Description: Excel file containing extracts of utilization and costs for chiropractic and acupunture - all members combined. From a research project examining the utility of standard eligibility and claims extracts for complementary and alternative medical therapies - CAM analysis.

Description: This research initiates the development of a repository of information for existing climate and environmental sustainability research of interest to actuaries.

Description: 2001 CSO preferred class structure mortality tables.

Description: A literature review on the impacts of healthy lifestyle behaviors and chronic condition management, providing a resource for actuaries and others on these issues.

Description: The most recent report covers the strong heat wave hit the United States, particularly in the Midwest and South during the second week of June 2022 .

Description: On November 30, 2021, the SOA Research Institute assembled an industry expert panel to discuss current issues in actuarial technology. Each participant who volunteered to be part of the discussion was selected because of their management-level responsibilities for the application of technology in an actuarial context. The group was diverse in terms of employment, including company actuaries from life, health, and property/casualty backgrounds, as well as consultants from various kinds of firms. This document summarizes the discussion that occurred during the three-hour meeting. To encourage candor during the discussion, participants were assured that this report would not attribute comments to individuals or companies, so no names appear in the body of the report. The names of those who participated are included at the end of the report.

Description: On February 15, 2022, the Association Forum Health Care Collaborative, a collection of metropolitan Chicago based Healthcare associations, held its winter event. This virtual gathering featured two sessions titled: “Healthcare Policy Perspective” and “Megatrends and Tipping Points that will Define Success in the "New Normal".

Description: On June 3, 2022, a low-pressure storm that would become Tropical Storm Alex hit south Florida, bringing historically heavy amounts of precipitation. According to ASOS stations at Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Miami International Airport (MIA), and West Palm Beach (PBI) airports, precipitation totals for June 4, 2022, were 6.6 inches, 5.3 inches, and 4.5 inches, respectively.

Description: Different mortality projection methodologies are utilized by actuaries across applications and practice areas. As a result, the MIM Advisory Group developed a single framework to serve as a consistent base for practitioners in projecting mortality improvement.