Description: This paper outlines a statistical modeling framework for fitting mortality laws to mortality experience data. The process can be used as an alternative to traditional graduation techniques used in mortality table development.

Description: The American Academy of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries have joined resources to maintain this Economic Scenario Generators Excel Workbook tool for use in regulatory reserve and capital calculations. Please see the SOA website research pages for further information on this tool and how to use it.

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Description: The North American Actuarial Journal (NAAJ) is a rich source of deep academic research relevant to the actuarial profession. Most busy practicing actuaries have limited capacity to transform the NAAJ research into a practical application that they can use in their current work. Each calendar quarter the SOA calls for essays that highlight practical applications of academic research published in the NAAJ. The essays posted met the publication criteria of the judging committee and highlight, in just a few pages, practical applications of research papers that have been published online in the NAAJ.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) provides support for academic and student research. Following are opportunities for colleges and universities for SOA research resources.

Description: Each calendar quarter, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) calls for essays that highlight practical applications of academic research published in the North American Actuarial Journal. This essay met the publication criteria of the judging committee. It outlines a practical application of “Hedging Longevity Risk: Does the Structure of the Financial Instrument Matter?”1 by Richard D. MacMinn and Nan Zhu. The essay is solely an expression of the views, opinions, and ideas of the essay author for applying the original research to actuarial work in industry.

Description: The Society of Actuaries is honored to announce the recipients of the Outstanding Session Awards for the 2020 Health Virtual Meeting that took place June 8-9.