Description: This article describes the activities and results of an SOA Task Force on Expansion of Mortality and Morbidity Statistics which was formed to review the mortality and morbidity research undertaken and the statistics published outside the recognized actuarial organizations.

Description: This is a final report to estimate the total economic cost of obesity. This study looks at the economic costs of obesity caused by increased need for medical care, and loss of economic productivity resulting from excess mortality and disability. The Society of Actuaries breaks out the economic cost of overweight versus obesity for the U.S. and for Canada.

Description: This report presents an analysis of morbidity experience under individual medical expense policies in force during the 1968, 1969, and 1970 calendar years. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1972 Reports

Description: This report provides morbidity experience under Individual Loss-of-Time policies, 1974-1975.

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Description: Certain valuation assumptions are difficult to set with a high degree of accuracy, whether because the underlying experience is in different economic or interest rate environments, in addition to other reasons. Examples include assumptions for long-term care insurance, annuity options, lapsation and premium persistency on ULSG. This session will share how the actuary can use predictive analytics to augment the assumption-setting process. Some of the benefits to the actuary (along with the company and the regulator) include more accurate assumptions with lower margins for adverse deviations. Of possible interest as well is that applications go beyond valuation and include acquisitions, reinsurance and pricing.

Description: Results of a Survey of JRMS members re claims changes due to COVID

Description: This is the 1977 report on the continuing study of the morbidity experience of Group Weekly indemnity insurance. The report contains experience for the years 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976.

Description: This report provides morbidity experience under individual medical expense policies in force during the 1975 and 1976 calendar years.