Description: This report examines the risk associated with the unpredictable variation in utilization and cost of services.

Description: With COVID-19 shining a bright light on mental health issues, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute’s Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program sees a need for a broad examination of the impact of those issues on and from the perspective of a variety of retirement system stakeholders. As a result, the Program is issuing this call for essays on one or more aspects of aging, retirement, and mental health/well-being.

Description: This study would assess the impact of recent patient care innovation(s) on health care and the health insurance industry.

Description: This is the first report in a series on the current state and future opportunity of the retirement market in China. This report, edition one of the series, summarizes the significant outcomes from the study. Also included in this edition is a retirement forecast outlining the drivers of change for China’s retirement market and the resulting opportunities.

Description: This report summarizes thoughts and questions raised during the conversation focused on the possible impact of COVID-19 on senior housing and related decisions that retirees and their families may need to make.

Description: A paper outlining key considerations & issues that may be met when implementing VM-20, like product development resources, pricing models or product features.

Description: This web page contains links to research reports and other information useful to actuaries and other professionals with an interest in modeling and conducting research regarding individual financial risks and needs after retirement.

Description: This is a tool to model the impact of a ban of the use of genetic testing information in life insurance underwriting.

Description: The SOA, with SCOR as the researcher, completed an experience study of post-level term (PLT) lapse and mortality. In the first part of this session, the presenters will cover the key findings of the traditional analysis regarding the shock lapse, the PLT lapse and mortality experience. The remainder of the session will focus on the results of the predictive modeling, which will provide further insights into policyholder behavior in the post-level term period.