Life expectancy among Americans has fallen for the second year in a row as the opioid crisis continues to drive up overall death rates in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. A total of 63,000 …
The Grim Reaper has some happy news, but if pension funds turn this into a party they’re dicing with death. Continuous Mortality Investigation Ltd., which produces longevity projections using data on lives that are insured or in pension plans, said …
Death awaits all of us, but how patiently? To unlock the mystery of when we’re going to die, start with an actuary. Members of this 200-year-old profession who study risk and uncertainty pore over the data of death to estimate …
