Description: The objective of this paper is to discuss the factors that affect and should be considered in the development of social discount rates, with a primary focus on social cost-benefit analyses of climate change-related strategies, programs, and investments involving mitigation and ex-ante adaption efforts.

Description: Excel supporting spreadsheet.

Description: This report examines weather extremes in precipitation, maximum water level, wind speed, and flooding associated with the time period and geographic area of Hurricane Laura over the period of August 24 to August 29, 2020.

Description: Actuarial Weather Extremes: August 2020 supporting Excel file.

Description: Actuarial Weather Extremes: August 2020 Hurricanes, Earthquake, Derecho, Extreme Heat and Wildfire

Description: Recognizing the benefit for actuarial discussions about how COVID-19 will affect our work, the Smaller Insurance Company Section of the Society of Actuaries hosted “COVID-19: What a Smaller Insurance Company Actuary Needs to Know Virtual Town Hall” on April 17, 2020. The following delves into these presentations and discussions.