Description: The abstract for the paper The Great Debate on the Outlook for Human Longevity: Exposition and Evaluation of Two Divergent Views.

Description: The abstract for the paper The Effects of Advanced Age Mortality Improvement on the Valuation of Variable Annuities with Guaranteed Death Benefits.

Description: Expert discussion of two previously presented papers: Trajectories of Disability and Mortality among the U.S. Elderly Population: Evidence from the 1984-1999 NLTCS Stallard and The Interdependency of Increasing Life Expectancy and Driving Life Expectancy of Elderly Populations Leng and Wen. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: The article discovers that mortality is higher for females than for males at higher ages, and suggests "stress" as the explanation. It then discusses mental illness research, including recovery therefrom.

Description: This report examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental illness and the impact of mental illness on mortality and longevity in the U.S.

Description: This is a paper from the session on Climate Change Effects at the January 15-18, 2023, 2023 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Description: This is a paper from the session on the Asia at the January 15-18, 2023, 2023 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando, Florida.

Description: Three papers use sophisticated actuarial methods to develop a straightforward retirement income strategy that can be implemented in virtually any IRA or 401(k).

Description: Actuaries have been indebted to the Statistical Bureau of the Metropolitan Life for studies in vital statistics associated with the names of Dublin, Lew and Spiegelman and a recent study by Quint and Cody is in this tradition. It is headed Preeminence and Mortality and was presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association last November. This article shares further perspectives about longevity, and the characteristics of people who experience long lives.

Description: This 1977 article discusses demographic trends and the projected downward trend in mortality for the next 25 years in the United States, and its implications for social insurance programs. In particular the author identifies potential problems with the current structure of Social Security, and offers alternative suggestions for improving its financial soundness.