Potential Impact of Pandemic Influenza on the U.S. Life Insurance Industry
Research Projects – Life Insurance
Sponsored by the Committee on Life Insurance Research and the Risk Management Section's Research Team, Jim Toole of MBA Actuaries evaluates the financial effects of different flu pandemic scenarios on the U.S. Life Insurance industry. In addition to the research report, he has developed an accompanying spreadsheet tool for individual insurers to better understand the associated financial risks of a flu pandemic.
During this study, the Project Oversight Group conducted two Delphi studies. One study examined how excess insured mortality as a result of a flu pandemic might differ from that of the general population. The second study examined the potential economic effects of a flu pandemic. Results are presented in the following reports.
Materials
Potential Impact of Pandemic Influenza on the U.S. Life Insurance Industry Report
Pandemic Model Tool Documentation
Study of the Effect of a Flu Pandemic on Economic Values Using the Delphi Method
Study of the Effect of a Flu Pandemic on Insured Mortality Using the Delphi Method
Thank You
The SOA would like to thank the following members of the Project Oversight Group for their valuable contribution to this project:
- Tom Edwalds, POG Chair
- Scott Cochran
- Dr. Bob Gleeson
- Max Rudolph
- Bill Sayre
- Jan Schuh, SOA staff
- Ronora Stryker, SOA staff
Questions Or Comments?
If you have comments or questions, please send an email to research@soa.org.
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