Description: Mortality improvement for the U.S. general population has stagnated in recent years and then further deteriorated with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, mortality improvement by socioeconomic factors such as education and income has varied widely during this time period. Explore with us cause-of-death mortality rate trends as well as overall mortality improvement trends by different socioeconomic factors. Join a discussion on approaches that companies can take to proxy the insured population by applying socioeconomic factors to the general population with the goal of better understanding future mortality trends for the insured population.

Description: Explore various aspects of the Asian reinsurance market in this webcast. Learn about the landscape within the market as speakers cover key topics like product perspectives, structured solutions and emerging trends and issues. Take an in-depth look at the post COVID-19 impact, as well as regulatory considerations that could affect the Asian reinsurance industry. Secure your spot in this opportunity and dive into the direction of this marketspace.

Description: The SOA, LIMRA and TAI jointly announce a new research project focusing on life insurance impact from COVID-19.

Description: Outlines a generic business model for a life insurance company and concludes with thoughts on future trends and prospects.

Description: An update of selected key graphs from the Key Statistics section of previous COVID-19 briefs.

Description: Hear diverse perspectives from both a reinsurer and carrier on how to best structure financial reinsurance transactions. Join us as we consider various ceding company objectives as well as impacts from the dynamic economic and regulatory environment. By attending this session, you will be able to: - Better understand common reinsurance transactions - Evaluate whether reinsurance transactions can help you meet your company's objectives and challenges - Gain an appreciation for the ever-changing economic and regulatory environment

Description: Written in reaction to the AG49-A "quick-fix" passed, this article covers the history of IULillustration regulation. It begins by covering major product development and regulationmilestones to date, with numerical examples to show their impacts on illustrations. It thenexplains how the "quick-fix" works and what its impact on illustrations is. Lastly, the articlelooks forward to what could be in store in the future for IUL illustrations.

Description: Milliman was engaged by the SOA to conduct two Accelerated Underwriting (AU) surveys, one of direct companies and another of reinsurers. The surveys explored actual results from 2019–2021 and expected results from 2022.

Description: Join us for an insightful session on best practices in setting assumptions and margins for Life and Annuity Products. This session will explore traditional best practices outlined by the ASOPs as well as their application in the context of emerging trends and risks in 2024, such as predictive analytics and AI. The session will also cover evolving trends in assumption governance, as corporate ERM areas become increasingly involved in the assumption setting process. Learning objectives include refreshing and enhancing knowledge of existing ASOPs, as well as understanding strategies for emerging risks that the ASOPs do not yet cover.

Description: EHRs are a source of digital health data that present both an opportunity and a challenge for insurers. These rapidly maturing data sources contain valuable insights and can create a faster, better applicant experience, but the costs can quickly add up. Listen to panelists discuss various use cases for EHRs, their protective value in relation to traditional underwriting approaches, and other considerations for expanding EHR use. We will take a look at how using EHRs could promote a smart ordering approach allowing us to be quicker and more cost effective, all while understanding the impact to mortality.