Description: The is the informal discussion transcript from Session 2B: Older Age Mortality Trends from the January 4-6, 2017 Living to 100 Symposium in Orlando.

Description: Chapter 3 examines historical mortality estimates that differentiate between male and female starting as far back as 1600 years ago and through the centuries to modern times when more reliable data becomes available. From Why Men Die Younger: Causes of Mortality Differences by Sex, M-LI01-1.

Description: This paper describes the features of the Retirement Shares Plan RSP, a new concept in pension benefit design, as an alternative to traditional defined benefit or defined contribution retirement plans. An RSP transfers the invesmtent risk to plan pariticpants while retaining and pooling the longevity risk. From 2006 Re-Envisioning Retirement in the 21st Century Symposium, M-AS06-2.

Description: 'This paper takes a fresh look at the historical record of the most popular financial planning device retirees encounter, the 4% rule.' From the 2011 Enterprise Risk Management Symposium, March 2011.

Description: This paper addresses issues and techniques for advanced age mortality study using data mining techniques, a new technology on the horizon with great actuarial potential. Seven factors were considered in this study, the influences of these factors on advanced-age mortality distribution were identified and models were derived for projecting advanced age mortality.

Description: This paper discusses two modifications of the Makeham Law of Mortality and their effectiveness in showing the mortality patterns for the 1993 Philippine Intercompany Mortality PICM Table. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: This paper evaluates the quality of International Database on Longevity IDL data according to several criteria, such as the country of residence or the validation process undertaken, and then provides an estimation of the mortality trajectory up to age 114. From 2005 Living to 100 and Beyond Monograph, M-LI05-1.

Description: Mortality in general, and especially amongst the oldest old, is known to be partially shaped by seasons: winter is classically characterized by excess mortality. We therefore put forward the use of season-related life tables to study the mortality trajectories of the oldest old. This approach can be used to explore the plasticity of longevity, by opposing winter and summer trajectories. Furthermore, summerrelated life tables summarize the best conditions of mortality, i.e., the lowest values and the least fluctuating pattern. Results are presented for Switzerland, where season-related life tables have been computed until age 110.

Description: Chapter 2 compares regular, back, and self-directed DROPs, and examines the features of each. From Design and Actuarial Aspects of Deferred Retirement Option Programs, M-RS03-2.