Description: View the Spring 2017 RET FRC Model Solution.

Description: View the Spring 2017 QFI IRM Model Solution.

Description: View the Spring 2017 ERM INV Model Solution.

Description: View the Spring 2017 ERM RET Model Solution.

Description: Recaps the evolution of VA products and hedging programs. Reflects on strategic considerations that contributed to relative performance in this market.

Description: Read the August 2017 issue of In The Public Interest published by the Social Insurance & Public Finance Section.

Description: Highlights from the Social Security & Mortality panel at the 2017 Living to 100 Symposium - actuaries responsible for projections in the US, Canada and the UK.

Description: In this paper, we derive three important longevity Greeks on the basis of an extended version of the Lee-Carter model that incorporates stochastic volatility.

Description: This research report is the result of a second phase examination of the impact of VM-20 on life insurance product development.

Description: Report summarizing the results of the 2015 PBITT UL with Secondary Guarantees Survey.

Description: View the program from the 2017 Living to 100 International Symposium.

Description: July 2017 issue of The Stepping Stone by Leadership & Development Section. practical information for actuaries, trends that impact section, section activities

Description: Men and women have different leadership skills. But working alongside men, women can effectively leverage their leadership strengths to bolster their careers.

Description: Julie A. Curtis is an endorsed candidate for elected Board Member for SOA's 2017 elections. Read her candidate questionnaire.

Description: Read reports from SOA delegates who attended the 2017 council and committee meetings of the International Actuarial Association (IAA), held in Budapest, Hungary, April 18–23, 2017.

Description: David K. Sandberg is an endorsed candidate for elected Board Member for SOA's 2017 elections. Read his candidate questionnaire.

Description: The SOA Outstanding Session Award program recognizes the moderators and speakers at the best sessions at SOA flagship meetings. View the award recipients for the Investment Symposium.

Description: This study explores whether public pension plans have contributed enough to reduce unfunded liabilities, absent other influences such as investment returns.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) and the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute are pleased to present the results of new research on the retirement market in China.

Description: Read the March 2017 issue of The Financial Reporter published by the Financial Reporting Section.

Description: Read the June 2017 issue of Health Watch, published by the Health Section. Practical information for actuaries, articles impact sections, section activities.

Description: Read the June 2017 issue of Predictive Analytics and Futurism published by the Predictive Analytics and Futurism Section.

Description: How can actuaries tailor their work to a target audience? This article explores success stories and key considerations when preparing work for others.

Description: Article highlighting upcoming Health Section events

Description: Joe Wurzburger, Staff Fellow at the SOA, shares his views and insights about the health care industry in general and the Health Section's role in particular.

Description: How do combo products fit in the new statutory valuation framework?

Description: Models are useful in illustrating various facets of complex phenomena, but they are inherently limited.

Description: In this article, we are going to discuss the AR model by making connections to time-dependent ordinary differential equations.

Description: Read the June 2017 issue of Product Matters published by the Product Development Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: Short descriptions of the various articles in the June issue.

Description: This report is a collection of sources that deal with how do scientists know and what could actuaries do regarding climate change and environmental risks.

Description: Review the spring 2017 RETFRC exam.

Description: Review the spring 2017 QFIADV exam.

Description: Review the spring 2017 ERM exam case study.

Description: Review the spring 2017 ILALRM exam.

Description: Review the spring 2017 ILALRM exam case study.

Description: Review the study note for SOA's Fall 2017 administration of Foundations of Corporate Finance and ERM.

Description: Purchase Accounting for Insurance Business Combination under China-GAAP from an Actuarial Perspective – Part II

Description: View the Fall 2017 Enterprise Risk Management Introductory Study Note.

Description: The standard for measuring retirement income adequacy has been the final earnings replacement rate (usually targeted at 70%). But - does it work?

Description: View the Fall 2017 Quantitative Finance Investment Advanced Exam Syllabi.

Description: View the Fall 2017 Group and Health—Core, Canada Introductory Study Note.

Description: View the Fall 2017 Quantitative Finance and Investment – Core Exam Syllabi.

Description: We discussed impacts of procrastination and strategies to harness the power of inertia to aid individuals in their pursuit of future financial well-being.

Description: How assumptions like market returns and variable like saving rate should be incorporated into sound financial planning. How to analyze retirement readiness.

Description: This collection of essays provides a thought-provoking array of views and perspectives related to financial wellness.

Description: Study of the impact of IRS proposed mortality tables on private sector pension plan costs, including liabilities, contributions and PBGC premiums.

Description: A research report providing a primer on the mechanics and uses of the Hidden Markov Model for actuarial and financial applications.

Description: The Committee on Post Retirement Needs and Risks produces research to benefit both actuaries and other retirement specialists. This document provides a summary of key research recently published by the Committee.

Description: Report to give actuaries practical information and guidance on LTD claim credibility for case level pricing and underwriting.

Description: This research report develops a framework for modeling and pricing cybersecurity risk.

Description: This research report develops a framework for modeling and pricing cybersecurity risk.

Description: This is the third and final article in a series on the Power BI suite of tools available from Microsoft. A high level look at its analytical capabilities.

Description: A listing of the 2016 modeling-related sessions and webcasts from the SOA. Most meeting session recordings are available for free to SOA members.

Description: Read the April 2017 issue of CompAct published by the Technology Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: Read the April 2017 issue of The Modeling Platform published by the Modeling Section. Newsletters provide practical information for the working actuary, articles on trends that impact sections and news about section activities.

Description: This report includes information on variations in wind-up funding levels and examines differences in required PfADs attributable to differences in plan design.

Description: The Human Mortality Database is a unique open‐access collection of detailed mortality and population data for 38 countries.

Description: This paper discusses well-known and not-well known equalities that are found a stationary population as well as a set of inequalities.

Description: This paper looks at simple risk margin models that Canadian actuaries should consider if they want to engineer risk loadings.

Description: This presentation investigates the empirical and practical relevance of local and global risk-minimization.

Description: This paper proposes a new approach to the construction of actuarial models based on the nonparametric method of analysis.

Description: This paper provides remarks on critical biometric aspects underlying risk identification and risk assessment for life annuity portfolios and pension funds.

Description: ARCH is an informal electronic publication presenting current actuarial research, which the Education and Research Section of the Society of Actuaries offers to members and friends of the actuarial community.

Description: This article is an interview with an actuarial leader.

Description: Different points of view about IFRS are explained.

Description: The appeal of the actuarial profession to women.

Description: Read the March 2017 issue of Health Watch, published by the Health Section. Practical information for actuaries, articles impact sections, section activities.

Description: A status update on research projects sponsored or co-sponsired by the Financial Reporting Section.

Description: Formulas for changes in GAAP liabilities and liability accrual rates are shown for three assumption update methods—retrospective, prospective and immediate.