Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute revisits COVID-19's impact on future U.S. mortality with insights from a multidisciplinary panel of experts. Discover how new variants and other causes of death may influence future mortality trends.

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 article series highlights the growing impact of climate change on health, property, and financial institutions, emphasizing the need for actuaries and risk analysts to evaluate and adapt their practices to manage evolving climate-related risks.

Description: The is a comprehensive report on the development of an Underwriting Margin Model for Medicaid Managed Care programs, published by the Society of Actuaries. It includes disclosures, methodology, results, sensitivity analyses, and technical instructions for actuaries setting rates for Medicaid managed care programs.

Description: This is a research paper titled "Searching for Simplicity: Using Behavioral Science to make Life Insurance Product Information Simple and Effective" published by the Society of Actuaries Research Institute in August 2024. It explores improving customer comprehension of life insurance products using behavioral science.

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 document is a literature review on maternal mortality in the United States, focusing on trends, disparities, measurement issues, data quality, and monitoring systems. It also discusses how different indicators and definitions impact the understanding of maternal mortality in the country.

Description: The Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Aging and Retirement Strategic Research Program is pleased to release three essays addressing the actuarial impact of mental health issues in retirement.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) sought to investigate methodologies and characteristics associated with actuarial innovation, aiming to expand the industry’s capabilities for creativity. The SOA engaged Milliman to conduct in-depth interviews and focus groups with select actuaries who have demonstrated innovative skills, in order to derive key behaviors and characteristics that encourage innovation.

Description: The document is the "Pub-2016 Public Retirement Plans Mortality Tables Report" published in May 2025 by the Retirement Plans Experience Committee (RPEC) of the Society of Actuaries and LIMRA. It contains information on mortality tables development, data collection, annuity comparisons, and application of tables for public pension plans.