Description: This report provides a validated, structured dataset of demographic and socioeconomic variables to support mortality heterogeneity research across geographies and population groups.

Description: This document is a methodology guide for the Long-Term Care Population Research Model developed by the Society of Actuaries Research Institute in November 2024. It explains the model's purpose, framework, data sources, user inputs, calculations, and outputs related to public long-term care benefits.

Description: Discover the unique challenges and resilience of LGBTQ+ older adults as they navigate aging and retirement in this comprehensive review.

Description: This research project seeks to develop a broader understanding of the relationship between ownership of insurance and retirement products and the income and wealth gap between races and ethnicities in the United States.

Description: This report provides insights into statistical methods for imputing race and ethnicity in the context of insurance industry disparities. It discusses various imputation techniques, performance metrics, and the evolution of methods over time. The aim is to address the lack of consistent data collection on race and ethnicity in insurance datasets.

Description: The Mortality Improvement Model, MIM-2021- V3. Different mortality projection methodologies are utilized by actuaries across applications and practice areas. As a result, the MIM Advisory Group (“Advisory Group”) developed a single framework to serve as a consistent base for practitioners in projecting mortality improvement.

Description: This is the A Review of the Demography of Retirement in the United States abstract authored by Jacob S. Siegel for Session 2B of the January 13-15, 2020 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Description: This is an update of a report published originally in June 20211 comparing total U.S. population mortality to baseline expectations by age and sex. The report now includes U.S. population numbers through August 17, 2022, so the years 2020 and 2021 are now mostly complete.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) have conducted a study on Asia's shifting demographics and its impact on retirement systems. This research explores retirement planning behaviors, financial awareness, and risk perceptions across different life stages, offering valuable insights for policymakers, financial institutions, and individuals. Discover how these findings can enhance retirement security and uncover new opportunities for innovative financial protection solutions.

Description: ESG is the abbreviation of Environmental, Social and Governance, which has become an increasingly popular concept in the capital markets across the globe. Although definitions on ESG vary slightly according to different sources, the general understandings are similar. Environmental refers to issues related to the planet, such as climate change mitigation and biodiversity protection; Social focuses on issues around societal problems, such as gender inequality; Governance puts emphasis on building and maintaining a sound corporate governance system.