscles to grow? Frank Chang joins Alicia Burke, Max Martinelli, and Josh Meyers to discuss how to find balance between technical and human, tradition and innovation, strength and judgment.

Reserving isn’t just about closing the books. It’s a signal. A feedback loop. Maybe even a warning. Why listen? Because ignoring reserves is risky business.

Denise Garth and Felix d'Alançon explore the impact of having a well-integrated end-to-end solution from pricing to rating with real-world customer use-cases, and discuss the future of insurance pricing from a business and technology perspective.

In this conversation about AI, Sergey Filimonov, Alicia Burke and Max Martinelli explore what's changed, what’s been overhyped, and what’s only just beginning.

On parle souvent d’IA pour ses modèles, sa puissance de calcul et ses capacités prédictives. Mais au-delà de la technologie, comment devient-elle un véritable levier de décision stratégique ? Comment s’assurer qu’elle guide les assureurs vers des choix éclairés ?