The SOA Strategic Research Programs emphasize the skillset and thought leadership of actuaries, and help provide insights to members, stakeholders, and the public on socially relevant topics.
The Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Mortality & Longevity Strategic Research Program includes a wide array of actuarial research, surveys, papers and experience studies. Topics include population mortality, socioeconomic drivers of longevity, mortality predictions and mortality improvement.
Review the revised data for 2017-2019 and the new data for 2020 and 2021.
Learn more about the behavioral factors influencing life & health insurance purchases.
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.
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.
NAIC Fall 2023 Meeting Recap
Catch highlights of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall Meeting. The SOA shared key research and related materials.
Impact of Wildfires on U.S. Health and Life Insurers
Learn about the potential insured risks from wildfires to individual life and health companies.
Peruse the vast body of research focused on addressing potential needs and services of future advanced-age populations.
The SOA Research Institute and LIMRA present comprehensive industry experience data — providing vital tools for product development, pricing and assumption-setting work.
Learn more about the two new studies:
Access all Life and Annuities Experience Studies.
The U.S. Longevity Illustrator was jointly developed by the Society of Actuaries and the American Academy of Actuaries.
The International Longevity Illustrator was developed by the SOA for users living in Canada, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Mort.soa.org provides a variety of mortality tables.
