Description: THE SIGHTLINES PROJECT investigates how well Americans are doing in each of these three areas that are critical to wellbeing as people age: financial security, healthy living and social engagement. The findings are based on analyses of eight nationally representative, high quality, multi-year studies involving more than 1.2 million Americans over two decades. We look at how many Americans in each of six age groups are doing well in each area, rather than how well the “average” American is doing.

Description: The SOA is pleased to make available the first report in a series highlighting the SOA's extensive boy of research on post-retirement risks and issues.

Description: This report explores conversion rates and post-conversion experience using predictive analytics.

Description: Report summarizing the results of the 2015 PBITT UL with Secondary Guarantees Survey.

Description: This report provides a framework that actuaries can use to evaluate moderately adverse conditions.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA), in a joint project with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA), are creating research projects and education materials on Modeling and Management of Longevity Risk.

Description: 2019 Generally Recognized Expense Table (GRET) recommendations.

Description: This report provides an educational background on the process of building predictive models, as well as a detailed presentation of the model results. Predictive models provide a method to capture variation by multiple variables and understand the relationship between these variables. This allows for a deeper understanding of key variables than is possible under a traditional approach.

Description: Dealing with more known unknowns? More scary knowns? Or unknown unknowns? What is the next unthinkable? What future events should actuaries actively be modelling and keep us up at night? The Catastrophe & Climate Strategic Research Program of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute (SOA) put forth a call for essays exploring these risks. The Program Steering Committee selected these essays submitted by Sam Gutterman and Max Rudolph to publish, and are awarding them each a prize of $500. The Catastrophe & Climate Strategic Research Program Steering Committee congratulates the authors and is happy to publish the winning essays on the SOA website.

Description: This report provides a general introduction, a brief summary and a list of references that include various articles, papers, program proposals and legislative notes that provide additional insight into the following topics related to Business Interruption Insurance and the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on its current and future state of coverage: • General Information on Business Interruption Insurance • Legal Actions • State and Federal Legislation • Proposed Private/Public Partnerships for Future Pandemics as they Relate to Business Interruption Insurance • Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses, Insurers and Reinsurers: Magnitude of Losses and Future Business Interruption Coverage • Future of Insuring a Pandemic