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The Risk of Living Longer: What if new senolytic drugs fulfil their potential?

People have a natural tendency to underestimate life expectancy and actuaries traditionally base future projections on extrapolations of observed historical experience; this can result in institutional blind spots to extreme future longevity events. But what would happen if one of these overlooked scenarios occurred?

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Bite-sized longevity analysis in the form of our favourite charts

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General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 19-09: Flu strains and excess winter deaths

In this edition, James Freeman considers whether excess winter deaths are affected by specific flu strains.

16 October 2019

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 19-08: Early signs of a longevity bounce back in the UK in 2019?

In this edition, Engagement Lead Mark Sharkey looks into how the number of deaths experienced in recent years, compares to the first half of 2019.

8 August 2019

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 19-06: Transfer rates and affluence

In this edition, Longevity Consultant Matt Thomas considers if wealth affects how likely someone is to transfer out a DB pension?

7 June 2019

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 19-04: Grieving widow effect

In this edition Longevity Consultant Erik Pickett rounds off the recent marital theme from the previous two issues with a chart exploring the so-called “grieving widow effect”.

18 April 2019

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 19-03: Marital age differences

In this edition Longevity consultant Nikolay Yankov continues on the marital theme set by the previous edition of Club Vita Top Charts and explores the age differences between pension scheme members and their spouses.

15 March 2019

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 19-01: Marriage and affluence

In this edition, Oreofe Majekodunmi takes a closer look at how affluence affects the likelihood of being married.

21 January 2019

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 18-12: Trends in causes of death

In this edition Conor O'Reilly explores recent trends on cause of death statistics.

13 December 2018

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 18-10: Life Expectancy Trends Around the World

In this edition, Club Vita’s Longevity Consultant, Nick Chadwick takes a closer look at recent changes in life expectancy in different countries around the globe.

23 October 2018

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 18-09: Balancing value and risk when insuring sub-groups of pensioners

In this edition Longevity Modeler, Chuyi Yang, looks at the benefits of individual assumptions when assessing the value of longevity insurance for sub-groups of pension plan participants.

14 September 2018

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 18-07: Hot and bothered about climate change?

In this edition Longevity Consultant, Jessica Elkin, explores the implications of rising temperatures for longevity expectations in the UK.

18 July 2018

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 18-06: Key ages in longevity risk

In this edition Club Vita’s Head of Longevity Modelling, James Maloney, shows that when it comes to life expectancy for new pensioners, it is mortality rates in people’s late 70s and 80s that make the most difference.

4 June 2018

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 18-05: What does the Sκ parameter actually mean?

In this regular column, Club Vita's longevity experts will help you visualise the often abstract world of longevity risk by introducing their own personal favourite charts. In this edition Longevity Risk Consultant, Nick Chadwick, shares a way of visually comparing the impact of the Sκ parameter on mortality projections.

2 May 2018

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 18-04: The Bee-Swarm Chart - Illustrating Diversity

In the third issue of Top Charts Membership Secretary, Steve Hood, shows a chart that illustrates why it is important to capture and use all available information when setting longevity assumptions for pension schemes.

5 April 2018

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 18-02: Deaths in England & Wales Over 2017

In this new regular column, Club Vita’s longevity experts will help you visualise the often abstract world of longevity risk by introducing their own personal favourite charts. In this edition Club Vita's Head of Analytics, Conor O’Reilly shows how weekly deaths in England & Wales over 2017 compare to previous years.

26 February 2018

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 18-01: Interest rates and longevity risk

In this new regular column, Club Vita’s longevity experts will help you visualise the often abstract world of longevity risk by introducing their own personal favourite charts. In our first edition Erik Pickett shows how longevity risk for pension funds has grown as interest rates have fallen.

19 January 2018