Description: This research report discusses simplified issue underwriting in life insurance. It examines recent developments, characteristics, challenges, current practices, assumptions and data elements.

Description: Electronic health records continue to evolve and gain traction in the life insurance industry. But what exactly are EHRs and what are the impacts for actuaries? How they are being used today and what are the benefits and challenges of implementing EHRs in life insurance underwriting?

Description: Big data and predictive models have disrupted the life insurance new business and underwriting processes over the past few years. How did we get here? What does the future hold? This session will review the lessons learned from the evolutionary process and discuss what the potential next steps are in this journey. Are real time fully underwritten decisions an achievable goal?

Description: This session reviewed the distinctions and blurring of those distinctions between group and individual life insurance. Topics include differences in underwriting, legal constraints, marketing and distribution, and the nature of guarantees provided

Description: Essay reforming healthcare where participants have a vested interest in reaching the best answer.

Description: Chairperson’s column discussing the recent activities of the SOA’s Reinsurance Section.

Description: The life insurance industry has experienced dramatic changes since the onset of COVID-19 in March 2020. Growing competition, a rise in online shopping, and the impact of COVID-19 have all led to an increase in contactless and completely digitized life insurance options. At Policygenius, we wanted to dig deeper into these big industry changes and better understand how they affect life insurance buyers. What our 2022 life insurance trend report found was a changing industry, making tremendous strides, and creating even better pricing and policy options for customers.

Description: A high-level summary of the results of Munich Re's recent Accelerated Underwriting Survey

Description: The SOA, LIMRA and TAI jointly announce a new research project focusing on life insurance impact from COVID-19.

Description: Experts from both the direct and reinsurance side of the table will provide an overview of final expense products and their key features, as well as share experiences that have informed best practices when designing, selling, managing, monitoring and reinsuring these products. Trends in distribution, underwriting tools and other competitive factors will be considered through the lens of managing risk while remaining competitive in the market.