Description: This report describes the main features of structured settlement annuities in North America and current actuarial practices and issues related to this product. It was prepared for use in the educational curriculum of the Society of Actuaries.

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: In the second quarter of 2022, publicly traded life insurers reported some of their best financial results since the pandemic began. COVID-19-related claims fell sharply in many product categories. Sales, which had taken a big hit, showed significant improvement as well, though not always to pre-pandemic levels. Sales activity was enough, however, for industry executives to report confidently in their quarterly conference calls that in this regard the worst consequences of the pandemic are over.

Description: This report provides actuaries and other finance professionals with an example of running the Medicaid Unwinding model with results at the national level on projected changes in both acuity and enrollment for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Description: The topic of this virtual Open House was the SOA’s InsurTech Program. There was a presentation and a question-and-answer session.

Description: This research provides insights and recommendations to optimize and enhance the long-term sustainability and effectiveness of China's pension system.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute hosted a virtual Open House on Wednesday, June 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central. The topic of this virtual Open House was the Institute’s Catastrophe and Climate Strategic Research Program. There was a presentation and a question-and-answer session.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Catastrophe and Climate Strategic Research Program is pleased to release two essays addressing sustainability and sustainable development goals.

Description: 4th University of California Santa Barbara InsurTech Summit 2023, April 14, Santa Barbara

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.