Description: This paper by the SOA Committee on HIV research builds on past work to show three projections of the future of the AIDS epidemic. These scenarios can provide information to actuaries in considering the financial impact of AIDS for life and health insurance. The paper develops general population AIDS mortality rates related to the three scenarios. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1990, Vol. 42.

Description: This report presents the results of a study of individual life insurance lapse experience in the United States conducted jointly by LIMRA International and the Society of Actuaries. The study presents lapse experience for whole life, term life, universal life, and variable universal life plans traced through 2002.

Description: This report presents the results of the most recent study of individual life insurance lapse experience in the United States. The observation period for the study is calendar years 2003 and 2004. The study is based on data provided by 43 individual life insurance writers and it presents lapse experience between 1902 and 2004.

Description: The Retirement Plans Experience Committee RPEC of the Society of Actuaries SOA is a standing committee that monitors pension plan mortality experience. Most recently, the committee developed the RP-2000 mortality table. This table was the first published North American mortality table based solely upon private sector pension plan mortality experience. Previous tables developed by the RPEC such as GAR-94 and UP-94 were based primarily on a combination of group annuity, and U.S. federal employees and retirees mortality experience. From Pension Section News, April 2006, Issue No. 61.

Description: This report presents the results of the most recent study of individual life insurance lapse experience [calendar years 2004-2005]in the United States conducted jointly by LIMRA International and the Society of Actuaries.

Description: This report, from the Society of Actuaries [SOA] ‘Experience Studies – Individual Annuities,’ and prepared by the Payout Annuity Mortality Study Working Group of the Individual Annuity Experience Committee of the SOA, is an experience study of individual payout annuities, covering calendar years 2000 through 2004. The intent of this study is to provide recent annuitant mortality experience which can be compared to the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table, and provide a basis for a possible revision to that table. The study includes immediate annuities, annuitizations, and life settlement options of life insurance and annuity death claims. The report includes two Excel workbooks.

Description: This article reflects on the discipline agreement signed by the CIA and the U.S.-based actuarial organizations, intended to avoid multiple disciplinary investigations arising out of a single complaint, inquiry or incident involving an alleged breach of the professional standards of the CIA and/or the U.S.-based organizations.

Description: Feature article discussing how activity with respect to Solvency II is increasing in the United States.

Description: This is the accompanying spreadsheet for the 2001-02 U.S. Individual Life Persistency Update report. Please see the SOA website experience studies for the full report.

Description: This is the accompanying spreadsheet for the 2001-02 U.S. Individual Life Persistency Update report. Please see the SOA website experience studies for the full report.