Description: This report, part of the Society of Actuaries [SOA] ‘Experience Studies – Business Practice Surveys,’ presents the results of a survey conducted by the SOA Committee on Life Insurance Mortality and Underwriting Surveys - Risk Management Survey Subcommittee. Both direct individual and group life insurance and reinsurance are included in the survey. The survey asked for information related to a company’s practices with respect to catastrophic events, concentration of risk, reinsurance as a risk management tool, and alignment of underwriting and pricing experience. The intent of the survey was to gather information on the many variations in risk management awareness and practices of U.S. companies surrounding their U.S. insurance life business.

Description: This 1971 report, prepared by the Society of Actuaries Committee on Self-Administered Retirement Plans, provides mortality experience among pensioners under certain large self-administered plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1971 Reports.

Description: This report covers mortality among pensioners along with some some disability pensioner mortality experience.

Description: This 1979 report, prepared by the Society of Actuaries Committee on Self-Administered Retirement Plans, provides mortality experience among pensioners and some nonretired participants under certain large self-administered plans. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1979 Reports.

Description: The purpose of the study was to provide quantitative information illustrating the impact of reflecting mortality improvement using a 'Generational Approach' in the actuarial valuations of defined benefit pension plans.

Description: The Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and the Society of Actuaries (SOA) engaged RGA Reinsurance Company (RGA) to undertake a research project on Canadian level premium term life insurance products with a particular focus on the magnitude and impact of the “shock lapse” at the end of the level premium period.

Description: Update of previous reports on aviation fatalities: for the period 1946-1951. Also includes corrections to previous reports of the Committee.

Description: The Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA) and Society of Actuaries (SOA) engaged RGA Reinsurance Company (RGA) to undertake a research project on level premium term life insurance products with a particular focus on the magnitude and impact of the “shock lapse” at the end of the level premium period. This project is similar to the SOA-sponsored research completed by RGA in 2014 for USA business.

Description: Report of the special committee appointed to study experience under self-administered retirement plans. The scope of the report is limited to mortality among retired lives.

Description: Mortality experience of twenty-nine companies on certain classes of pilots for issues since January 1, 1946, observed in the case of some companies through December 31, 1949 and in the case of others through June 30, 1950.