Recently Published Research
This page provides links to the most recently published reports, podcasts, videos, and webinars from the SOA Research Institute.
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Publications
17th Survey of Emerging Risks
July
The Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries Research Institute are pleased to make available the 17th emerging risk survey.
Quarterly Global Warming Report
July
This report covers the second quarter, reflecting temperature data through the end of June 2024. The data source for this report is ERA5, produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
Actuarial Weather Extremes Series: Hurricane Beryl
July
Review the key findings on the first major Atlantic hurricane of the 2024 season.
Experience Studies Pro - 2015-21 Universal Life Premium Persistency Study
July
The SOA Research Institute and LIMRA present comprehensive industry experience data — providing vital tools for product development, pricing, and assumption-setting work.
Medicaid Managed Care Underwriting Margin Model
July
Learn more about setting/evaluating rates for Medicaid Managed Care programs to develop the underwriting margin component of the capitation rates.
Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Literature Review
June
The purpose of this report is to review past studies on maternal mortality levels, trends, and differentials in the U.S. in a context of rising rates and a recent change in data collection.
Perceptions of Younger Generations on Risk and Insurance
June
This study aims to explore the evolution of and trends in how consumers from younger generations understand, investigate, and purchase private insurance plans.
Update: Read the report in Simplified Chinese
Top Actuarial Technologies of 2022-2023
June
This report provides updates on the current and planned uses of various technology types and tools, highlights those technologies expected to grow the fastest among actuaries in the next 12 months, and assesses the status of adoption versus expectations from 2019.
Update: Read the report in Simplified Chinese
Regulatory Capital Adequacy for Life Insurance Companies: A Comparison of Four Jurisdictions
June
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of capital and key related terms, as well as to compare and contrast four key regulatory capital regimes.
Update: Read the report in Simplified Chinese
IDI Recovery & Mortality Rates by Diagnosis Coding (2006 through 2014)
June
This study was developed to analyze how individual disability income (IDI) claim recovery and mortality experience vary by diagnosis over select claim durations.
Modeling the Impact of Inflation on Retirement Savings Portfolios
June
The primary purpose of this paper is to demonstrate, through a basic stochastic projection model, how inflation might impact savings and investing for retirement.
Actuarial Weather Extremes: Droughts Around the World in Early 2024
June
The latest report in the Actuarial Weather Extremes series looks at areas around the globe of extreme drought and also views them in relation to drought in the U.S. and Canada. This report is published along with a supplement Excel tool for analyzing the GHCN (Global Historical Climatology Network) Daily Weather Dataset.
Update: Read the report and download the supplement Excel tool.
Podcasts
Research Insights
Explore research reports and studies, innovative research projects and collaborate efforts with other organizations and the SOA Research Institute. For access to all episodes, visit the Research Insights page.
Get Plugged In
Listen to InsurTech start-up leaders share knowledge on evolving technology and insurance. For access to all episodes, visit the Get Plugged In page.
Videos and Webcasts
Reimagining Pharmacy Financing
June 2024
Watch a 5-minute video highlighting key findings and graphs from the report, which examines an alternative to policy solutions to tackle increasing medication cost via a value-based reimbursement mode.
Unhealthy Longevity in the United States
January 2024
Watch the video to better understand differences in mortality for people in good and poor health.
Informal Caregiving: Measuring the Cost and Reducing the Burden
Watch Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the SOA Research Institute, review the key highlights and conclusions gleaned from the research report analyzing the need for informal caregiving and its impacts on employees, employers, and other stakeholders.
Long-Term Care Coverage: Stakeholder Thoughts on State-Based Catastrophic Insurance
Want to learn more about the efficacy of a public catastrophic long-term care insurance program at the state level? Watch Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the SOA Research Institute, explain key takeaways from the analysis of a survey of stakeholder views in Minnesota.
Guide to Domestic and International Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs
Watch the video comparing mandated leave programs among 40 different countries. Dale Hall, Managing Director of Research at the SOA Research Institute, highlights the key observations on the similarities and differences between the international and domestic leave programs.
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