Covid leaves schemes overestimating pension liabilities by up to 3.5%

Hope William-Smith
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The full impact of the pandemic means many defined benefit (DB) schemes will have now overestimated the life expectancies of their members, research suggests.

Data from XPS Pensions yesterday (22 March) found pension liabilities may be overstated by between 1.5% and 3.5% as the full impact of the last 12 months on member longevity starts to become clear....

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