Tag Archives: Life expectancy

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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