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Where does life expectancy go from here? Stuart McDonald and friends!

Posted on October 8, 2025 by henry tapper

Right now LCP’s podcasts are a distance ahead of what else is worth listening to (a lot). The problem is getting listened to for all the work that Stuart and others put into their work. Which is why I hope … Continue reading →

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UK Life Expectancy Up but Below Previous Projections (says ONS)

Posted on February 19, 2025 by henry tapper

You can download this article from this link. We are living longer but expectations of just how fast the increase will be and how high have been over-estimated. Thanks to Pension Oldie who has sent me this information which I … Continue reading →

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Get COVID and live longer?

Posted on November 1, 2023 by henry tapper

  This is a repost of a blog by Stuart McDonald (actuarybyday) what appeared in 2021. It is – as Stuart suggests on social media – worth a re-read in the light of recent sessions of the Covid inquiry. Get … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 10, 2020 by henry tapper

Life expectancy is a statistical calculation which estimates the average number of years individuals in a certain group will live. However, people seem to interpret it as an expert opinion that tells them exactly how long they can expect to … Continue reading →

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A proper discussion on how long we live

Posted on September 11, 2019 by henry tapper

The Long and Short of Life Expectancy – – @bbcradio4 complete with ⁦@RedActuary⁩ https://t.co/4SBQLWe2e1 — alan chaplin (@achaplin71) September 11, 2019 This is such a good discussion on how we measure life expectancy that I don’t want to spoil it … Continue reading →

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An escape plan for pensioners or pension schemes?

Posted on March 12, 2015 by henry tapper

Collectively we are short on immortality Continue reading →

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How to boil a frog- tax changes for pensions

Posted on October 15, 2010 by henry tapper

Of course the best way to boil a frog is to put it in cold water and heat the water to boiling point, putting a frog in boiling water will result in the frog jumping out of the pot.
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