Description: In the first part of this series, the presenters will provide the results of a recent SOA multi-country survey on mortality improvement practices of life insurance companies. In the second part of this session, they will discuss the issues and solutions related to the development of the most recent RPEC mortality improvement assumptions.

Description: Populations are aging throughout the world. In all countries, there are many public policy and social issues related to long life from financing to health to social isolation and system supports. This panel will review key recent research and will offer an interactive discussion of some of the most important issues facing policy makers everywhere. To focus the discussion, we will examine these attributes through the lens of social capital. This session will focus on issues facing both developed and developing countries alike and compare and contrast different approaches being taken to address issues and their relative success.