Disability Experience Studies
The SOA offers studies and table reports on individual, group and credit disability insurance for use by actuaries. Studies often contain many files for download, including multiple ZIP files, PDFs and Excel files. Table reports are often accompanied by Excel workbooks with complimentary materials.
Credit Disability
2015
2012
2005
Group Disability
2019
- 2019 Group Long-Term Disability Experience Study Preliminary Report
October
The Group Disability Insurance Experience Committee of the SOA has completed their study of termination experience for the period 2009-2017. Included are a preliminary report, consolidated database (CDB), pivot tables and appendices. - Group LTD Credibility Study Results from Stage 2
September
Report to give actuaries practical information and guidance on LTD claim credibility for case level pricing and underwriting. In Stage 2 of the GLTD Credibility Study, the analysis was expanded using the industry data gathered during Stage 1. - 2019 Group Life Waiver of Premium Experience Study
April
This study analyzes the recovery and mortality experience for group life waiver claims during the period 2000 – 2015. This study updates the 2005 Group Life Waiver Experience Study which analyzed waivers for the period 1993 – 2002.
2018
- 2018 Group Long-Term Disability Experience Study - New Variables and Predictive Analytics Applications
October
This report is a follow-up to the 2018 Group Long-Term Disability Experience Study Report. This report analyses the same dataset, but focuses on the new variables that are included with that dataset, and also details the application of various Predictive Analytics techniques to the data. - 2018 Group Long-Term Disability Experience Study Report
April
Follow up to the study 2014 GLTD Termination Table study. Reporting on recent experience and relative to the parameters underlying that table examined. - Group LTD Credibility Study Results from Stage 1
April
Report to give actuaries practical information and guidance on LTD claim credibility for case level pricing and underwriting.
2017
- Predicting Group Long Term Disability Recovery and Mortality Rates using Tree Models
August
Tree models have been found to provide a good fit to group long term disability recovery and mortality rates. This research paper provides an overview of tree models, and details how they have been used for developing these rates.
2016
- 2016 Group Long-Term Disability Experience Study Preliminary Report & Tables (Updated 01/11/17)
November
2011
- 2008 Long-Term Disability Experience Table Report (Updated 04/17/17)
July
2009
2000
Individual Disability
2021
- Analysis of Claim Termination Experience from 2006 to 2014
February
The Society of Actuaries Individual Disability Experience Committee has completed their study of claim termination experience for the period 2006-2014 comparing trends to the 2013 IDI Valuation Table (2013 IDIVT) base termination rates. Included is the report, pivot table, and data file.
2020
- 2007-2015 US Individual Disability Income Persistency Study
February
The Society of Actuaries and LIMRA have sponsored a U.S. Individual Disability Income Persistency Study for the period 2007-2015 . This report examines lapse experience on individual disability income insurance products by various policyholder and product factors. The study can be used for industry benchmarking as well as for background information for product development and planning purposes.
2019
2013
- 2000-2007 Individual Disability Income Persistency Study
December - 1990-2007 Individual Disability Experience Committee Report and Disability Workbook
March