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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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Will the pandemic leave us sicker? – the Covid-19 actuaries discuss

Introduction Our recent Bulletins[i] on mortality impacts of the pandemic considered the likely (short-medium term) mortality of the surviving population, and how a mortality investigation could reasonably be done post-pandemic. In this Bulletin we consider the longer-term impacts of the … Continue reading

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Actuaries! Talk with us – don’t argue with each other.

  There’s a  silly letter in the FT this week which I print in full.  Sir, Jo Cumbo’s report “Mortality update bodes well for pension deficits” (May 4) refers to an assertion by PwC that slowing mortality improvements could reduce UK … Continue reading

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Pension schemes can learn from occupational health data.

It’s long been known that the best way of valuing the pension liabilities of the employees of a company is to look at historical data of previous generations as a starting point. The class of 2004, 1994 or even 1954 can teach … Continue reading

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