Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) Research Institute announced the International Longevity Illustrator, a free tool to help individuals and couples in Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada estimate how long they may live so they can plan a more secure retirement.

Description: The SOA released a series of reports examining financial challenges and perspectives on retirement planning across generations.

Description: The SOA released its mortality improvement scale for pension plans, MP-2018, projecting lower future rates of mortality improvement.

Description: Today, the Presidents of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and Society of Actuaries (SOA) jointly announced that the CAS and SOA Boards of Directors agreed to explore a combination of the CAS and SOA into one new professional organization that has the scale and resources to support members’ efforts to shape and grow the evolving areas in which actuaries practice.

Description: Focusing on closed and open pools, hurdle rate policy, and delayed recognition of gains and losses, the report contributes to ongoing discussions and paves the way for informed decision-making in the implementation of lifetime pension pools.

Description: NAIC Approves SOA GI Track for Qualified Actuary Education.

Description: As announced in May of 2022, reductions in exam hours have been made to the SOA’s Fellowship tracks. At the same time changes to some of the FSA track modules were announced. Please read more for the update regarding the FSA module transitions.

Description: With climate risk issues receiving increased focus in 2020 and poised for even greater attention from the public and public policymakers in 2021, the Actuaries Climate Index continues to provide important up-to-date data for discussions on climate policy.

Description: The Society of Actuaries (SOA) and its Financial Reporting Section (FRS) announce the launch of The International Financial Reporting for Insurers (IFRI) book. This resource is a collaborative effort between actuaries and accountants to help understand the concepts behind financial reporting under the International Financial Reporting Standards® (IFRS) issued in May 2017.

Description: In supporting education efforts and the actuarial profession’s future, the Society of Actuaries (SOA) announced the 13 universities recognized for its University-Earned Credit (UEC) program.