Description: With fast-growing markets in Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America and opportunities to reach communities in North America, we aim for a global approach to our education system, professional development and research.

Description: A collection of essays aimed to gather perspectives, opinions and data on how to advance the state of effective retirement planning to assist individuals, actuaries, financial advisors, employers, and other stakeholders.

Description: The Society of Actuaries is honored to announce the recipients of the Outstanding Session Awards for the 2020 Valuation Actuary Virtual Symposium that took place Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 2020.

Description: On this page, you'll find links to reports, essays, articles, and documents on general insurance topics, including featured areas in both current news as well as new methods available to practitioners.

Description: Distribution sponsored by the Education and Research Section of the Society of Actuaries

Description: Learn more about the Catastrophe and Climate Strategic Research Program Steering Committee as well as other research committees and volunteer opportunities at the SOA.

Description: The Retirement Section Research Committee (RSR) of the Society of Actuaries Research Institute is interested in an exploration of the evolution of the effects of pension plans on their sponsors from a corporate financial perspective and the implications for plan sponsors, actuaries working on these plans and other impacted stakeholders.

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic, record low interest rates and an active market for legacy life insurance blocks has led many insurers to reconsider the spectrum of inforce management options in their toolkit. Further, the pace of execution on inforce management changes is unprecedented as insurers hope to complete substantial changes in advance of upcoming changes to the measurement of insurance liabilities (e.g., US GAAP LDTI, IFRS 17). Hear from industry experts, as they share their perspectives on recent trends in inforce management for individual life insurance. Potential topics include: usage of offshore reinsurance, management of non-guaranteed elements, Mergers and acquisitions, and retention programs (e.g., policy exchange, post-level-term optimiziation).

Description: Are Accelerated Underwriting (AU) programs performing as expected? As mortality experience will (hopefully) be slow to emerge, it is pivotal that we look at alternative methods of monitoring early performance. From random hold outs, to post-issue APS's, and post-issue prescription profiles, explore popular monitoring techniques and lessons learned so far. Focus on confusion matrices that provide an early indication of mortality slippage relative to fluid-based underwriting decisions. Finally, explore statistical methods to determine what constitutes credibility and identify opportunities to think about mortality slippage more robustly.

Description: Actuarial leaders are continuing to adapt to fully remote and hybrid environments, while also evolving their strategies to accommodate shifting needs and increase retention as the war for talent intensifies. In order to build engaged and future-focused teams that are loyal in the long-term, leaders must refine their management approach and be intentional about helping employees build relationships, connect to culture and lean into their futures with the organization. Listen as panelists share their insights on the role professional development plays in retention and ways they've effectively supported their own employees' growth and advancement to build long-term loyalty.