Description: How does retirement preparedness in the U.S. vary across racial/ethnic groups? This report compiles and analyzes a wide variety of works that look at this this question from specific questions. The result provides a broader perspective through comparison of seven metrics tracked from 2012 to 2021.

Description: A new mortality report from the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute found that the COVID-19 pandemic led to far-reaching impacts on the mental health of U.S. adults.

Description: The SOA Research Institute Catastrophe and Climate Strategic Research Program released a report that explores the shifting geography of Lyme Disease in the U.S. and beyond and some of the potential determinants of its spread. Lyme Disease is a well-known disease particularly in the eastern U.S., and it is also prevalent in other geographies. This report researches the complex relationship between climate variables and the spread of Lyme Disease in the United States.

Description: Schaumburg, IL, December 7, 2022 ─ The Society of Actuaries (SOA) introduces a new Executive Track on the Ethical and Responsible Use of Data and Predictive Models. Designed for business leaders who work with data and artificial intelligence (AI), this new virtual course is based on the organization’s existing certificate program on this topic.

Description: A jurisdiction’s regulatory regime can make some insurance products capital intensive to write. This can increase incentives for insurers to enter into risk transfer arrangements, such as reinsurance, to support their business and growth objectives.

Description: Chinese translation of Financial Perspectives on Aging and Retirement Across the Generations.

Description: As results emerged showing the influence of COVID-19 on recent mortality, the Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Steering Committee (MLPSC) began to ponder what it means for the future. Was the coronavirus pandemic just a temporary shock to U.S. mortality with mortality quickly returning to prepandemic levels upon its conclusion or a lingering factor in future U.S. mortality from the potential occurrence of new coronavirus variants, post-COVID-19 conditions (“long COVID”), deferral of needed health care treatment, a fatigued health care system and other elements? Only time will provide the answers to these questions.

Description: Schaumburg, IL, and Seattle, WA ─ October 21, 2022 ─ The Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Milliman today announced the first certificate program focused on measuring and managing climate risk for actuaries. This Climate Risk Certificate Program pairs the risk management acumen of actuaries with the interdisciplinary expertise necessary to manage the complexity of climate risk.