Future mortality improvement can be one of the most challenging assumptions that actuaries need to address. A new CIA research report takes an extensive look at the topic.
Exploring the Future of Mortality Improvement
Decoding mortality trends using insights from CIA research
In 2020 the CIA formed a project oversight group (POG) to commission research on mortality improvements in Canada which could become the basis for a new mortality projection scale to be used by all actuarial practice areas.
An Alternate View of Future Mortality
A seemingly inexorable trend of mortality improvement has emerged over the past century. Declining rates of population mortality in the developed western world have been variously attributed to several causes.
Bark Once for “Yes”: A Brief Look at Pet Insurance
One of the many outcomes of the recent pandemic was that we had an unprecedented opportunity to take a peek into each other’s homes as we conducted business, which often involved unexpected appearances by our pets.
New report documents the life insurance industry’s pandemic experience
This report, the final in the series, covers the impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s life insurance industry and uses key findings to help decision-makers better understand and manage risk.
