Research Proposal Requests

The Society of Actuaries (SOA) develops and sponsors research projects and studies with the help of researchers, actuaries and other professionals. Would you like to contribute? Explore our current proposal requests, including submission requirements and deadlines.

As a policy, the Society of Actuaries generally does not provide funding to cover academic institution overhead expenses.

• Life Insurance and Annuity Research Projects
  Submissions Due:  July 16, 2018
• 2018 Actuarial Practice Expansion and Socially Relevant Research
  Submissions Due: June 30, 2018
• Life Insurance Accelerated Underwriting Survey
  Submissions Due: May 14, 2018
• Life Insurance and Annuity Financial Reporting Research Projects
  Submissions Due: April 30, 2018
• Resources for Communicating Defined Benefit Risk to Plan Sponsors
  Submissions Due: April 30, 2018
• Analysis of Historical U.S. Population Mortality Improvement Drivers Since 1950
  Submissions Due: February 28, 2018
• Understanding the Impact of the Low Interest Rate Environment on the Retirement System in the United States 
  Submissions Due: January 31, 2018
• Canadian Post Level Term Mortality and Lapse Experience Study
  Submissions Due: January 31, 2018
• Annuity Market Pricing Approaches
  Submissions Due: January 31, 2018
• Validation of Predictive Models for Insurance Applications
  Submissions Due: February 23, 2018
• Practical Analysis of PBR Mortality Credibility
  Submissions Due: January 12, 2018
• Introduction for Actuaries on Integrated Assessment Models, Social Cost Of Carbon, International Framework Related to Insurance as a Mitigation or Adaptation Measure
  Submissions Due: November 15, 2017
• Asia-Pacific Research
  Submissions Due: November 30, 2017
  
• The Application of Credibility Theory in the Canadian Life Insurance Industry
  Submissions Due: October 13, 2017
• Development of Society of Actuaries Research Case Study Student Challenge Projects
  Submissions Due: September 29, 2017
• Valuation Methodology & Assumptions Beyond the Yield Curve
  Submissions Due: September 29, 2017
• Investment Year Method as a Feasible Strategy to Address Sudden Changes in the Interest Rate Environment
  Submissions Due: September 29, 2017
• China Research Topics
  Submissions Due: August 31, 2017
• Application of Enterprise Risk Management to Long Term Care at the Country/Government Levels
  Submissions Due: August 18, 2017
• 2017 Actuarial Practice Expansion and Socially Relevant Research
  Submissions Due: June 30, 2017
• The Use of Predictive Analytics in the Canadian Life Insurance Industry
  Submissions Due: June 19, 2017
• Topics in Pension Research
  Submissions Due: June 15, 2017
• Current Topics in Health Care Reform
  Submission Due: June 15, 2017
• Analysis of Potential Impact On The US Insurance Industry Related To The UK's Exit From The European Union
  Submissions Due: June 15, 2017
• Impact of Low Interest Rate Environment on Canadian Retirement Income Programs
  Submissions Due: June 2, 2017
• Palliative Care
  Submissions Due: June 2, 2017
• An Actuarial Perspective on the Relationship of Patient Centered Medical Homes and Healthcare Costs
  Submissions Due: May 31, 2017 
• Multivariate Analysis For Private Pension Plan Mortality Study and Tables
  Submissions Due: May 19, 2017
• Underwriting Methodologies and their Impact on Mortality using the Delphi Method
  Submissions Due: May 10, 2017
• Reinvestment Strategies for Life Insurance Products in a Changing Economic Environment
  Submissions Due: Mar 31, 2017
• Understanding Approaches to and Measurement of the Adequacy of the Retirement System in the United States
  Submissions Due: Jan 31, 2017
• Finance Projects
• Health Projects