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The Society of Actuaries in Ireland's Demography Committee has published a report examining the level of excess all-cause mortality experienced in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic. The report offers insights beyond the tally of reported COVID-19 fatalities.  

Focusing specifically on the first two years of the pandemic, 2020 and 2021, it examines excess deaths as a metric in understanding the pandemic's impact.

Click on the link below to read the full report.

SAI Response to the Department of Finance on the Consultation on Development of a National Resolution Framework for (Re) Insurers (Sept 2021)

Response to Public consultation on enhancing and reforming the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB)

The attached was submitted in response to the Public Consultation on Revision of Death Registration Process from the Department of Social Protection https://www.gov.ie/en/consultation/aa3b2-public-consultation-on-revision-of-death-registration-process/

The Demography Committee of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland (SAI) has co-written a paper with the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). Working paper 141 explores ways of adapting the CMI Mortality Projection Model for Irish population data, areas to consider when doing so and the likely challenges of such work. The paper also considers the potential impact on life expectancy of adapting the Model to use Irish population data.

The paper considers two approaches:

The Demography Committee of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland is pleased to present the results of a study into the pensioner mortality experience of Irish self-administered pension schemes (SAPS). The last such study was commissioned in 2012.

Click here to read the study 

The Demography Committee of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland is pleased to present the results of the analytical review of methodologies in projecting best estimate mortality improvements for the Irish population. 

This paper summarises the analytical review performed by the Demography Committee in respect of a range of potential mortality improvement models in the context of best estimate, mortality improvement projections

 

The Society has made a Submission to the Department of Finance on the Public Consultation on Climate Change and Insurance in the context of the "Climate Action Plan 2019 to Tackle Climate Change Breakdown.

You can read the Society's Submission here.

The Society has today issued a press release on a major investigation into Irish death rates (Irish Insured Lives Mortality Investigation). Click here to read the full press release.

The Society has issued responses to the following Central Bank of Ireland Consultation Papers: