Description: This is a discussion about group health and disability insurance and what products are in demand. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: The value-based ERM approach is a robust yet practical synthesis of enterprise risk management and value-based management, and has been used to help a range of companies – financial services companies, non-financial services companies, and non-corporate entities alike – successfully implement their ERM programs and integrate ERM into their decision-making processes.

Description: This presentation at the 1968 Annual Meeting looks at the urban crisis, the problems of poverty in the inner city, and the positive responses of many insurance organizations.

Description: This discussion looks at the future of the actuarial profession. Specifically, the number of students employed and successful means of recruiting. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1953, Vol. 5, No. 11.

Description: This is a discussion about agency compensation. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1962, Vol. 14 Pt. 2

Description: This paper presents enhancements to the classical cash-flow matching approach to developing fixed income portfolio investment strategy by allowing cash carry-forward and borrowing from future surpluses.

Description: On November 30, 2021, the SOA Research Institute assembled an industry expert panel to discuss current issues in actuarial technology. Each participant who volunteered to be part of the discussion was selected because of their management-level responsibilities for the application of technology in an actuarial context. The group was diverse in terms of employment, including company actuaries from life, health, and property/casualty backgrounds, as well as consultants from various kinds of firms. This document summarizes the discussion that occurred during the three-hour meeting. To encourage candor during the discussion, participants were assured that this report would not attribute comments to individuals or companies, so no names appear in the body of the report. The names of those who participated are included at the end of the report.

Description: This policy brief discusses all-hazards homeowners insurance.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute released an updated report summarizing current issues regarding actuarial technology. In March 2022, for a second time, the SOA Research Institute gathered a panel of insurance industry experts for an update on current actuarial technology topics to help identify directions for future research efforts. This report summarizes their discussions on the Actuarial operating model, technology risk and open-source software.

Description: Health care payment is shifting from the predominant fee-for-service model to value-based models to better control costs and improve quality.