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• NHS funding will be major headwind for UK longevity assumptions

  07 October 2022

  On the positive side, Hymans Robertson expert points to a potential anti-ageing drug

• Climate change's threat to longevity

  09 November 2021

  The relationship between the environment and human health is a growing topic for life insurers. Longevity modelling experts expect there will be some important and unexpected trends to consider, as Cintia Cheong reports

• Longevity modelling factors to consider if Covid-19 becomes endemic

  06 October 2021

  Different scenarios related to the pandemic may impact death rates, L&G's Joseph Lu says

• Indirect impacts of Covid-19 could factor into mortality modelling

  24 June 2021

  L&G's Joseph Lu outlines potential influences on post-andemic mortality

• The actuaries who changed the conversation on Covid

  04 March 2021

  The Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group won the Judges' award for contribution to the industry in the InsuranceERM 2021 UK & Europe awards. Christopher Cundy speaks to the protagonists about their collaborative project and the impact it's had on society

• 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

• Take a helicopter view on risks in an interconnected world

  07 December 2020

  Experts discuss how the pandemic is affecting insurers' scenario planning

• Longevity risk modelling: what have we learned from Covid-19?

  17 June 2020

  Cintia Cheong talks to Joseph Lu, Colin Dutkiewicz and Mark Cooper how Covid-19 is impacting longevity and what life re/insurers should consider in their modelling and risk management

• Actuaries assemble to form Covid-19 response group

  23 March 2020

  British group plans to publish its first bulletin this week

• Caution urged over interpreting ONS figures on UK life expectancy

  27 September 2018

  Longevity experts explain how slowdown in life expectancy improvements will impact insurers