The Society of Actuaries Research Institute dedicates a portion of our research to exploring issues unique to various dimensions of population diversity on topics that are relevant to industries that involve actuarial practice. Topics cover a variety of practice areas and related financial industries.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Explores issues unique to various dimensions of population diversity on industry-relevant topics
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Research
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Health and Health Care Inequalities
Read about the challenge of robust analysis given the impact of disparities in health care access, cost, and quality of care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic demographics in the U.S.
Correlation of Insurance and Retirement Product Penetration with Wealth Inequality in the U.S.
An analysis seeking to develop a broader understanding of the relationship between ownership of insurance and retirement products and the income and wealth gap between races and ethnicities in the United States.
Impactful Research
Mortality and Race and Ethnicity in the United States
This survey of existing literature can be used by actuaries as an aid in modeling possible mortality differentials when considering full U.S. population analysis.
Statistical Methods for Imputing Race & Ethnicity Ethnicity
Learn more about techniques for predictions of individual race and/or ethnicity.
Retirement Wealth by Race and Ethnicity
Learn more about the extent of racial disparities in retirement savings.
Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality
Learn about the role of obesity and education in modeling cardiovascular mortality.
U.S. Violent Manner of Death Mortality by Race and Ethnicity: A Mortality Study
A rigorous analysis of mortality rates due to three manners of violent deaths using CDC data from 27 states spanning 2016–2020.
LTSS Usage and Payment by Race, Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Factors
An overview of the current system of long-term services and supports and a discussion of existing disparities.
Financial Perspectives on Aging and Retirement Across the Generations—Report on Race and Ethnicity
Report on the oversample of Black/African American, Asian American and Hispanic/Latino respondents to the survey on Financial Perspectives on Aging and Retirement Across Generations.
Avoiding Unfair Bias in Insurance Applications of AI
How to avoid or mitigate risks of unfair bias when developing insurance industry AI models.
SOA Research Institute on GitHub
Visit the SOA Research Institute’s GitHub overview page to access repositories for code from research projects. The SOA’s general GitHub page is also available.