Society of Actuaries
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Potential for racial bias in using epigenetic information for underwriting.
- Privacy and confidentiality concerns regarding sensitive health information.
Mitigation Strategies
- Careful selection of epigenetic probes to avoid those capturing signals of genetic variants that may differ by ancestral lineage.
- Adherence to data privacy and security frameworks like HIPAA and other applicable regulations.