Description: The Required Minimum Distribution [RMD] Working Group of the SOA Taxation Section has completed research identifying considerations for actuaries and annuity insurers in determing the actuarial present value of additional benefits for computing the RMD under a deferred annuity contract. This is the Appendix I spreadsheet for determining the Actuarial Present Value of an annuitization bonus. Please see the SOA website research for the full report and other associated spreadsheets.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Group Annuity Experience Committee has completed this report which presents the 2001-2002 calendar-year experience of retired individuals in the United States who are covered under group pension contracts. For the first time, the committee has presented the results in pivot table format. This is that pivot table of the 2001–02 Group Annuity Experience Report. Please see the SOA website experience studies for the full report.

Description: This is the spreadsheet with detail data for this report presents the results of the most recent study of individual life insurance lapse experience in the United States conducted jointly by LIMRA International and the Society of Actuaries SOA. Please see the SOA website experience studies for the complete report.

Description: Study of industry pricing assumptions from 2000, 2007, and 2014. Concludes that current LTC products are priced to make future rate increases unlikely.

Description: The Committee on Life Insurance Company Expenses is currently seeking life insurance company data submissions to the 2009 Individual Life and Annuity Expense Study. This is a separate workbook that has been created for Life and Annuity business.

Description: A recap and highlights of the activities and accomplishments of the SOA’s professional interest sections.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Group Annuity Experience Committee has completed this report which presents the 2001-2002 calendar-year experience of retired individuals in the United States who are covered under group pension contracts. For the first time, the committee has presented the results in pivot table format. This is that pivot table of the 2001–02 Group Annuity Experience Report. Please see the SOA website experience studies for the full report.

Description: The Group Life Insurance Experience Committee of the Society of Actuaries has completed the 2005 Group Term Life Waiver Reserve Table Report. There were several compelling reasons to develop a new experience study and table, not the least of which was that 35 years is a long interval for any study.

Description: This Excel spreadsheet will perform examples of the tax arbitrage described in Section 4 of the 'Pension Actuary's Guide to Financial Economics' and should only be used in conjunction with the guide.

Description: Research project that assesses the accuracy of commonly used IBNR estimation methods over a wide range of scenarios.