Maverick Actuary is a transformational, multi platform content community founded by Dominic Lee in 2021 with the mission of maximizing the impact and value of quant professionals (numbers people) on a global scale. Live With The Maverick is a weekly interview series, hosted by Dominic on Instagram Live. The series features the movers and shakers in actuarial science, risk, and analytics. The overarching goal is to expose quant professionals to individuals who embody the values of Maverick Actuary’s brand and mission. The target audience is quant professionals who are seeking to develop and grow in their careers, and benefit from a broad variety of perspectives from industry leaders and experts with a proven track record of success.
What does it really take to insure a movie, a concert, or a global celebrity?
In Episode 107 of the Live With The Maverick podcast, I sit down with Alexander Rosteck to unpack the hidden world of entertainment insurance and the role actuaries play behind the scenes of some of the most complex and unpredictable risks in the world.
From film productions and live events to influencers and global endorsement deals, this episode explores how risk is structured, priced, and managed in an industry defined by creativity, uncertainty, and constant change.
Me and Alexander discuss:
• What gets insured in production and live events
• How contracts quietly drive risk management behind the scenes
• How actuaries price entertainment risk
• The evolving role of actuaries alongside underwriters and brokers
• The impact of the pandemic on live events
• Emerging risks from content creators, influencers, and new media
Timestamps
00:00 The most unique risks celebrities insure
02:19 The M&M clause as a risk management tool
05:28 How film productions are insured behind the scenes
08:32 Why entertainment risk is classified around the audience
10:08 Production risk vs live event risk
11:22 How Game of Thrones changed exposure measurement
16:36 What carries over from the actuarial toolkit
20:50 How actuaries need to think differently in entertainment
27:04 How risk moves across the global insurance market
34:23 How the pandemic reset what the industry is willing to insure
39:10 Content creators driving new forms of risk
44:18 Where entertainment insurance goes next
Follow Alexander:
LinkedIn - Alexander Rosteck | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderrosteck/)
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LinkedIn - Dominic Lee | LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-lee-acas/)
Instagram - Dominic Lee | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/themaverickactuary/)
TikTok - Dominic Lee | TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@themaverickactuary)
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12 Jun 2025
Episode 106: All for Math
Michael Marion and Steve Alpert discuss the All for Math campaign, which expands opportunities in the actuarial profession and inspires the next generation of leaders; this is an interview episode.
23 Dec 2024
Episode 105: Actuaries in Entrepreneurship - Part 2
My guest for Episode 105 is Barry Swartzberg, ASA, B.Sc., CFP, FASSA, FFA, Executive Director and Co-Founder at Discovery Limited.
The theme for the episode is 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮.
Barry and I covered the following topics:
✅ Barry’s motivation for becoming an entrepreneur
✅ The vision behind Discovery Limited
✅ Starting a business during the fall of Apartheid
✅ The shared-value insurance model
✅ Shaping South Africa’s insurance and financial services landscape
✅ Barry’s biggest entrepreneurial challenges
✅ What it takes to be a successful entrepreneur
✅ Transitioning from entrepreneur to intrapreneur
✅ Areas where actuaries can add value beyond insurance
✅ Tips for the next generation of entrepreneurs
Time Markers
3:50: Risk-seeking culture in South African actuarial community.
5:42: First actuarial role as product development actuary.
13:00: Motivation for becoming an entrepreneur and co-founding Discovery Limited.
18:20: Addressing unaddressed gaps in the South African insurance market (demand-focused approach).
21:14: Value creation during political turmoil (post-Apartheid era).
24:59: Discovery Limited’s shared-value insurance model (medical savings accounts, incentivized wellness programs and risk savings).
33:14: Developing a system to track diet and exercise before the era of big data.
37:39: Adapting behavioral mindset in managing health, motor, banking, and retirement risks.
47:20: How Barry contributed to Discovery’s success as an executive.
51:44: Notable challenges for Discovery Limited (entering the US market).
55:05: Getting companies to scale, risk-taking, ideation, sales, pricing, marketing, and implementing marketplace feedback.
1:01:02: Non-traditional opportunities for actuaries (managing supply and demand of electricity).
1:04:30: Tips for aspiring entrepreneurs.
If you are seeking to explore entrepreneurship, you want to watch this.
My Website: maverickactuary.com
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