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03 Jun 2024

Report on the level of excess mortality in Ireland during pandemic years

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.

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09 Oct 2020

Calibrating the CMI Model for Ireland

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:

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29 Sep 2020

Report on the 2020 SAPS Pensioner Mortality Study

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.

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29 Sep 2020

SAI Review of Best Estimate Mortality Projection Methods 2020

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

 

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