This page is a central location for all Society of Actuaries COVID-19 Research Outputs.

Reports

COVID-19 Update: Key Statistics on Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations, August 25, 2020

COVID-19 Update: Key Statistics, August 11, 2020

COVID-19 Economic and Asset Impact Update, July 31, 2020

COVID-19 Key Statistics Update, July 24, 2020

U.S. Population Mortality by Race

COVID-19 Key Statistics Update, July 8, 2020

Defined Contribution Plans, Emergency Funds and COVID-19

COVID-19 and Working in Retirement

2021 Health Care Cost Model

Defined Benefit Plans and COVID-19: Immediate Challenges for Plan Sponsors

Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19, June 12, 2020

COVID-19 Return Stages: Deferral and Restarting of Health Care Services

A COVID-19 Actuarial R0 Primer

COVID-19 Trends by Hospital Referral Region

COVID-19 Mortality Data Sources in the U.S

Impact of COVID-19 on Family Dynamics in Retirement

Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19, May 15, 2020

An Overview of Population Models of Epidemics

Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19, May 1, 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on Deferred Medical Costs and Future Pent-Up Demand

Impact of COVID-19 on Senior Housing and Support Choices

Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19 , April 16, 2020

Connecting Emerging COVID-19 Data to Insured Claims, updated April 23, 2020

Projections of COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths, Updated April 24, 2020

Mental Health Trends and COVID-19

COVID-19 Costs to Commercial Health Insurers

Impact of COVID-19 on Retirement Risks

Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19 , April 3, 2020

Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19 , March 25, 2020

Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19 , March 16, 2020

Society of Actuaries Research Brief: Impact of COVID-19 , March 10, 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on Aging and Retirement – Essay Collection

The Society of Actuaries’ Aging & Retirement Strategic Research Program is pleased to make available essays received in response to its Call for Essays on the impact of COVID-19 on aging and retirement.

How Much is Enough in Light of COVID- 19?

by Sam Gutterman

The Impact of Recent Market Volatility on Financial and Retirement Planning

by Toby White

Will Retirement Change Due to COVID-19?

by Linda Koco

Lessons for Retirement Annuities from Coronavirus Induced Economic Turbulence

by Thomas L. Hungerford

Effects of Ephemeral Mass Unemployment

by Jack Lund

Are CCRCs and Senior Housing Communities a Good Choice? COVID-19 and Risk in Arrangements for Senior Housing and Support

by Anna M. Rappaport

Managing “Black Swan” Stock Market Risks in Retirement

by Kenneth Steiner

Tools and Models

A Tool for Tabulating Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Database: 9/14/20

The tool uses Johns Hopkins University’s COVID-19 database of cases and deaths as an input. The tool can run user-specified tabulations of the data by region and/or by filtering out locations whose data does not meet user-specified thresholds. The tool will be updated with fresh data every several days.

A Model of the Impact of Social Distancing on the Transmission Rate of a Communicable Virus

An Excel Tool for Examining How Social Mobility Has Changed Due to the Outbreak

COVID-19 Pulse Surveys

COVID-19 Asset/Liability Management Survey Summary of Results, Updated September 10, 2020

COVID-19 New Business and Product Survey Summary of Results, Updated July 30, 2020

COVID-19 Mortality Modeling Survey Updated July 9, 2020

COVID-19 Asset/Liability Management (ALM) Survey, May 7, 2020

COVID-19 New Business and Product Survey, April 29, 2020

COVID-19 Cash Flow Testing, April 23, 2020

COVID-19 Mortality Modeling Survey, April 13, 2020

COVID-19 Additional Resources

New COVID-19 Mortality Model by Terry Narine

American Academy of Actuaries COVID-19 Resources

Casualty Actuarial Society COVID-19 Resources

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) COVID-19 Resources

Hong Kong Federation of Insurers COVID-19 Resources

Podcasts

Research Insights - COVID-19 and The Evolution of Vaccines and Drug Treatments

Listen to Sam Lippe from With You In Mind and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss COVID-19 and the evolution of vaccines and drug treatments.

Research Insights - COVID-19 Update, 8/25/20 and COVID-19 Florida Data Key Findings

Listen to Lisa A. Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, AAA, SOA Retirement Research Actuary and Achilles Natsis, FSA, MAAA, FLMI, SOA Health Research Actuary discuss the COVID-19 Update: Key Statistics on Cases, Deaths and Hospitalizations, August 25, 2020 and COVID-19 Florida data key findings with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

Research Insights - Financial Impact of COVID-19 on the Insurance Industry

Listen to Eric Berg and Marc Wiznia from With You In Mind and host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research discuss the financial impact of COVID-19 on the insurance industry. We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Research Insights - U.S. Population Mortality by Race

Listen to Pete Miller, ASA, MAAA, SOA Experience Study Actuary discuss U.S. Population Mortality by Race with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Research Insights - COVID-19 Key Statistics Update, July 24, 2020

Listen to Lisa A. Schilling, FSA, EA, FCA, AAA, SOA Retirement Research Actuary discuss the COVID-19 Key Statistics Update, July 24, 2020 with host, R. Dale Hall, FSA, CERA, MAAA, CFA, SOA Managing Director of Research.

We welcome your questions or comments at researchinsights@soa.org.

Questions or Comments?

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