Description: 2010 SOA Expense study worksheet universal life

Description: This health company Pandemic modeling tool can be used by companies and individual health plans to evaluate and manage their potential exposures during a specific pandemic and to project their case distribution, risk class and cost.

Description: This is an excel spreadsheet showing Appendix F, Relative Risk, of the 2008 Valuation Basic Table Report and Tables. The full report describes the development of the 2008 Valuation Basic Tables. It incorporates the Primary Tables, the Relative Risk Tables, and the Limited Underwriting tables. Please see the SOA website experience studies for the full report and all other related tables.

Description: This report describes the development of the 2008 Valuation Basic Table. It incorporates the Primary Tables, the Relative Risk Tables and the Limited Underwriting Tables.

Description: This file contains functions to produce the graph examples found in Chapter four of the report titled "Complexity science - an introduction (and invitation) for actuaries".

Description: Results from the June 2008 International Section Council survey.

Description: Z-factor analysis under a principles-based approach for U.S. life insurance products. Under PBA, the Z-Factor is a measure of margin in excess of the best estimate assumptions embedded in the statutory reserves of a life insurance product or block of business. Specifically, our assignment was to explore the applicability of the Z-Factor calculation when considering the risk margins and minimum required capital under PBA.

Description: This paper, part of the Society of Actuaries [SOA} ‘Research Projects – Finance/Investment,’ incorporates data from a similar study for years 1986 through 1992 and extends the results with data through 1995. This study focuses on the question of the extra return of high yield bond investments after asset losses, as well as some corollary items such as relative growth rate of high yield bond companies, emphasizing life insurance company results.

Description: This study presents a comprehensive approach of real option analysis to climate adaptation policies aiming to mitigate flood risk. The framework focuses on pricing catastrophic risk in coastal regions, allowing for economic growth and uncertainty in the mean sea level rise.

Description: The SOA Research Institute along with the International Section, and the Social Insurance and Public Finance Section are pleased to make available a research report that compares international and domestic mandated paid family and medical leave programs. Special thanks to both Sections for their sponsorship of this effort.