We are pleased to announce our upcoming webinar series on Longevity & Mortality.
This series of webinars across 25-27th July will cover a range of live issues in this highly topical and technical area.
The webinars will be delivered by a range of experts from within the profession, including representatives from the Continuous Mortality Investigation, the Mortality Research Steering Committee, and the COVID-19 Actuaries Response Group.
Booking is now available on the IFoA’s website, and we encourage both members and non-members to take advantage of the opportunity to benefit from these sessions.
All webinars will be recorded and made available on the VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) post event.
Monday 25 July
| 09.00-10.00 |
Hot topics for the CMI's Mortality Projections Committee (MPC) This session covers three very topical areas for the MPC – the implications of ONS census revision of data, our recent subscriber survey (including typical approaches towards life expectancy impacts of the pandemic), and an update on 2022 mortality. Speakers: Cobus Daneel (chair of the CMI Mortality Projections Committee) Chair: Rob Smith (Bank of England) |
| 14.00-15.00 |
Further impacts of COVID-19 This session looks at two of the major follow-on impacts of COVID-19 from a mortality/morbidity perspective – endemic COVID, and Long COVID. What are the likely impacts, and how should these feed into actuaries’ assumptions?” Speakers: Matthew Edwards (co-chair of the COVID-19 ARG) and Dan Ryan (Chief Research Officer, COIOS Health) Chair: Martin Elliot |
Tuesday 26 July
| 09.00-10.00 |
Impact of the Economic/Fiscal environment on Longevity & Mortality A panel will discuss the relationship between economic conditions and the fiscal environment on mortality and longevity – considering how it has impacted these in the past and the effect of these in the future. Speakers: Sacha Dhamani (Chair of MRSC and Head of Insurance Risks, Royal London), Richard Marshall (Director, WTW) and David Finch (Health Foundation) Chair: Caroline Roberts |
Wednesday 27 July
| 09.00-10.00 |
Issues in setting Longevity Assumption Assumptions is challenging, particularly in the current environment. This session will focus on “must know” current issues in setting longevity assumptions, as well as consider the potential pitfalls – and how to avoid them. Speakers: Conor O’Reilly (Club Vita) Chair: Megan Hart (Hymans Robertson) |