Tag Archives: Death
Why the health of my staff matters to me now and tomorrow!
Colin Haines is one of Britain’s brightest independent pension actuaries He cares about pensioners and those at work. So should we. Thanks Colin. Employers can help Britain’s workplace’s Britain working. A working adult is also a saving employee. Eventually he … Continue reading
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Tagged actuaries, Colin Baines, Data, Death, Health, morbidity, mortality, Pensions
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Faced with financial uncertainty of the end of life? Steve Webb at his best
Steve Webb asks for feedback. I would ask anyone who is facing a long term future being looked after privately or knows someone facing this prospect to listen to this three minute video. Steve is taking seriously the financial consequences … Continue reading
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Tagged Death, Lifetime mortgage, Nursing fees, Pensions, Steve Webb
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STOP THE KILLING
Over the weekend there has been a lot of scaremongering about escalation. The sum total of the terrorism meted on Iran was the killing of some generals in Damascus, the Iranian retaliation seems to have cause almost no damage. The … Continue reading
No certainty for triple lock – or much else for that matter.
Sunak refuses #pensions ‘triple lock’ commitment for Tory manifesto https://t.co/u67OnXpodV — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) September 11, 2023 Rishi Sunak stands accused by the FT of not standing by the triple-lock. What assurance can a politician give on manifesto pledges when … Continue reading
Americans will get rich – if they can survive their youth.
Money can help you live longer , but it can’t keep your youth safe. America has one of the highest average incomes in the world but so many of its youth die young , that the average American would live … Continue reading
Thoughts on “death and taxes and pensions”.
Here is how the Institute of Fiscal Studies concludes its report into the taxation of DC pots when the owner of the pot dies. I whole heartedly agree with the analysis and conclusions of this report. Conclusion Whether by accident, … Continue reading
The Hymans master trust default fund review; “in the midst of life….”
https://readymag.com/p14287617 I am pleased to see Hymans Robertson publishing data from a number of master trusts that puts the member’s experience to the fore. They have produced a framework for understanding the impact of default investment strategies that they claim … Continue reading
Why do actuaries worry more about death than life?
Yesterday the ONS published new numbers on anticipated life expectancy in the UK. Follow David Robbins’ thread for the significance of life expectancy to the recalculation of the state pension age. 1/X) It could be said that today’s ONS life … Continue reading
We had better get used to managing bad news;- (thoughts on 64,500 excess deaths).
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has published its Mortality Monitor. Key points: – death rates 18% higher than same week last year – excess deaths this week were lower than the number of COVID-19 deaths – they estimate around 64,500 … Continue reading
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Tagged bad news, Boris Johnson, Covid-19, Death, Excess Deaths, Rishi Sunak
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