Description: The life market has seen many challenges recently and has evolved to meet them. More exciting developments are expected to continue in the future. The presenters will cover current life industry trends, including principles-based reserves product trends, indexed UL product and illustrations updates, and accelerated underwriting and the NY DFS circular lette

Description: The importance of financial wellness has been increasingly recognized in the last few years. More organizations are sponsoring programs to assist people in different stages of their life

Description: Many SOA members are familiar with the Actuaries' Climate Index, the result of an early and critical effort by North American actuarial organizations to grapple with the impact of climate change on our constituents. But did you know that the SOA continues to produce research on the nexus of environmental issues and the actuarial profession? And did you know that under its Strategic Research Program Initiative, the SOA has elevated its commitment to research through the development of a Climate and Catastrophe research program?

Description: Insurance commissioners and deputy insurance commissioners will discuss current topics including health care reform, life insurance issues, risks in the major medical markets, voluntary products and other topics.

Description: HR Magazine article quoting Jim Glickman talking about long-term care. Discusses increasing popularity of long term care as an employee benefit and discusses carrier and plan selection.

Description: A supplemental report conducted in 2009 to contrast results of the 2008 study, 'Will Retirement Assets Last a Lifetime'? It discusses retirees confidence in having sufficient assets to fully fund their retirement, their willingness to take risk, efforts to control spending and their use of financial advisers.

Description: This study note discusses the calculations that are required for any plan with employee contributions remaining.

Description: This is the November 2009 Exam DP-RU which covers retirement benefits from the Design and Pricing perspective for the United States.

Description: This is the list of textbooks used for the Society of Actuaries Spring 2012 Fellowship exams. Where applicable, links are provided to each textbook's errata.

Description: The SOA is pleased to make available material from the Stanford Center on Longevity that focuses on predictions of financial security at different life stages.er on Longevity (SCL).