Tag Archives: mortality

Why the health of my staff matters to me now and tomorrow!

Posted on December 14, 2025 by henry tapper

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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Good news for Brits , bad news for insurers – we’re living “too long”!

Posted on July 18, 2025 by henry tapper

Stuart McDonald’s comments are brutally commercial but need a little explanation. Here goes! So what is this most comprehensive review of how we’re living longer look in CMI style graphs. Here goes What I can see is a dramatic change … Continue reading →

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Mortality windfalls – nasty brutish and short.

Posted on April 4, 2023 by henry tapper

Shorter life expectancy gives UK pensions an unexpected windfall Forecasts could cut liabilities of private sector defined benefit schemes, industry figures say This is the headline of the FT’s pension piece this morning, penned by Jo Cumbo. It is no … Continue reading →

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Living longer despite everything

Posted on July 21, 2021 by henry tapper

  When I run around London, I often find myself passing the Covid wall and seeing each heart filled with the name of a loved one who has died in the current pandemic. The Covid memorial wall is perhaps unique. … Continue reading →

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Is Covid a blip or will it make us live shorter?

Posted on March 5, 2021 by henry tapper

What does the latest CMI Mortality Projections Model tell us? By Andrew Gaches for COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group – Learn. Share. Educate. Influence. Summary The CMI’s latest mortality projections model CMI_2020, and accompanying working paper, show that users adopting the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 25, 2020 by henry tapper

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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Care homes – forgotten by us- not by Covid

Posted on June 17, 2020 by henry tapper

This article can also be found at the COVID-19 Actuaries website http://www.covid-arg.com Introduction In their weekly analysis of deaths, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the total number deaths in excess of 5-year averages in the 12 weeks … Continue reading →

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What happened in week 10; science from the COVID Actuaries

Posted on June 6, 2020 by henry tapper

  Every week, more is written on COVID-19 than any individual could possibly read. Collectively, the COVID‑19 Actuaries Response Group read more about the outbreak than most, so we’ve decided each Friday to provide you with a curated list of … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 – our chances IF we survive.

Posted on May 27, 2020 by henry tapper

      Introduction Given the complexity of the question, and the different facets, we are breaking our commentary on this question into three bulletins: What is the likely mortality of the ‘survivor pool’ in the short term? What are … Continue reading →

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People don’t have a “sell by” date

Posted on May 1, 2020 by henry tapper

Two articles have been troubling my conscience, the first is by Debora Price  and is featured on this blog. Debora champions the vitality of older people. The second article is by Ros Altmann and is on a similar theme. It … Continue reading →

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