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• UK's shrinking mortality improvements continue in 2020, ignoring Covid-19 impact

  04 March 2021

  CMI_2020 calibrated for users to disregard 2020 data if they choose

• Covid-19 vaccinations move the needle on mortality forecasts

  21 January 2021

  With the UK's Covid-19 vaccination programme being rolled out, experts tell Cintia Cheong about its impact on mortality in 2021 and what insurers should consider when projecting mortality trends

• Christmas week registers 51% more Covid-19 deaths than expected

  06 January 2021

  UK has 75,000 excess deaths since pandemic outbreak, according to CMI actuaries

• Covid-19 drives CMI to recalibrate 2020 mortality projections

  15 December 2020

  This year is likely to be an outlier, say actuaries

• UK death rates back above expected levels

  04 November 2020

  "Excess mortality" returns due to second wave of Covid-19

• Excess deaths in England and Wales drop below 2019 levels

  30 June 2020

  CMI says 13-19 June was first time since March that excess deaths have turned negative

• UK actuaries highlight drop in non-Covid-19 deaths

  17 June 2020

  CMI to focus on registered deaths rather than estimated figures

• UK weekly Covid-19 deaths rise slightly

  26 May 2020

  Increase is masked by backlog of unregistered deaths from previous week

• UK holiday exaggerates drop in Covid-19 deaths, says CMI

  19 May 2020

  Just 88 deaths recorded on VE Day, nearly 30 times lower than previous Friday

• Actuaries anticipate decline in UK "excess" weekly deaths

  12 May 2020

  But fall in death rates will be gradual, says the CMI