Explores issues unique to various dimensions of population diversity on industry-relevant topics
The Society of Actuaries Research Institute dedicates a portion of our research to exploring issues unique to various dimensions of population diversity on topics that are relevant to industries that involve actuarial practice. Topics cover a variety of practice areas and related financial industries.
What role do retirement accounts and insurance products play in wealth inequality pre- and post-bankruptcy in Washington, DC, in 2011?
A review of the disparities and key metrics for monitoring equity in retirement preparedness.
An exploration of the geographical differences in social determinants of health (SDOH) in the United States.
Explore the bridge between oral health and overall health in children aged 5 to 17 using dental and medical expenditures.
Suggest a specific DEI research topic that would be of interest to actuaries.
Identifies specific causes of death between 1982 and 2019 that contribute to the socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in the U.S.
A study of whether there is a relationship between hurricanes and the observed prevalence of healthcare utilization or certain health conditions among the affected population, whether this relationship can be observed through a healthcare utilization dataset, and whether there is an interaction between this observation and metrics of socioeconomic vulnerability.
This report examines the latest trends in obesity prevalence and estimates the economic burden of obesity in the U.S. and Canada.
Results of a Society of Actuaries (SOA) member and candidate survey on the impact of COVID-19 on their careers.
Overview of the ethical risks arising from applications of AI in actuarial practice and the tools to identify and manage them.
Report on the oversample of Black/African American, Asian American and Hispanic/Latino respondents to the survey on Financial Perspectives on Aging and Retirement Across Generations.
