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  4. How has Covid-19 changed life expectancy?

How has Covid-19 changed life expectancy?

It is vital for trustees and sponsors of DB schemes to understand the life expectancy of their members to complete valuations, assess risk management options and calculate transfer values. Thus leading to the big question; what is the impact of Covid-19? Does the threat of further waves mean life expectancy has shortened, or is the population healthier for having lived through 2020?

Join experts Simon Bramwell, Principal, Head of Longevity Risk Transactions, Will Rice, Partner and Alan Baker, Trustee Director from LawDeb for a joint webinar in which they discuss how trustees should be reflecting on the significant mortality trends in recent years in light of the impact of Covid-19. 

Key takeaways

Throughout this webinar our speakers explore many ways that Covid-19 is impacting on mortality, such as the mortality experience in 2020, the varied impacts between pensions schemes, and how Covid-19 has changed our view of future life expectancy.

Not only this, the session addresses what trustees and sponsors should be doing in practice, right now, to allow for the impact of Covid-19 in valuations, transfer values and pension scheme accounting.

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How has Covid-19 changed life expectancy? (58 minutes)

Implications for DB Pension Schemes

Join our experts to explore what reflections should be taking place, expecially when it comes to mortality trends in recent years, and in light of the impact of Covid-19. 

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