Description: Beyond long-COVID, there are concerns about the impact of the pandemic on future mortality and morbidity trends, including the consequences of delayed care (for chronic or acute diseases) during the crisis as well as the indirect impact of the pandemic (e.g. through increased economic uncertainty, the current inflation which results in part from the stimulus package deployed during the lock-downs, and the mental health crisis associated to the social isolation of 2020/2021).

Description: View the 2023 Group Term Life Waiver Experience Table Report.

Description: In this session, the latest research from the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute examining the impact of COVID-19 on mortality is highlighted. Included will be insights into how the life insured population is faring during COVID-19. Among the studies presented is an effort underway to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the individual life insurance industry’s mortality experience. Additionally, the SOA Research Institute surveyed insurers to gather a high-level view of U.S. group term life insurance mortality results during the COVID-19 pandemic and comparing them to pre-pandemic mortality levels. By attending this session, you will:•Understand SOA Research Institute activities on COVID-19's influence on mortality•Apply research results and insights presented in daily work.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute is pleased to make available a research report summarizing the findings of two Accelerated Underwriting surveys conducted by Milliman to direct companies and reinsurers. Sponsored by the Marketing & Distribution, Product Development, Reinsurance and Smaller Insurance Company sections, the purpose of the study was to not only determine how practices have changed, but also how they have changed because of COVID-19.

Description: The Society of Actuaries’ (SOA’s) Group Life Experience Committee (GLEC) is requesting experience data for group life inusrance contracts for experience years 2013 through 2021. The goal of this study will be to update the previous 2016 Group Life Experience Study.

Description: View the Data Driving LSTM Method to Predict the Mortality Under COVID-19 in the United States Based on Deep Learning

Description: Review the U.S. Individual Life COVID-19 Reported Claims Analysis, through September 30, 2022 Update

Description: In this article, the author provides an update, as of April 2023, on the Reinsurance Section’s sponsored research in process and studies recently completed.

Description: View the SOA Research Institute research report about the 2022 Accelerated Underwriting Practices Survey