Technical Themes

There are many of the more technical aspects of COVID-19 that may have been addressed for one purpose in papers or commentary, but could be of real help in others.

In the same way, there may be thinking developed for one industry or one actuarial practice area which also may be quite relevant for others.

This section will give access to material though the technical theme being addressed.

• Asset values

  • Coronavirus: Leading economist warns of 10 years of depression and debt

• Interest rates [links to come]
• Mortality

  • “There’s life in the old dog yet” – let no-one be abandoned to COVID-19

  • Life Insurance implications of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  • Why COVID-19 fatality rates look so different across the globe

  • Death Rates for COVID-19: Key Issues, Published Data and What it Tells Us

  • Thoughts for Life Insurance Actuaries – Jennifer Lang, Michael Dermody, Colin Yellowlees and Alex Stitt

  • COVID-19 and longevity risk

  • The impact of COVID-19 on people with cardiovascular disease and other chronic illnesses

  • Coronavirus: Should We Aim for Herd Immunity Like Sweden?

  • Pandemic Briefing - Best estimate assumptions, capital margins, target surplus and ICAAP

• Morbidity – incidence, duration

  • Life Insurance implications of Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health

  • COVID-19 and the demographic distribution of health and economic risks

  • Managing our mental state

  • Pandemic Briefing - Best estimate assumptions, capital margins, target surplus and ICAAP

• Scenario and Stress Testing

  • Scenario and Stress Testing
• Leading indicators [links to come]
• Risk margins
  • Pandemic Briefing - Best estimate assumptions, capital margins, target surplus and ICAAP
• Business volumes, costs [links to come]
• Profit emergence and embedded value [links to come]
• Data [links to come]
• Mental health
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Financial Standard - May edition on Health and Wellbeing
  • Financial services demands more mental health support - Financial Standard
  • Financial Standard Volume 18 Number 10

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