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Causes of Mortality Differences between Men and Women (LP110) –
Barbara Blatt Kaldeben completed research on the nature and causes of why
women, in virtually all societies, at all ages, and across different species
live longer. The report was published as Why
Men Die Younger: Causes of Mortality Differences by Sex as part
of the SOA monograph series.
Mortality
and Lapse Rates (LP114) – Faye Albert, FSA, David Bragg and
John Bragg, FSA, investigated the relationship between lapse rates and
subsequent mortality rates, quantifying the degree to which higher lapse
rates lead to higher mortality for persisting lives.
Long Term Bond Yields of Life Companies with Junk Bond Portfolios
(LP116) – Using data from 1986–1995, Faye Albert, FSA and
Paulette Johnson produced the report “Life
Insurance Companies Investing in High-Yield Bonds,” which investigates
the question, “Do high-yield bond investments improve investment
results for insurance companies?”
Shape of the Mortality Curve at Higher Ages (LP121) –
The symposium, Living to 100 and Beyond, Survival
at Advanced Ages, was an international symposium featuring current
research on high age mortality.
Variation in Life Insurance Company Expenses (LP126) –
Dan Segal wrote the paper “An
Economic Analysis of Life Insurance Company Expenses” to explain
the wide variation in expense rates between companies in the Generally
Recognized Expense Table (GRET).
Valuation Task Force Support (LP127) – A final report
on the 2001 CSO Basic Tables has been prepared and is on the SOA web site
(http://web.archive.org/web/20030605151006/www.actuary.org/life/cso_0702.htm).
2001 Thomas P. Bowles Symposium (LP128) – The theme
of the symposium, led by Sam Gutterman was, The Coming Revolution in Insurance
Accounting.
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