Description: This summary explains the techniques used and the results from the application of futurism techniques utilized to explore mortality improvement. From the 2008 SOA Spring Meeting, Quebec City.

Description: This summary explains the techniques used and the results from the application of futurism techniques utilized to explore mortality improvement. From the 2008 SOA Spring Meeting, Quebec City.

Description: This report, part of the Society of Actuaries [SOA] ‘Experience Studies – Business Practice Surveys,’ presents the results of a survey conducted by the SOA Committee on Life Insurance Mortality and Underwriting Surveys – Regulation XXX Survey Subcommittee. The purpose of the survey was to explore the actions companies took on their term products in response to the introduction of the NAIC Valuation of Life Insurance Policies Model Regulation [Regulation XXX] and Actuarial Standard of Practice No. 40, including the development of companies' ‘X factors,’ the associated annual X factor certification process, and how Regulation XXX impacted the companies' level term pricing.

Description: A summary of the progress and recommendations of the Mortality Study Working Group and a request support in implementing the recommendations.

Description: This is the user guide for the Mortality Improvement Model, MIM-2021, Data Analysis Tool

Description: This is a paper from the session on the Asia at the January 15-18, 2023, 2023 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Description: Full version of Small Talk Newsletter, November 2004, Issue No. 23.

Description: This report presents the results of a survey undertaken by the Society of Actuaries Committee on Life Insurance Mortality and Underwriting Surveys - Early Duration Claims Survey Subcommittee. The Survey was sent to actuaries and underwriters at life insurers and life reinsurers in the United States and concerned life insurance claims in early policy durations – defined as the first five policy years. Topics of questions included underwriting, claims practices, how early duration claims are monitored, and early duration mortality experience.

Description: This article is based on a recent high face amount mortality study completed for the SOA. The data was derived from the Milliman Industry Mortality Study and Analysis (MIMSA), a recent comprehensive life insurance industry study of mortality and lapse. There were a number of interesting findings in the high face amount study, several of which are discussed in this article.