The Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Catastrophe and Climate Strategic Research Program studies the impact of catastrophic events, changing climate patterns and frequency/severity of events on the public and insurance industry.
Catastrophe & Climate
Studies the impact of extreme and catastrophic events and related climate trends.
Catastrophe and Climate
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Catastrophe & Climate Newsletter
Read the latest newsletter, which highlights research, news items and more.
Climate Change Survey & Infographics
See the results of an online survey of 2,000 Americans on their views of climate risks and their impact. View the highlights of the flooding and wildfire infographics.
Impactful Research
NAIC Spring 2024 Meeting
Catch highlights of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Spring Meeting. The SOA shared key research and related materials.
Post-wildfire Drinking Water Crisis
Learn more about how wildfires can cause widespread drinking water system contamination
National Science Foundation Grant
The SOA Research Institute received a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation for use on wildfire risk datasets and models.
U.S. Climate Risk Financial Disclosures
Review the most recent NAIC climate risk disclosures survey for reporting year 2021.
Actuarial Weather Extremes Series
Gain insights from this report series which identifies and examines weather extremes.
Quarterly Global Warming Report
Catch up with the climate – review the Q1 2024 Global Warming Report.
Research Opportunities
Want to get involved in current research? Check out the following:
Impact of Climate Change on U.S. Health Infrastructure
Letters of Intent Due: May 29, 2024
Future Implications of Climate-Induced Migration Patterns
Submissions Due: May 6, 2024
Geospatial and Hi-Res Imagery with AI in Loss Estimate Analytics and Underwriting
Submissions Due: May 3, 2024
Risks Emerging from Artificial Intelligence (AI) Widespread Use
Submissions Due: May 31, 2024
SOA Research Institute on GitHub
Visit the SOA Research Institute’s GitHub overview page to access repositories for code from research projects. The SOA’s general GitHub page is also available.