Research Proposal Requests

The Society of Actuaries Research Institute develops and sponsors research projects and studies with the help of researchers, actuaries and other professionals. Would you like to contribute? Explore our current proposal requests, including submission requirements and deadlines.

As a policy, the SOA Research Institute generally does not provide funding to cover academic institution overhead expenses.

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• Barriers to Innovation
• Submissions Due: May 19, 2023
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• The Impact of Climate Change Risk on Retirement
• Submissions Due: May 15, 2023
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• Compound Weather Extremes/Cascading Events
  Submissions Due: May 10, 2023
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• Differences in Earthquake Risk and Insurance Coverages by Region
  Submissions Due: May 10, 2023
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• Principles of Ethical Insurance Processes and Products
• Submissions Due: April 30, 2023
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• Innovation & Regulators
• Submissions Due: April 21, 2023
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• Understanding the Insurable Vulnerabilities of Crypto-Currency, Block Chain and other Smart-Contracts Markets RFP
• Submissions Due: April 15, 2023
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• Analysis and Review of Studies Addressing Aging and Retirement Issues for LGBTQ+ People
• Submissions Due: April 15, 2023
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• Retirement Disparities in the U.S. by Race, Ethnicity, Age, and Income
• Submissions due: April 14, 2023
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• Statistical Approaches for Imputing Race and Ethnicity
• Submissions due: April 14, 2023
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• Research Executive Committee 2023 Emerging Issues Research
• Submissions Due: February 1, 2023
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• Market Readiness of Long-Term Care Products in Asia
• Submissions Due: January 27, 2023
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• U.S. Cardiovascular Disease Mortality – Phase 1
• Submissions Due: January 19, 2023
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• Guide to Aging and Retirement Decisions for Solo Agers
• Submissions Due: November 1, 2022
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• Effectiveness of Insurance Wellness Programs
• Submissions Due: December 9, 2022
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• Patient Care Innovations and Their Impact on Health Insurance
• Submissions Due: November 18, 2022
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• Behavioral Economics in Practice – Life Insurance
• Submissions Due: November 16, 2022
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• Behavioral Economics in Practice – Retirement Plans and Products
• Submissions Due: November 16, 2022
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• Behavioral Economics in Practice – Annuity and Wealth Products
• Submissions Due: November 16, 2022
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• Behavioral Economics in Practice – Health
• Submissions Due: November 16, 2022
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• Behavioral Economics in Practice – Method
• Submissions Due: November 16, 2022
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• Rating Agency Perspectives on Insurance Company Capital
• Submissions Due: October 21, 2022
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• Alternative Data for Life and Health Insurance
• Submissions Due: October 28, 2022
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• Ecosystem with Big Technology for Insurers
• Submissions Due: September 23, 2022
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• Health Care Cost Trends 2022
• Submissions Due: September 2, 2022
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• The Impact of Inflation on Retirement
• Submissions Due: September 30, 2022
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• Adapting to the “New” New Normal
• Submissions Due: July 29, 2022
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• A Guide to Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Submissions Due: May 31, 2022
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• Society of Actuaries Experience Studies Data Processing Contract Resource
• Submissions Due: May 31, 2022
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic: Behavioral Economics – Real Life Examples in Insurance/Pension Industry
• Submissions Due: May 31, 2022
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• Retirement Plan Cash-Outs and Hardship Withdrawals by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Factors
• Submissions Due: May 20, 2022
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• Accelerated Underwriting Survey and Impact of COVID on Underwriting
• Submissions Due: May 15, 2022
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• Perceptions of Insurance and Financial Products and Services Across Diverse Populations Survey
• Submissions Due: April 29, 2022
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• Society of Actuaries Research Executive Committee 2022 Current Events Research
• Submissions Due: April 20, 2022
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• The Role of Cyber Insurance in the Smart Home Ecosystem
• Submissions Due: April 15, 2022
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• Retirement Decisions Among Early Middle-Aged Adults
• Submissions Due: April 15, 2022
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• Environmental Risk Introductory Paper Series 2022
• Submissions Due: April 11, 2022
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• Investments in Asia Pacific Markets
• Submissions Due: March 31, 2022
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• Facilitation and Reporting on Expert Panel Discussion – Impacts of Climate Risk on Health Care Costs
• Submissions Due: March 31, 2022
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• Facilitation and Reporting on Expert Panel Discussions – Catastrophic Cyber Risk
• Submissions Due: March 31, 2022
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• Agriculture Sector Risk Management
• Submissions Due: March 31, 2022
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• Climate Change and Investments: Making the Process Transparent
• Submissions Due: March 31, 2022
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• Climate Risk Assessment and Scenario Analysis: A Maturity Process from Qualitative to Quantitative Analysis
• Submissions Due: March 31, 2022
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• Model Risk Management for Pension Funds Investment Practitioners
• Submissions Due: March 31, 2022
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• Insurers’ Perspective on the Third Pillar of the Pension System in China
• Submissions Due: March 18, 2022
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• ESG for the Insurance and Pension Industry in Asia Pacific Markets
• Submissions Due: March 8, 2022
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• Products and Pricing in the COVID-19 Environment in Asia Pacific Insurance Markets
• Submissions Due: March 8, 2022

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• U.S. Violent Causes of Death Mortality by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Factors
• Submissions Due: March 11, 2022

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  Long-Term Support Services Usage and Payment by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Factors
  Submissions Due: February 28, 2022

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• Population Mortality and Mortality Trend Discrepancies At Older Ages
  Submissions Due: February 16, 2022
  
  

• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic: IoT – Changing the Landscape of Big Data
  Submissions Due: March 14, 2022

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• Actuarial Innovation & Technology Survey of Top Actuarial Technologies of 2021/2022
  Submissions Due: March 14, 2022

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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic - Innovation around the Globe
  Submissions Due: March 14, 2022

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• Comparison of Capital Adequacy Requirements in Life Insurance
  Submissions Due: January 15, 2022
  
  

  Primer for Practitioners on Investment Risk Metrics for Retirees and/or Considerations of Lifetime Income in Portfolio Design
  Submissions Due: December 1, 2021
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• Impact on Retirement Plans from Megatrends and Paradigm Shifts
  Submissions Due: November 15, 2021
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• SOA Retirement Decisions Series - Enhanced Content and Uses
  Submissions Due: October 30, 2021
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• Vendor vs Internal Resources
  Submissions Due: October 29, 2021
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• Modeling of Reform Proposals for Long-Term Care System Improvements
  Submissions Due: October 24, 2021
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• Adapting to Shocks in the Insurance Environment
• Submissions Due: October 20, 2021
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• Digitization in Insurance
  Submissions Due: October 20, 2021
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• Cyber Risk Literature Search
  Submissions Due: October 20, 2021
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic - Innovation around the Globe
  Submissions Due: October 15, 2021
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• Benefit at Risk (BaR) in Lifetime Pension Pools
• Submissions Due: September 30, 2021
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• Research on Issues in Caregiving
  Submissions Due: September 30, 2021
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• Market Volatility Risk for Insurance Company Portfolios and Related Hedging Strategies
  Submissions Due: September 15, 2021
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• Health Care Cost Trends Study of COVID-19 Effects on Behavioral Health
  Submissions Due: September 1, 2021
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• Society of Actuaries International Research Contract Resource
  Submissions Due: August 31, 2021
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• Evolution of Artificial Intelligence in Asia Pacific Insurance Markets
  Submission Due: August 20, 2021
  
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• Insurer Capital Management during Recession in Asia Pacific Markets
  Submission Due: August 20, 2021
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• Mortality and Race and Ethnicity in the United States
  Submissions Due: August 20, 2021
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• What Retirement Plan Features Do Employees Really Want?
  Submissions Due: August 15, 2021
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• Survey of Emerging Risks in China
  Submissions Due: August 6, 2021
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• Population Mortality Improvement Trends and Models in China
  Submissions Due: August 6, 2021
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• Society of Actuaries Research Executive Committee 2021 Current Events Research
  Submissions Due: July 2, 2021
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• Cross impact between Predictive Analytics and Actuarial Transformation Initiatives
  Submissions Due: July 30, 2021
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• Resilience in the Context of Climate-Related Risks
  Submissions Due: July 13, 2021
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• Health Care Cost Trends 2021 Digital Health
  Submissions Due: July 5, 2021
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• Innovation in Underwriting
  Submissions Due: June 30, 2021
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• COVID-Focus Project Series – Mental Illness and its impact on U.S. Mortality/Longevity
  Submissions Due: June 24, 2021
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• Fostering Innovation
  Submissions Due: June 15, 2021
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• Maternal Mortality
• Submissions Due: June 8, 2021
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• Innovation in Actuarial Techniques (Stochastic Modeling) and Actuarial Practices
  Submissions Due: June 1, 2021
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• Variable Payment Life Annuities – Setting Indexation Rules
  Submissions Due: May 31, 2021
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• Unhealthy Longevity
  Submissions Due: May 27, 2021
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• TCFD Current Practice to Best Practice for the Insurance Industry
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2021
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• Disaster Events and Impact on Investments
• Submissions Due: March 31, 2021
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• Health Care Cost Trends 2020 Social Determinants of Health
• Submissions Due: April 12, 2021
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• Health Care Cost Trends – 2021 Managed Medicaid Underwriting Margin Model
• Submissions Due: April 9, 2021
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• ERM and Regulatory and Accounting Risks
  Submissions Due: January 25, 2021
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic-Innovation Around the Globe
  Submissions Due: December 14, 2020
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• Business Interruption Insurance Compendium
• Submissions Due: November 30, 2020
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• Disparate Health and Property Impact of Extreme Climate Events: 2017-2020
• Submissions Due: November 17, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic – Underwriting and Innovation
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic – Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Actuarial Science
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic – Customer Engagement Programs
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic – Data Visualization
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation and Technology Topic - Insurance Policies and Human Genetics: A Primer
  Submissions Due: May 15, 2020
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• Data Compilation for the 2012-2018 Group Life Mortality Study
  Submissions Due: April 17, 2020
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• Literature Review and Environmental Exploration of Retirement-Related Fraud and Financial Exploitation
  Submissions Due: April 3, 2020
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• Obesity Trends and the Morbidity and Longevity Impacts
  Submissions Due: April 1, 2020
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• Literature Review of the Impact of a Healthy Lifestyle in Retirement
  Submissions Due: March 19, 2020
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• Actuarial Innovation & Technology Survey of Top Actuarial Technologies of 2020
  Submissions Due: March 13, 2020
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• Data Compilation for the 2014-2018 Individual Payout Annuity Mortality Study
  Submissions Due: March 6, 2020
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• Data Compilation for the 2014-2018 Public Pension Mortality Study
  Submissions Due: February 14, 2020
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• Impact of Changing Demographics on Prospective Investment Returns
  Submissions Due: January 31, 2020
  
  
• Projected Changes in Insurability and Affordability of Insurance Coverages due to Climate Change
  Submissions Due: January 25, 2020
  
  
• Economic Impact of Increasing Severe Weather Events and Climate Trends
  Submissions Due: January 25, 2020
  
  
• Health Care Cost Trends 2020
  Submissions Due: December 9, 2019
  
  
• Epigenetics & Underwriting White Paper
  Submissions Due: November 15, 2019
  
  
• Predictive Analytics Actuarial Applications for Retirement Professionals
  Submissions Due: December 1, 2019
  
  
• Predictive Modeling in Underwriting – Case Study
  Submissions Due: September 30, 2019
  
  
• General Insurance Request for Expressions of Interest
  Submissions Due: September 16, 2019
  
  
• Electronic Health Records White Paper
  Submissions Due: August 30, 2019
  
  
• Insurtech
  Submissions Due: September 20, 2019
  
  
• Survey of ALM Practices
  Submissions Due: August 12, 2019
  
  
• Environmental Risk Introductory Paper Series
  Submissions Due: July 1, 2019
  
  
• State of Key ACA Markets: The Individual Market and Medicaid
  Submissions Due: May 31, 2019
  
  
• 2019 Actuarial Practice Expansion & Socially Relevant Research  
  Submissions Due: June 30, 2019
  
  
• Supporting Materials for Late-in-Life Decisions
  Submissions Due: March 30, 2019
  
  
• Predictive Modeling in Investment
  Submissions Due: January 15, 2019
  
  
• Finance Projects