Description: These are the Discussant Comments by Anna M. Rappaport for the Housing, Health and Social Support of the Elderly Session 4B of the January 13-15, 2020 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Description: This paper examines the two main positions on human life expectancyone a more expansive view, and the other more conservative view. The paper then offers an intermediate position that accepts the principal argument of each side without fully embracing the conclusions of either. From 2005 Living to 100 an Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Expert discussion of two previous papers: Applying Mortality Models to Japan M. Ozeki, and The Lee-Carter Model for Forecasting Mortality Revisited S.H. Li and W.S. Chan. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Trends in mortality have a huge impact on the insurance industry and its products, risks and profitability. Worldwide, life expectancy has increased continuously over the past decades. However, this progress—even without considering the Covid-19 pandemic—has been subject to strong fluctuations. In recent years, an increase in volatility can be observed. Various aspects—medical science, environment, lifestyle—have influenced the trend in the past. How can the life and health industry move forward in these uncertain conditions? In this article, we examine what has gone before and what can be learned from a closer analysis. What are the main drivers of the historical increase in life expectancy? What characterizes the dynamics of the recent past? How can mortality be projected into the future? How good are our methods of prediction and what are the risks? What risk management options are available?

Description: This report examines the mortality of Canadian pensioners subdivided by pension level, using data from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Québec Pension Plan (QPP)

Description: This is one of eight essays from the collection: 2020 Living to 100 Essays.

Description: This paper presents a statistical analysis of advanced age mortality data, using extreme value models to quantify the upper tail of the distribution of human life spans. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Paper discusses the possible effect of outliers on the mortality index from the Lee-Carter Model. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: This is the A Review of the Demography of Retirement in the United States paper authored by Jacob S. Siegel for Session 2B of the January 13-15, 2020 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Description: Papers: Rotation of the Age Pattern of Mortality Improvements in European Union Member States – Peter Vekas Corvinus University of Budapest Short and Long Term Dynamics of Cause-specific Mortality Rates Using the Cointegration Analysis – Severine Arnold, Ph.D.; Viktoriya Glushko – University of Lausanne