Description: Article Description * Description of research projects completed in 2013 and a description of projects being pursued in 2014

Description: Results of a company practice survey is presented. Among the areas to be addressed include the structure of accelerated underwriting programs, how programs are monitored, how accelerated underwritten business is performing relative to expectations, and how companies are considering accelerated underwriting cohorts in the context of VM-20 assumption setting.

Description: This report summarizes the results of a 2022 survey examining mortality improvement practices of life and annuity companies in the U.S. and Canada.

Description: This article presents the results of a survey of financial assumptions contained in 2003 embedded value reports. The purpose of the survey is to provide international actuaries with benchmark assumption data. From International Section News, October 2004, Issue No. 34.

Description: This article presents the results of a survey of financial assumptions contained in 2003 embedded value reports. The purpose of the survey was to provide international actuaries with benchmark assumption data and to enhance the knowledge of actuaries about current international market conditions and practices.

Description: In 2004, the Society of Actuaries conducted a survey of the financial assumptions contained in published 2003 embedded value reports. This article presents an update to the survey conducted last year.

Description: Update on the SOA International experience study. The SOA has developed a new “tool” using Microsoft Access/Excel for international actuaries to conduct mortality and persistency studies in conjunction with the SOA’s international experience study initiative.

Description: This article summarizes Financial Reporting Section research as of December 2018.