Description: View the Candidate Questionnaire for Robert Eaton for the 2019 SOA Elections.

Description: This call for essays seeks to expand and complement the topic areas generated by the recently closed 2020 Living to 100 call for research papers (CFP). While many quality ideas were submitted, the CFP failed to generate many papers focusing on recent old age mortality and mortality improvement trends, and social issues on aging populations. With this in mind, the Society of Actuaries Committee on Living to 100 Research Symposia is issuing this call for essays to gather data, thoughts and opinions on these subject areas: • Recent trends in old age mortality and mortality improvement • How will society care for the elderly in the future and how does it differ from today? • How does society benefit from the elderly currently and how will it change in the future?

Description: Social determinants of health (SDoH) have been a topic of growing interest in recent years, yet consensus about what the phrase represents and how health-related social needs should be studied or addressed by employers, health plans, providers and other stakeholders in the business of health care have been lacking. For many, low-income populations come to mind when considering the topic, yet SDoH include a wide range of factors beyond income. Many types of data are available, yet each presents distinct challenges and opportunities for analysis. In this article, we describe some of the underlying context for considering SDoH, as well as some of the potential data sources to consult and challenges to grapple with on this important topic.

Description: Election 2021 candidate questionnaire page.

Description: The introduction and effective application of US GAAP LDTI have increased the scrutiny of those reviewing the updated financial results. That is because LDTI has resulted in significant changes in actuarial reserving and deferred acquisition cost (DAC) models for long-duration contracts, including significant changes to data, assumptions and required disclosures. In light of the changes, greater reliance has been put on companies’ model risk management (MRM) teams and model validations to assess the conceptual soundness and accuracy of their companies’ actuarial models and to assess that the underlying data and process utilized are suitable and appropriate. This article covers a brief background on model validation, walk through a sample LDTI-focused model validation framework/test plan, then provide insights on common LDTI-related validation observations based on the authors' prior validation experience.

Description: View the Candidate Questionnaire for Janet E. Duncan for the 2019 SOA Elections.

Description: View the Roger Loomis, FSA 2007, MAAA 2020 Candidate Questionnaire.

Description: July 2023 was the hottest month on record in parts of the Southwest U.S. and was also the hottest month on record globally. It will be helpful to study the impacts of excessive heat and the applications to actuarial practice including quantification of risks resulting from it.

Description: The Emerging Issues in Underwriting Survey was intended for direct life writing insurance companies in the US and Canada. The Survey looked at various trends that could have a significant impact on the process and practices of life insurance underwriting in the future.

Description: An overview of Electronic Health Records and how they will enhance risk assessment and automated underwriting in the US.