COVID-19 and the Short-Term Impact on Future U.S. Mortality

Author

Ronora Stryker, ASA, MAAA
Senior Practice Research Actuary
SOA Research Institute

Description

As results emerged showing the influence of COVID-19 on recent mortality, the Society of Actuaries Research Institute’s Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Steering Committee (MLPSC) began to ponder what it means for the future. To gather insights into what the future may hold, a panel of 59 experts of varying backgrounds participated in a survey examining how COVID-19 might affect future U.S. general population mortality.

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COVID-19 and the Short-Term Impact on Future U.S. Mortality

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Acknowledgments

The author’s deepest gratitude goes to those without whose efforts this project could not have come to fruition: the volunteers who generously shared their wisdom, insights, advice, guidance and arm’s length review of this study prior to publication. Any opinions expressed may not reflect their opinions nor those of their employers. Any errors belong to the author alone.

The 59 mortality expert panel members who participated in the survey.

Project Oversight Group members:
Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA
Tim Geddes, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA
Sam Gutterman, FSA, MAAA, CERA FCAS, FCA, HONFIA
Al Klein, FSA, MAAA

At the Society of Actuaries Research Institute:
R. Dale Hall, FSA, MAAA, CERA, CFA, Managing Director of Research
Korrel Crawford, Senior Research Administrator

At the Swiss Re Institute:
Priya Dwarakanath, FSA, FIA, MAAA, Senior Vice President, Head Res & Strategic Forecasting L&H
Ian Lennox, FIA, Senior Product Actuary, Senior Products Actuary
Daniel Meier, PhD, Aktuar SAV, Vice President, Life & Health R&D Manager
Florian Rechfeld, PhD, Vice President, Life & Health R&D Manager
Drew Tindall, FSA, MAAA, Senior Vice President, Head Applied R&D Americas

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