<div><p>Actuaries never stop learning. There are loads of industry webinars and conferences out there, but I prefer reading blogs and listening to podcasts - they're a more convenient way to keep up to date with the latest industry news, practices and tech.</p><p>Here's a list of blogs and podcasts that I enjoy as an actuary.</p></div><div><h2><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6xTYSv8Xo5qE7ukiTsGaHd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🇦🇺 The We Are Actuaries Podcast</a></h2><p>Julia Lessing, an actuary based in Australia, interviews actuaries from different backgrounds who use their actuarial powers in unique ways.</p><h2><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MyiUUUspO3yVVd2H16tKU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🇺🇸 The Not Unreasonable Podcast</a></h2><p>David Wright, a former actuary, discusses management, analytics, sales and economics from an insurance/reinsurance perspective.</p></div><div><h2><a href="https://www.odds-and-ends.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🇬🇧 The Odds & Ends Blog</a></h2><p>Zhixin Lim (a UK actuary) writes about tech and business trends in a really clear way, without hype or hyperbole.</p><h2><a href="https://bradley-stephen-shaw.medium.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🇬🇧 Bradley Shaw on Medium</a></h2><p>Bradley is a UK pricing actuary who writes about the intersection of actuarial science and data science. He gives plenty of practical examples in Python.</p><h2><a href="https://actuarialtutor.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🇬🇧 John Lee on Substack</a></h2><p>John is an actuarial tutor, author and satirist. This isn't strictly a blog, but it's the best site out there for actuarial jokes and memes.</p></div><div><h2>Notable mentions</h2><p>These blogs haven't been updated for a while, but they still have some good articles that are worth reading:</p><p><a href="https://twentythirdfloor.co.za" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🇿🇦 The Twenty Third Floor Blog</a></p><p><a href="https://modernactuary.co.za" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🇿🇦 The Modern Actuary Blog</a></p><p><a href="https://www.joveactuarial.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">🇬🇧 Jove Actuarial Blog</a></p></div><div><h2>Am I missing any?</h2><p>If you have any other suggestions that you think should be on this list, let me know! 👉 
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My favourite actuarial blogs and podcasts