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Actuaries cautiously optimistic about longevity outlook post-Covid
29 September 2021Many in the scientific community expect Covid-19 to become an endemic virus
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Covid-19 vaccinations move the needle on mortality forecasts
21 January 2021With 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
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Mortality reserving windfalls: a reversal of fortune?
13 August 2019UK life insurers have enjoyed several years of unexpected profits thanks to the slowdown of mortality improvements, but recent statistics hint this trend may be about to reverse. Cintia Cheong reports
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Caution urged over interpreting ONS figures on UK life expectancy
27 September 2018Longevity experts explain how slowdown in life expectancy improvements will impact insurers
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UK mortality improvement slowdown likely to persist
01 March 2018The CMI's latest projection model suggests slowing rate is a trend, not a one-off event, as Cintia Cheong reports