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Features
Mounting Covid-19 death toll a bitter reprieve for pension schemes
Analysis: As the country anxiously tracks the accumulating death toll from Covid-19, pension trustees will eventually be forced to do a more perverse calculation: how much will the mounting fatalities reduce their funding deficits?
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News
Life expectancy in England stalling since 2010
On the go: Life expectancy in England is stalling for the first time in at least 120 years, a new report has concluded.
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ONS: Life expectancy increases continue to stall
On the go: New data from the Office for National Statistics shows that life expectancy improvements continue to stall, which is expected to improve pension schemes liabilities.
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Fewer deaths in 2019 could increase DB liabilities
On the go: The mild UK winter could lead to an increase in pension scheme liabilities as 2019 to date has seen relatively few deaths, according to a firm of longevity specialists.
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Life expectancy flatlines for first time in decades
Life expectancy in the UK has flatlined in the last two years, according to the Office for National Statistics, with drops in the life expectancy of babies born in Scotland and Wales putting an end to decades of improving longevity.
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OpinionWhat can be done to address 'survival pessimism' in pensions?
Since the introduction of pension freedoms in 2015, fewer pensioners are purchasing annuities at retirement.
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News
Lower rises in life expectancy are no longer a blip
The recent slowdown in life expectancy rises has settled into a general trend, according to new data.
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FeaturesJT Dove lowers deficit following mortality study
The £26m JT Dove Pension Scheme has reduced its forecast deficit by 11 per cent following a medically underwritten mortality study.
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News
Wealthy male pensioners buck national longevity trends
Rapidly rising life expectancy among older men will maintain high deficits for UK defined benefit schemes, according to a new report, despite flatlining mortality rates for other demographics.
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Features
Schemes tackle longevity risk with annual reviews
Schemes such as Astra Zeneca and Reckitt Benckiser have made sizable changes to their life expectancy assumptions, but Owen Walker discovers small, frequent reviews are better to avoid the risk of poor data.
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FeaturesBritish Steel shares longevity risk with members
British Steel Pension Scheme has joined John Lewis and BAE Systems in introducing a longevity adjustment factor to minimise its exposure to longevity risk.