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: Mortality improvement for the U.S. general population has stagnated in recent years and then further deteriorated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, mortality improvement by socioeconomic factors such as education and income has varied widely during this time period. Explore with us cause-of-death mortality rate trends as well as overall mortality improvement trends by different socioeconomic factors. Join a discussion on approaches that companies can take to proxy the insured population by applying socioeconomic factors to the general population with the goal of better understanding future mortality trends for the insured population.

Description: Since its inception, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute's Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program has introduced studies to provide insights into historical and future U.S. population mortality trends. Learn about the recent focus to understand the growing mortality differences in the U.S. Come discover an overview of the research underway. Discuss the latest findings including how COVID-19 has impacted socioeconomic inequalities in U.S. mortality as well as how health status contributes to U.S. mortality.

Description: This report evaluates the long-term mortality consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic from a cohort-based perspective using historical mortality data.

Description: This report documents updates to the Canadian mortality data in both the Human Mortality Database and the Canadian Human Mortality Database, including new data for 2022–2023.

Description: An analysis of U.S. mortality trends by socioeconomic category from 1982 to 2023, emphasizing the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality disparities.

Description: This report outlines a methodology for estimating mortality improvement factors based on data from insured lives. The report details challenges, methodology, results, comparisons with population data, limitations, and potential improvements.

Description: Discover unique perspectives on insurance challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals and their families in this essay collection. Gain a broader understanding of these issues beyond the LGBTQ+ community. The SOA Research Institute aims to foster innovation within the actuarial and insurance industries by promoting comprehension of these insights.

Description: Part One of a three part discussion of A Social Security System for the 21st Century, this part focuses the broader international, social, political, cultural and economic trends that will govern the viability and sustainability of a social security system in the 21st century.

Description: Papers: Chronic Diseases and Longevity Risk: An Application to Type II Diabetes Insurance Products – Hsin-Chung Wang, Ph.D. - Aletheia University; Jack C. Yue, ASA, Ph.D. – National Chengchi University; Ting-Chung Chang - Chihlee University of Technology Understanding Multimorbidities - Sam Gutterman, FSA, CERA, FCA, FCAS, HONFIA, MAAA