Explores issues unique to various dimensions of population diversity on industry-relevant topics
The Society of Actuaries Research Institute dedicates a portion of our research to exploring issues unique to various dimensions of population diversity on topics that are relevant to industries that involve actuarial practice. Topics cover a variety of practice areas and related financial industries.
Suggest a specific DEI research topic that would be of interest to actuaries.
Read about the challenge of robust analysis given the impact of disparities in health care access, cost, and quality of care across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic demographics in the U.S.
An analysis seeking to develop a broader understanding of the relationship between ownership of insurance and retirement products and the income and wealth gap between races and ethnicities in the United States.
Statistical Methods for Imputing Race & Ethnicity Ethnicity
Learn more about techniques for predictions of individual race and/or ethnicity.
Retirement Wealth by Race and Ethnicity
Learn more about the extent of racial disparities in retirement savings.
Modeling and Forecasting Premature Cardiovascular Mortality
Learn about the role of obesity and education in modeling cardiovascular mortality.
Impact of Covid-19 on Socioeconomic Differential in Mortality
Learn how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted different socioeconomic groups within the U.S. population.
A rigorous analysis of mortality rates due to three manners of violent deaths using CDC data from 27 states spanning 2016–2020.
An overview of the current system of long-term services and supports and a discussion of existing disparities.
Report on the oversample of Black/African American, Asian American and Hispanic/Latino respondents to the survey on Financial Perspectives on Aging and Retirement Across Generations.
How to avoid or mitigate risks of unfair bias when developing insurance industry AI models.
Visit the SOA Research Institute’s GitHub overview page to access repositories for code from research projects. The SOA’s general GitHub page is also available.
