Description: The Predictive Modeling Survey Subcommittee of the Society's Committee on Life Insurance Mortality & Underwriting Surveys has completed its report on the results of a survey that gathered information on behalf of the life insurance industry about the degree of the use of predictive modeling and the tools and methods used by life insurance companies to optimize results.

Description: The Mortality Improvement Survey Subcommittee of the Society's Committee on Life Insurance Mortality & Underwriting Surveys has completed its report on the results of a survey to examine mortality improvement practices with respect to reinsurance pricing in both the US and Canada. A few questions were asked about functions other than pricing.

Description: The 2001 CSO Preferred Class Structure Mortality Tables were developed at the request of the ACLI and adopted by the NAIC in September of 2006. Links to report and tables included.

Description: This is the seventh experience study conducted by the SOA’s Committee on Life Insurance Company Expenses on inter-company expenses. Contributions of individual life and annuity expense data were received from 27 US life insurance companies.

Description: The 2012 Individual Annuity Reserving Report and Table

Description: LIMRA and the SOA Research Institute have completed the most up-to-date study of group life experience. The results include breakdowns for Basic Life, Supplemental Life, and Portability coverages and analysis for Life Insurance, Waiver of Premium, and Accidental Death & Dismemberment claims.

Description: What is the cost of providing a prescription drug benefit plan for Medicare enrollees? The following research report: Projected Cost Analysis of Potential Medicare Pharmacy Plan Designs, sponsored by the Society of Actuaries Health Section and Health Practice Area, explores this important and pressing issue that has been the subject of recent front page headlines.

Description: 2023 Fixed Indexed Annuity Contract Owner Behavior Experience Study

Description: Describes substandard annuities and discusses the market opportunity for them, the associated risk management issues, and the issues companies need to address when competing in the substandard annuity market - underwriting, pricing, sales, administration, financial reporting and risk management practices.

Description: This paper, part of the Society of Actuaries [SOA} ‘Research Projects – Finance/Investment,’ presented by the SOA’s Committee on Finance Research, describes the results of a survey of industry practices on the mechanics and implementation of hedging programs used by life insurance companies to minimize risk for product guarantees on variable annuities.