Description: This is a continuation of an article published for the speculative future contest in 2023. It mentions how the collapse of China would cause a global recession in 2029 due to the current and predicted geopolitical climate in 2023.

Description: Column from the chairperson of the SOA's Financial Reporting Section describing the research and webcasts available to section members.

Description: A look back over 20 years to see how product topics of the day have changed and remained the same.

Description: AI/LLMs & Their Impact on Retirement Professionals and Retirees

Description: Call for essays on catastrophe modeling for life & health insurance focusing on impacts of the L.A. wildfires. Topics include risk modeling, insurability considerations, catastrophe event management, and AI's role. Submissions open until June 2025, offering up to $10,000 in awards for selected essays. Publication will follow with author attribution.

Description: The Mortality and Longevity Research Program Steering Committee (MLPSC) is interested in examining the latest evidence on the impact of dementia and dementia-related conditions, including Alzheimer’s, on mortality at the older ages. Neurological mortality has been increasing with dementia-related deaths having gone up significantly in the last few decades. Dementia may play a contributing role in many risk factors, including physical decline, vulnerability to infections, falls and other injuries, bed rest complications, exacerbated comorbid conditions.1 This is the first research project the MLPSC has sponsored on this topic.

Description: A call for essays from the Society of Actuaries Research Institute's Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program, focusing on the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on human longevity and its consequences for modeling future survival/mortality. Details submission rules, sample topics, and awards for essays exploring this subject.

Description: This is a request for surrender experience data for fixed-rate deferred annuities for the years 2023-2024 from the SOA Research Institute and LIMRA, outlining goals for updating a prior study and offering detailed outputs through a paid subscription to Experience Studies Pro.

Description: The Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program is pleased to make available a guide written by Financial Finesse to help older retirees and those who assist them make informed decisions.

Description: Updated longitudinal study of metrics for measuring contribution adequacy at paying down unfunded liabilities in corporate DB pension plans in the U.S.