In this episode of the Price Writers Podcast, Jeremy Keating and Karin Townsend dive into Rebooting American Healthcare by Amy Finkelstein and Liran Einav.

They explore the authors’ proposal for a universal basic level of healthcare funded by taxation, layered with optional private insurance for enhanced cover and what that could mean for insurers, regulators, and society more broadly.

From anti-selection and cross-subsidies to frontline GP access and the realities of public–private healthcare models, the discussion compares the US and UK systems, challenges common assumptions, and asks whether a better balance between state provision and private insurance is possible.

Is this a book pricing professionals should read? And what lessons does it offer for healthcare reform more widely?

Tune in for a high-level but thought-provoking look at one of the biggest policy challenges of our time.

What if being quieter actually makes you a better leader? 🤔

In the latest episode of The PriceWriters Podcast, Catrin and Jeremy discuss Quiet: The Power of Introverts and explore how workplaces, leadership expectations, and even collaboration are often designed for extroverts.

They share where they think the book gets it right, where it falls short, and what this all means for pricing professionals and leaders in insurance today 🌱

If you want to hear the conversation and our takeaways, catch the visual episode on YouTube here https://youtu.be/CytSntpOzLY or the audio version wherever you get your podcasts

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In this episode of the Price Writer Podcast, Jeremy Keating and Catrin Townsend discuss Senior Leadership: An Essential Guide for Actuaries by Julia Lessing.

This is a leadership book designed to be worked through rather than skimmed, using practical exercises, reflections, and prompts drawn from real leadership situations. We explore what changes as you move from management into senior leadership, why leadership becomes less technical and more people-focused, and how often our stated values differ from how we actually spend our time.

The conversation also touches on the importance of thinking deeply rather than reacting quickly, and whether senior leadership is something you truly want or simply the next step you have been aiming for.

This episode is for actuaries and pricing professionals who are stepping into senior roles, aspiring to them, or already there and reflecting on how leadership works in practice.

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