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.

• Maternal Mortality
• Submissions Due: April 19, 2021
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• Disaster Events and Impact on Investments
• Submissions Due: March 31, 2021
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• Health Care Cost Trends 2020 Social Determinants of Health
• Submissions Due: April 12, 2021
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• Health Care Cost Trends – 2021 Managed Medicaid Underwriting Margin Model
• Submissions Due: April 9, 2021
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• Variable Payment Life Annuities – Setting Indexation Rules
  Submissions Due: January 31, 2021
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• ERM and Regulatory and Accounting Risks
  Submissions Due: January 25, 2021
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic-Innovation Around the Globe
  Submissions Due: December 14, 2020
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• Business Interruption Insurance Compendium
• Submissions Due: November 30, 2020
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• Disparate Health and Property Impact of Extreme Climate Events: 2017-2020
• Submissions Due: November 17, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic – Underwriting and Innovation
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic – Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Actuarial Science
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic – Customer Engagement Programs
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic – Data Visualization
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic - Insurance Policies and Human Genetics: A Primer
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Data Compilation for the 2012-2018 Group Life Mortality Study
  Submissions Due: April 17, 2020
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• Literature Review and Environmental Exploration of Retirement-Related Fraud and Financial Exploitation
  Submissions Due: April 3, 2020
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• Obesity Trends and the Morbidity and Longevity Impacts
  Submissions Due: April 1, 2020
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• Literature Review of the Impact of a Healthy Lifestyle in Retirement
  Submissions Due: March 19, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation & Technology Survey of Top Actuarial Technologies of 2020
  Submissions Due: March 13, 2020
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• Data Compilation for the 2014-2018 Individual Payout Annuity Mortality Study
  Submissions Due: March 6, 2020
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• Data Compilation for the 2014-2018 Public Pension Mortality Study
  Submissions Due: February 14, 2020
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• Impact of Changing Demographics on Prospective Investment Returns
  Submissions Due: January 31, 2020
  
  
• Projected Changes in Insurability and Affordability of Insurance Coverages due to Climate Change
  Submissions Due: January 25, 2020
  
  
• Economic Impact of Increasing Severe Weather Events and Climate Trends
  Submissions Due: January 25, 2020
  
  
• Health Care Cost Trends 2020
  Submissions Due: December 9, 2019
  
  
• Epigenetics & Underwriting White Paper
  Submissions Due: November 15, 2019
  
  
• Predictive Analytics Actuarial Applications for Retirement Professionals
  Submissions Due: December 1, 2019
  
  
• Predictive Modeling in Underwriting – Case Study
  Submissions Due: September 30, 2019
  
  
• Mortality Improvement Trend - Independent Analysis
  Submissions Due: September 20, 2019
  
  
• General Insurance Request for Expressions of Interest
  Submissions Due: September 16, 2019
  
  
• Electronic Health Records White Paper
  Submissions Due: August 30, 2019
  
  
• Insurtech
  Submissions Due: September 20, 2019
  
  
• Survey of ALM Practices
  Submissions Due: August 12, 2019
  
  
• Environmental Risk Introductory Paper Series
  Submissions Due: July 1, 2019
  
  
• State of Key ACA Markets: The Individual Market and Medicaid
  Submissions Due: May 31, 2019
  
  
• 2019 Actuarial Practice Expansion & Socially Relevant Research  
  Submissions Due: June 30, 2019
  
  
• Economic Impact of Opioid Abuse 
  Submissions Due: April 22, 2019
  
  
• Public Perception of Longevity and its Drivers 
  Submissions Due: April 12, 2019
  
  
• Supporting Materials for Late-in-Life Decisions
  Submissions Due: March 30, 2019
  
  
• Predictive Modeling in Investment
  Submissions Due: January 15, 2019
  
  
• Finance Projects