Description: Papers: Multi-Population Longevity Models: A Spatial Random Field Approach– Nhan Huynh, Mike Ludkovski, Ph.D. - University of California at Santa Barbara, Howard Zail - Elucider, LLC. The Application of Affine Processes in Cohort Mortality Risk Models – Zhiping Huang, Michael Sherris, FSA, FIAA, FIA, Andres M. Villegas Ramirez, Ph.D., Jonathan Ziveyi, Ph.D. - UNSW Australia

Description: This report covers credit risk loss experience during the period 2003 through 2015 on non-Rule 144A private placement securities (and, with limited exceptions, some specific types of Rule 144A bonds) held by participating companies of the life insurance industry.

Description: Feature article discussing actuarial assumptions in the investment world and financial models.

Description: Provides new tables that show the average relationship between weight, height and girth. Based on 1959 Build and Blood Pressure Study. Comparisons to a similar table prepared in 1929, by Dr. Charles P. Clark, are made. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries, 1966 Reports.

Description: A discussion of the significant challenges involved in attempting to research with robust analysis the impact of disparities in health care access, cost and quality of care on financial wellness across racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and other demographic groups in the U.S. for reasons other than or in addition to income, wealth or employment status.

Description: The Joint Academy of Actuaries’ Life Experience Committee and Society of Actuaries’ Preferred Mortality Oversight Group’s Guaranteed Issue/Simplified Issue/Preneed Working Group has developed a set of basic mortality tables for Preneed business. Select and ultimate tables for male, female and unisex were developed. All rates in the tables are on a unismoke (or composite) and age-last birthday basis. See the links below for the report and tables in Excel format.

Description: "Driving Longevity Through Educational Attainment – Robert L. Brown – Ph. D. Higher Age U.S. Mortality By Education and Cause of Death Trends, Inequality and Controllable Risk Factors – Andrew J. G. Cairns – MPA Ph.D., Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences, and Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Cristian Redondo Lour´es, Ph.D., Actuarial Solutions,"

Description: This study aims to explore the evolution of and trends in how consumers from younger generations understand, investigate, and purchase private insurance plans.

Description: The SOA Research Institute and LIMRA have completed the most up-to-date study of universal life lapse and surrender data. Learn more about this vital resource for actuaries working with individual life insurance products.

Description: As the medicine practice continues to evolve, join us for this webcast to receive up-to-date information about the incorporation of scientific advancements and emerging evidence into the field. The creation of innovative treatments and the focus on improving patient outcome can cause information and price shocks, which will be one of the covered topics. Expect to utilize this webcast as an introduction to precision medicine, which is a genetics-based approach to healthcare. Speakers will share their experiences in demonstrating cost-effectiveness and promoting reimbursement with this new approach.