Individual Annuity Experience Studies
The SOA offers studies and table reports with a focus on individual annuities 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.
2024
- 2021-2022 Fixed Indexed Annuity Policyholder Behavior Experience Study 
 November
- 2015-2022 Fixed Rate Deferred Surrender Experience Study
 June
2023
- 2019-2021 Variable Annuity Contract Owner Behavior Experience Study
 November
- 2019-2020 Fixed Indexed Annuity Contract Owner Behavior Study
 August
- 2011-2015 Deferred Annuity Mortality Study
 April
2022
2021
- 2018 Variable Annuity Guaranteed Living Benefits Utilization
 November
- Fixed Indexed Annuity Experience Study, Policy Years 2016-2018 
 October
2020
- 2017 Variable Annuity Guaranteed Living Benefits Utilization
 August
- 2005-2017 Structured Settlement Report & Pivot Tables
 January
2019
- Fixed Indexed Annuity Experience Study – Policy Years 2013-15 
 October
- 2016 Variable Annuity Guaranteed Living Benefits Utilization 
 September
2018
2016
- 2009-13 Structured Settlement Mortality Experience Report & Pivot Tables  (Updated 8/9/18)  
 December
- 2009-13 Individual Payout Annuity Experience Report & Pivot Tables  (Updated 12/31/22)  
 December
- Variable Annuity Guaranteed Living Benefits Utilization Study – 2014 Experience  
 December
- 2000-08 Structured Settlement Mortality Experience Report   (Revised September 2016) 
 February
- Variable Annuity Guaranteed Living Benefits Utilization Study - 2013 Experience  
 January
2014
- Variable Annuity Guaranteed Living Benefits Utilization Study - 2012 Experience   
 November
- 2005-08 Individual Payout Annuity Experience Report (Supplemental Tables added Jan. 2015)   
 July
2013
2009
2006
- Deferred Annuity Persistency Report  
 November
- Analysis of Mortality Experience Under Variable and Fixed Individual Annuities During the Deferred Period  
 September
