Schemes should build vaping and obesity into longevity risk models

James Phillips
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Defined benefit scheme (DB) trustees and sponsors need to think more about how factors such as vaping and obesity will affect longevity risk, according to Mercer.

These trends are more useful for modelling risks than estimates of seasonal deaths, which can be unpredictable. The recommendation follows research showing deaths in England and Wales fell by 2%...

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