International Research Reports
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2019
- Constructing Occupation‐Specific Life Tables for China
January
This report documents the “Constructing Occupation-Specific Life Tables for China” project commissioned by the Society of Actuaries under the “China Research Topics” proposal. The purpose of the project is to construct the most up-to-date occupational life tables for male and female urban employees in China based on administrative data from the Beijing Public Pension System for the period 2005–2009.
2018
- Pension Investment and Withdrawal: What Concerns are Influencing Participant Preferences?
December
This project aims to understand pension participants’ investment and withdrawal behaviors and provide guidance in pension plan design, using data from China. We carried out a survey of employees' preferences on occupational pension investment and withdrawal in China. - Modeling and Forecasting Chinese Population Dynamics in a Multi-Population Context
December
The purpose of this project is to forecast China's population structure in the coming decades by projecting both the mortality and fertility rates of the Chinese population. In particular, we forecast China's future mortality rates in a multiple-population context, by explicitly allowing its systematic mortality patterns to gradually converge to those of a group of more developed countries with higher life expectancy levels and better data quality. - Trends in the Chinese Annuity Market and the Management of Longevity Risk
December
China’s pension system has transformed from traditional retirement system based on command economy to modern pension system based on market economy, which basically guarantees the living standards of retirees. - The Development of WeChat Marketing and Distribution of Insurance Products in China
December
WeChat is gradually becoming the main force of insurance online marketing for insurance products in China. With the popularization of WeChat communication technology, more and more insurance companies have started to use the WeChat platform. - Canadian Segregated Funds Product Experience Study
November
The Society of Actuaries, LIMRA, and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries jointly conducted a study examining both mortality and policyholder behavior experience for Canadian segregated funds products. - Spotlight On Retirement, Summary Report
May
The Society of Actuaries (SOA) and LIMRA jointly commissioned an Asia-wide research project to study the current state and future opportunity of the retirement market in Asia. - Letting Insurance Asset Data Speak for Itself – Asset Allocations of Life Insurers in Asia
March
The Society of Actuaries Committee on Finance Research is pleased to make available a research report that describes trends in asset allocation of major life insurers across eight Asian markets (China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand). - Population Aging, Implications for Asset Values, and Impact for Pension Plans: An International Study
February
The Society of Actuaries is pleased to make available preliminary material for a research project investigating Population Aging and its impact on pension plans.
2016
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2013
- Funding Public Health Insurance Plans Canada and Globally
December - Sustainability of the Canadian Health Care System and Impact of the 2014 Revision to the Canada Health Transfer
September - Comparative Failure Experience in the U.S. and Canadian Life Insurance and Banking Industries from 1980 to 2010
March
2012
- Will Retirement of Canadian Baby Boomers Deflate Asset Values?
May - Optimal Distribution Rules for Defined Contribution Plans: What Can the United States and Australia Learn from Other Countries?
May