Description: Conventional wisdom in the U.S. is that mortality by violent causes of death is disproportionately experienced in underrepresented communities. This study aims to quantify this experience in more detail than is commonly reported.

Description: The Society of Actuaries’ Committee on Finance Research is pleased to make available a research report covering the extent to which investment sectors have been contagiously affected by major disasters.

Description: This research assesses the evolution of life insurers’ Actuarial Transformation efforts and the future outlook, with a focus on emerging Advanced Analytics techniques.

Description: The SOA Research Institute Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program and the Long-Term Care Insurance Section are pleased to make available a research report analyzing the need for informal caregiving and its impacts on employees, employers, and other stakeholders.

Description: Research Objective The Society of Actuaries Research Institute General Insurance Research Committee is seeking researchers to identify and analyze the various by-component inflationary forces on pet insurance affordability in the United States and Canada. In addition, we seek ideation of potential solutions that are likely to improve the affordability of pet insurance.

Description: This report discusses the challenges faced by the insurance industry due to climate change, focusing on availability, affordability, and adequacy of insurance in areas impacted by climate-related risks. It covers expert panel discussions, factors influencing insurers, market gaps, solutions, and funding sources.

Description: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the final 2020 Actuarial Value Calculator and Actuarial Value Calculator Methodology

Description: This report provides an overview of Takaful as an alternative approach to insurance, focusing on its ethical principles, historical background, operational framework, comparison with conventional insurance, and the potential growth and impact on society. It analyzes Takaful as a Shari’ah-compliant financial service and its potential in international markets.

Description: This report is about the implications for actuaries from the ISSB and global climate-related financial disclosure standards, addressing standards, regulations, and actuarial involvement. It discusses the new ISSB standards, their requirements, and the role of actuaries in climate risk management.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) published its first COVID-19 research brief on March 10, 2020, followed by regular updates and expansions through June 12, 2020. The comprehensive report included a section of statistics that highlight the pandemic’s impact on economies in the U.S. and Canada. This report shows updates through September 30, 2020, to selected graphs from the Economic and Asset Impact section of the comprehensive report.