Description: Presentation given to the Chicago Actuarial Association in October 2015 on the activities of the Committee on Post Retirement Needs and Risks.

Description: Excel file supporting weather extremes report

Description: This is a 2006 draft of SOA Accreditation of Academic Actuarial Science Programs that was offered for review and comments. From Actuarial Research Clearing House, 2006.

Description: The SOA Research Institute seeks proposals and essays on actuarial aspects of 401(k) plans, including similar plans like 403(b) and 457. Topics include investment impact, participant behavior, plan features, and AI's role. Submissions aim to enhance understanding and future research on retirement savings adequacy and system improvements.

Description: Health care cost trends are a key ingredient that health care actuaries use in their practice. In collaboration with the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI), the Society of Actuaries has put together a data extract for practicing health actuaries to be able to better understand historical trends and cost disruptors.

Description: The scope of this paper is to provide a technical overview of the tools and disciplines currently in AI as well as the forces at work that financial institutions such as insurance companies are using to modernize their analytical processes.

Description: The study covers the extent of the use of big data or data analytics to enhance insurer operations, including sales, distribution, product development, underwriting and claims management within various markets within the Asia-Pacific region where the SOA has a strong and growing member population.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Casualty Actuarial Society are pleased to present a report examining how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the auto insurance industry. In this report, we will examine the effects of the pandemic on auto losses using dynamic linear models. We examine which predictors best describe the trends, and the impact the pandemic has on predicted future claims.

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: These contextualized insights were gathered during the InsurTech Insights USA Conference, held on June 7-8, 2023, in New York with numerous SOA members attending.