Description: Updated longitudinal study of metrics for measuring contribution adequacy at paying down unfunded liabilities in corporate DB pension plans in the U.S.

Description: This study explores whether public pension plans have contributed enough to reduce unfunded liabilities, absent other influences such as investment returns.

Description: The SOA and the CIA are pleased to make available a research report assessing the impact of Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) enhancements.

Description: This research report introduces Delta Boosting as a new member of the boosting family.

Description: This report focuses on the Fixed Indexed Annuity (FIA) contract owner behavior study conducted by the SOA Research Institute and LIMRA for the years 2021-2022. It includes detailed analyses on withdrawals, surrender rates, contract values, distribution channels, and more.

Description: This report is a study. It discusses the objectives, scope, methodology, and limitations of the study, focusing on how diagnosis affects disability income claim recovery and mortality rates.

Description: As part of its work, the PBITT working group issued its annual survey to gather the range of assumptions actuaries use in pricing, reserving, and risk management of minimum guarantees on Variable Annuity products, such as death benefits, income benefits, withdrawal benefits and maturity benefits.

Description: The popular press plays an important role in public perception regarding automated vehicles. In contrast to the excitement generated two to three years ago, we are now in a period of “reverse hype” with most articles focused on the slow pace of development and concerns regarding possible negative impacts on traffic congestion and growth of suburbs. To help describe current trends and highlight differences between the cars we see on the street today and driverless vehicles, this report relies on three market-related definitions; safe, self-driving and driverless.

Description: A research report describing aspects of provider network performance in health care settings with particular focus on experiences with Exchanges.

Description: This report examines historical U.S. motor vehicle accident mortality experience by age, gender, region, and other factors.