Description: COVID-19 and the accompanying policy changes have disrupted virtually everyone’s personal and professional lives. In April 2021, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) surveyed members and candidates to understand the impact of COVID-19 on the careers of actuaries and aspiring actuaries. The survey was sent to 26,101 members and candidates. Approximately 7% (1,912) responded and included demographic information. In addition, the SOA investigated actuarial exam progress at an aggregate level. Here are highlights of the findings.

Description: Chairperson of the LTC Section reflects on his three-year term on the LTC Section Council.

Description: The Society of Actuaries’ Pension Section is pleased to make available a research report addressing the potential consequences of accumulating education debt for retirement security.

Description: Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute’s Committee on Finance Research (CFR) and SOA Investment Section are interested in an exploration of the impact of Artificial Intelligence on investment professionals from a variety of perspectives. The result of this effort is intended to provide a useful resource for readers to become well-grounded on the issues surrounding the impact of these tools in an investment context and set the stage for future research.

Description: Behavioral Health has been a concern for health actuaries for a long time. Some ongoing concerns in this arena are related to changes in compensation due to regulations, as well as issues brought about by the opioid crisis.

Description: Impact of Diet on Obesity-Related Diseases

Description: How do unpredictable short-term mortality shocks due to the Coronavirus impact assumptions for pension valuations? What impact does this have in reviewing a plan's experience and can an actuary justify making adjustments? What portions of the population were most impacted by COVID-19? Find out all this and more during this discussion. This webcast will cover: Current research relating to COVID-19 mortality statistics The MP-2020 improvement scale and the MIM-2021 framework Perspectives on emerging longevity trends

Description: Hosted by SCOR, this professional development series, including lunch and presentation, focuses on women in the workplace. All are welcome to attend.

Description: Living benefits (GLWBs) in fixed index annuity products are typically accounted for under SOP03-1 under current GAAP guidance. LDTI requires companies to classify these riders as Market Risk Benefit (MRB). This webcast focuses on challenges and considerations of the MRB implementation. Industry practices of the reserving approach will be shared during this webcast, as well as hedging and pricing implications.

Description: This web page contains links to the results of a literature search that explores pre-retirement influences on attitudes and decisions regarding retirement. The research study, conducted by Linda Smith Brothers, reviews sixty papers written since 1990, and summarizes their important points under seven topic areas. The seven topics addressed are: retirement trends, influences on the retirement decision, participation decisions, effects of employer–sponsored pension plans, effects of health, effects of stock, and effects of pension plans on employee attitudes and behaviors. An Excel workbook contains detailed reviews of the sources that were searched in the course of the study.