Description: This report highlights major weather stories that unfolded across the month of May 2020.

Description: Supporting excel file for December 2021 weather extremes.

Description: This report examines weather conditions for daily maximum temperature (TMAX), inland storm activity from wind, hail and tornadoes, and record precipitation in the very dry extreme drought area of the Southwestern United States.

Description: Actuarial Weather Extremes: May 2021

Description: This report examines weather conditions for daily maximum temperature (TMAX), drought conditions, and snowfall that are extreme in an historical context. The report also examines the early eighth named storm to make landfall in the U.S. (Hurricane Nicholas), ahead of the eighth landfall storm of 2020, which had a record 11 named landfall storms for the year.

Description: This report highlights three major weather stories that unfolded across the month of June: • A heat wave gripped much of Europe in the last week of June • An extreme wind event known as a “derecho” swept across a 1000-mile path in the United States (U.S.) on June 21, beginning in Nebraska and culminating in South Carolina • Widespread flooding continues throughout the Central U.S, with a significant impact on farming

Description: This report examines the influence of climate-induced migration on U.S. state-level population shifts and property insurance market responses, including rate setting, regulation, and insurer behavior.

Description: On March 31, 2022, the SOA Research Institute assembled an expert panel to discuss key considerations related to climate risk analysis applied to life and health insurance companies. The panelists were selected to represent a wide and diverse array of opinions, and were encouraged to contribute from their own, individual perspective working in areas such as insurance, reinsurance, state regulation, consultancy, meteorology, and climate finance. A summary of the main discussion points is presented in this report.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute commissioned a study to understand how insurers are responding to the framework used for climate disclosure practices, attempting to identify current practice and best and emerging practice. Used by firms to ensure they manage climate risk appropriately, the framework from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) focuses on disclosure of governance, risk management, strategy, and metrics.

Description: The document is about the post-wildfire drinking water crisis and its implications for the insurance industry. It discusses the contamination of drinking water systems by wildfires, remediation strategies, financial considerations for the insurance industry, and potential contributions from the actuarial community.