Research Topics
Research is an important part of The Society of Actuaries (SOA). We develop, sponsor and publish research and experience studies on a wide variety of topics of interest to actuaries and other business professionals. Take a few minutes to explore the research topics below.
Aging & Retirement: Perspectives on retirement research and the idea of living longer and its impact.
Artificial Intelligence: Information focusing on AI expertise to inform, support, and strengthen the Actuarial profession.
Catastrophe and Climate: Research that explores how climate risk may affect the finance and insurance industries.
COVID-19: This page is a central location for all COVID-19 research outputs from the SOA Research Institute.
Disability: Studies on long-term disability insurance.
Diversity Equity & Inclusion: Research dedicated to exploring issues unique to various dimensions of population diversity on topics that are relevant to industries that involve actuarial practice.
Finance and Investment: Studies and insights on financial and investment topics including economic capital and inflation/deflation.
General Insurance: Reports, essays, articles, and documents on general insurance topics, including featured areas in both current news as well as new methods available to practitioners.
Global: Insights from reports and studies on international actuarial issues, including retirement, health care, population aging and pension plans.
Health Care Cost Trends: Reports and studies on health care, including the Affordable Care Act.
Innovation & Technology: Highlights actuarial research, surveys and papers on the use of new technology involving the actuarial profession.
Life & Annuities: Studies, tables, reports and documents focusing on group and individual life insurance plans, as well as mortality and longevity stats as they relate to life insurance.
Long-Term Care: Perspectives on long-term care insurance, from pricing to morbidity improvement
Mortality & Longevity: A wide array of actuarial research, surveys, papers and experience studies. Topics include population mortality, socioeconomic drivers of longevity, mortality predictions and mortality improvement.
Predictive Analytics & Modeling: Research reports and studies on how predictive analytics may be used in risk management situations.
Risk Management: Insights on emerging risks, enterprise risk management and other risk related concepts for organizations.
U.S. Population: Research that utilizes U.S. Population Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to produce studies, tools and articles.
Valuation/Illustrations: A variety of valuation/illustration materials for use by actuaries. Table reports are often accompanied by Excel workbooks with complimentary materials. Tools include the Relative Risk Tool and the Academy’s Economic Scenario Generator referenced in the Valuation Manual.