Description: The SOA's Committee on Discipline (COD) reviewed a referral from the Actuarial Board for Counseling and Discipline (ABCD).

Description: What is the cost of providing a prescription drug benefit plan for Medicare enrollees? The following research report: Projected Cost Analysis of Potential Medicare Pharmacy Plan Designs, sponsored by the Society of Actuaries Health Section and Health Practice Area, explores this important and pressing issue that has been the subject of recent front page headlines.

Description: This web page provides an introduction to the results of a research project that explored the covariance and correlation among various insurance and non–insurance risks in the context of risk based capital. Links are provided to the report which is entitled 'A Procedure for Simulation with Constructed Copulas,' an RBC covariance bibliography, and an excel spreadsheet that provides an example of a constructed copula.

Description: Describes substandard annuities and discusses the market opportunity for them, the associated risk management issues, and the issues companies need to address when competing in the substandard annuity market - underwriting, pricing, sales, administration, financial reporting and risk management practices.

Description: Survey results for 2008 produced by the Policyholder Behavior in the Tail Risk Management Section Working Group in which insurers were asked about assumptions used with respect to policyholder behavior in universal life policies with secondary guarantees.

Description: This report, sponsored by the Society of Actuaries' Health Section, examines stochastic simulation research found in peer reviewed health journals. In addition, the authors suggest ways health actuaries can apply the modeling techniques and/or findings in their daily work.

Description: This web site provides an introduction to a report that explores risk aggregation techniques used by insurers. The report is based on a survey of insurers that investigated general economic capital methodologies and processes, risk aggregation techniques and respondent critiques of current methods. A link is provided to the report entitled 'Economic Capital: Correlation Matrices and Other Techniques–A Survey and Discussion.'

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: Through this Call for Essays, the SOA seeks to gather perspectives, opinions and data on how to advance the state of effective tools, products, and strategies to assist individuals, financial advisers, employers and other stakeholders.

Description: This call for essays explores the impact of Artificial Intelligence/Large Language Models on retirement professionals and retirees. Review background information, research objectives submission guidelines, and the timeline.