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  • Where Is the Level of the Mortality Plateau?
    Where Is the Level of the Mortality Plateau? We ask whether we can find support for the previously reported upper limit of the force of mortality of 0.7, i.e. about the probability of tossing a ...

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    • Authors: Roland Rau
    • Date: Jul 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Estimation methods
  • Improvement in Late-Life Mortality and Its Impact on the Increase in the Number of Centenarians in Quebec (Canada)
    Improvement in Late-Life Mortality and Its Impact on the Increase in the Number of Centenarians in Quebec (Canada) Analyse the increase in the number of centenarians in Quebec (Canada) across ...

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    • Authors: Robert R Bourbeau, Melissa Beaudry-Godin, Bertrand Desjardins
    • Date: Jul 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Demography>Longevity
  • Tales of a Journey of Discovery
    Tales of a Journey of Discovery The article discovers that mortality is higher for females than for males at higher ages, and suggests "stress" as the explanation. It then discusses ...

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    • Authors: John M Bragg
    • Date: Jul 2016
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Reinsurance News
    • Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Gender factors; Demography>Longevity; Demography>Population data; Experience Studies & Data>Disability; Experience Studies & Data>Long-term care - Experience Studies & Data; Experience Studies & Data>Morbidity; Experience Studies & Data>Mortality
  • Improvement in Late-Life Mortality and Its Impact on the Increase in the Number of Centenarians in Quebec (Canada)
    Improvement in Late-Life Mortality and Its Impact on the Increase in the Number of Centenarians in Quebec (Canada) Analyse the increase in the number of centenarians in Quebec (Canada) across ...

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    • Authors: Robert R Bourbeau, Melissa Beaudry-Godin, Bertrand Desjardins
    • Date: Jul 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Demography>Longevity
  • Living to 100: Survival to Advanced Ages: Insurance Industry Implication on Retirement Planning and the Secondary Market in Insurance
    Living to 100: Survival to Advanced Ages: Insurance Industry Implication on Retirement Planning and the Secondary Market in Insurance The paper summarizes results from two doctoral dissertations.

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    • Authors: Jeyaraj Vadiveloo, Charles I Vinsonhaler, Peng Zhou, Application Administrator
    • Date: Feb 2010
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Practice Forum
    • Topics: Annuities>Payout annuities; Demography>Longevity; Life Insurance>Underwriting - Life Insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks
  • How People Retire
    How People Retire The work of the Society of Actuaries’ Committee on Post-Retirement Needs and Risks—including focus groups and Risks and Process of Retirement Surveys—offers important insights ...

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    • Authors: Anna M Rappaport
    • Date: Apr 2014
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Demography>Longevity; Long-term Care>Long-term care insurance; Pensions & Retirement>Retirement risks; Social Insurance>Social Security
  • Retirees versus Active Workers: What is the Cost Difference?
    Retirees versus Active Workers: What is the Cost Difference? Comparison of healthcare costs for early retirees versus active workers in the same age band. When adjusted for age, there is not a ...

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    • Authors: Kristi Bohn, Sarah Legatt
    • Date: May 2011
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Health Watch
    • Topics: Demography>Population data; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
  • Actuarial Aspects of the Changing Canadian Demographic Profile
    Actuarial Aspects of the Changing Canadian Demographic Profile This paper reviews the recently published Canadian literature on changing Canadian demographic profiles and highlights the actuarial ...

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    • Authors: Robert Brown
    • Date: Oct 1982
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>External forces and business performance; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Demography>Population data; Economics>Health economics
  • Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association. Actuarial Study Pre-Need Trusting Legislation
    Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association. Actuarial Study Pre-Need Trusting Legislation The purpose of this report is to develop information that may be useful to the Pennsylvania legislature ...

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    • Authors: Conrad Siegel
    • Date: Jan 1995
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Actionable recommendations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Actuarial Research Clearing House
    • Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Finance & Investments>Risk measurement - Finance & Investments; Public Policy
  • Historical Evolution of Old-Age Mortality and New Approaches to Mortality Forecasting
    Historical Evolution of Old-Age Mortality and New Approaches to Mortality Forecasting We suggest a new method of latent variable analysis and apply it for describing mortality changes in ...

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    • Authors: Leonid Gavrilov, Natalia Gavrilova, Viacheslav Krut'ko
    • Date: Jul 2017
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Topics: Demography>Mortality - Demography; Demography>Longevity