Description: This report series identifies and examines weather extremes in North America and beyond. Using data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network (GHCN), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) among others; the reports identify and summarize unusual or extreme single-day or multi-day weather events which are significant in an historical context. The most recent report covers the extreme precipitation in California in the last days of 2022, views it within an historical context, and discusses considerations for actuarial modeling and distribution fit.

Description: In the fourth quarter of 2022, publicly traded life insurers reported on their financial and operational activities, which included a downturn in income from alternative investments, the continuing impact of COVID, the impact of equity market returns on variable annuity products, and growth trends related to pension risk transfer transactions.

Description: This report examines a series of megatrends that can impact the future of retirement and retirement plans, as well as the macro forces that will shape those trends.

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic initially caused some health care services to shift away from in-person transactions to a digital form, including telehealth, e-mails, remote patient monitoring and other forms of communication. If sustained, numerous effects and counter-effects both in the cost and quality of care as well as long-term outcomes for patient health may emerge.

Description: Framing Catastrophic Cyber Risk Expert Panel

Description: The SOA’s Committee on Life Insurance Company Expenses (CLICE) has submitted its recommendation for the 2024 Generally Recognized Expense Table (GRET) for use with individual life insurance sales illustrations. The recommendation is currently being exposed for comments by the NAIC for 30 days until September 12, 2023.

Description: View the SOA research report on "Challenges and Opportunities with Rethinking Fairness Metrics for Life Insurance Processes: An Actuarial Perspective"

Description: View the SOA Research Institute report "Survey of Emerging Risks in Asia-Pacific Markets" in simplified Chinese