Description: Industry briefings and SOA news

Description: A new wave of life insurance buyers is finally here - but are we ready? In this article, Richard De Sousa shares proprietary research about the Millenial generation, its beliefs related to life insurance, and its preferences when it comes to learning about, purchasing, and engaging with life insurance products, advisors and companies. Also explored is the foundational role that technology and wellness play in driving the kind of experience that will attract millenial buyers. After reading this article, you will better understand the characteristics of this new generation as well as the innovative companies that are targeting them, and learn about different and novel ways to better engage with customers and enhance the value of your own products and services.

Description: An analysis of health insurance cost and benefit trends using January 1, 2011 data from state employee medical plan renewals.

Description: This abstract describes a paper that presents new data that accounts for the confounding park factor variable in Minor League Baseball.

Description: This paper outlines a framework for assisting a STARS manager in implementing a quantitative approach to prioritize stars measures for targeted intervention

Description: Why small insurance companies should act now to enhance their reporting and analytical capabilities -How to start -Critical factors of success

Description: The article provides several examples of projects led by actuaries who are applying advanced data analytics and big data to solve industry-specific business problems.

Description: Discussion of a newly released LTC experience study, including description of data and its increased scope compared to the prior report, reporting specifications, and findings.

Description: Navigate complexities of retirement financing considering longevity's impact. Use these tools to help differentiate longevity from life expectancy and avoid outliving financial resources.