Recently Published Research
This page provides links to the most recently published reports, podcasts, videos, and webinars from the SOA Research Institute.
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Publications
Obesity and its Impact on Mortality - Essay Collection
June
Explore how rising obesity prevalence and GLP-1 medications may reshape future mortality, insurance practices, public health planning and actuarial forecasting.
2024-2026 Deferred Annuity Contract Owner Experience Study - Data Request
June
Contribute experience data to strengthen industry insights on deferred annuity owner behavior across surrenders, withdrawals, benefits, annuitization and premium deposits.
Shifting Seasonality in a Changing Climate: Implications for Actuarial Practice
June
Examine how shifting seasonality from climate change affects actuarial risk assessment, including impacts on health, agriculture, infrastructure, retirement behavior and the reliability of historical data in insurance modeling.
AI-Based Synthetic Medical Claims Data Generation: A Practical Guide for Actuaries
May
Explore how synthetic medical claims data can support actuarial work, including risk assessment, pricing, reserving and forecasting, while examining generation methods, data quality, privacy, bias and broader impacts on the actuarial profession.
2020-2024 Individual Payout Annuity Mortality Experience Study
May
Explore the latest individual payout annuity mortality experience, with insights from 2020–2024 data to support stronger actuarial analysis and industry benchmarking.
Quarterly Global Warming Report
May
This report presents a statistical analysis of global warming trends and is updated quarterly to reflect the latest available air and sea surface temperature data. The previous edition analyzed data from January 1960 through December 2025; this update extends the analysis through March 2026. All results are based on the ERA5 reanalysis dataset produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
Podcasts
Research Insights
Explore research reports and studies, innovative research projects and collaborate efforts with other organizations and the SOA Research Institute. For access to all episodes, visit the Research Insights page.
Get Plugged In
Stay tuned for expert interviews, thought-provoking discussions, and practical advice to help you navigate the evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence and its implications for actuaries under our AI Insights Series.
Listen to InsurTech start-up leaders share knowledge on evolving technology and insurance. For access to all episodes, visit the Get Plugged In page.
Videos and Webcasts
Exploring the Arithmeter and its History
October 2024
Step back in time with the Arithmeter! See how calculations were done 150 years ago and imagine the future of actuarial science.
Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality
October 2024
This video highlights findings on premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, focusing on education level and obesity status. In the U.S., there has been a slowing in improvement in CVD mortality rates. Ronora Stryker, ASA, MAAA, from the SOA Research Institute discusses CVD mortality trends.
SOA Research Institute Visits Officials in Washington D.C.
October 2024
In a summary video, R. Dale Hall, FSA, MAAA, CERA, managing director of research, SOA Research Institute, discusses meetings he and others had with legislators on Capitol Hill and key federal agencies about AI and other topics.
Reimagining Pharmacy Financing
June 2024
Watch a 5-minute video highlighting key findings and graphs from the report, which examines an alternative to policy solutions to tackle increasing medication cost via a value-based reimbursement mode.
Unhealthy Longevity in the United States
January 2024
Watch the video to better understand differences in mortality for people in good and poor health.
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