Description: Research report describing the results of an Emerging Risks Survey conducted in 2014. The report includes comparisons to the previous surveys.

Description: In this paper, the authors assess the value of a GSA-type annuity within a retiree's portfolio.

Description: This paper, part of the Society of Actuaries [SOA} ‘Research Projects – Finance/Investment,’ combines market and economic factors with insurer-specific data to form dynamic financial models of life insurers. Empirical analysis is based on annual data from 1985 through 1995 for 1,593 life insurers. By identifying important exogenous and insurer-specific factors related to life insurer performance, this study provides a basis for actuaries to build dynamic financial models for individual insurers. There are two documents: the research paper in .pdf format and three charts in an Excel document. This paper has been submitted to the ‘North American Actuarial Journal’ for publication considerations.

Description: Studies company lapse and mortality experience at the end of the level premium period for term life plans, correlates the shock lapses with mortality deterioration and develops a regression model.

Description: This report focuses on measuring retirement benefit adequacy in light of both expected and unexpected expenses in retirement and linking the measurement to the needs and objectives of different stakeholder groups.

Description: Transcript of a round table discussion on Housing in Retirement moderated by Anna Rappaport on September 28, 2009.

Description: This research report that provides a literature survey of methodologies applying machine learning to insurance claim modeling.

Description: This literature review provides insights on emerging technologies that interact with the actuarial profession within the space of microinsurance for the purpose of establishing a frame of reference for actuaries to use in their work. Furthermore, it intends to spark readers’ interest in, and create a vision for, how microinsurance and its associated technologies may impact the actuarial industry in the future.

Description: This report introduces actuaries and risk managers in the insurance and pension industries to current literature discussing growth rates in the past and future expectations.

Description: Situated at the intersection of psychology, neuroscience, sociology, and economics, behavioral economics (BE) centers on applying an honest understanding of human behavior to practical problems. This report is designed to provide general familiarity to the reader interested in the subject of BE and motivate additional research on the topic.