Schemes must look at wider mortality trends, says CMI

Professional Pensions speaks with the CMI mortality projections committee chair

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Schemes must look at wider mortality trends, says CMI

News that mortality rates have neared pre-pandemic levels is positive, but now may be the time for pension schemes to look at the broader mortality trends that emerge from the pandemic, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

MI mortality projections committee chair Cobus Daneel, told Professional Pensions that the latest mortality analysis spells out "good news" but new variants, health crises or an overwhelmed health ...

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