Top Charts US – Life expectancy doesn’t tell the whole story
28 August 2020
In this edition of Top Charts, Erik Pickett explains why there's more than meets the eye when it comes to life expectancy.
Top Charts US – US 2020 cumulative deaths
15 May 2020
In this edition of Top Charts, Dan Reddy discusses the effect COVID-19 is having on 2020 cumulative deaths.
Top Charts US: US cancer improvements
24 February 2020
In this edition of Top Charts US, Erik Pickett asks whether cancer mortality has been improving in the US in recent years?
Top Charts International – How harsh are the winters in Canada, the UK and the US?
17 December 2019
In this edition of Top Charts International, Richard Brown, Erik Pickett and Daniel Reddy discuss whether more people die in the winter than in the summer.
Top Charts US: Mortality inequality in the US
15 October 2019
In this edition of Top Charts US, Erik Pickett presents a chart exploring the mortality gap between rich and poor.
Club Vita's Top Charts: Grieving widow effect
18 April 2019
In this edition Longevity Consultant Erik Pickett presents a chart exploring the so-called “grieving widow effect”.
Club Vita's Top Charts: Life Expectancy Trends Around the World
23 October 2018
In this edition Longevity Consultant, Nick Chadwick, takes a closer look at recent changes in life expectancy in different countries around the globe.
Club Vita's Top Charts: Balancing value and risk when insuring sub-groups of pensioners
14 September 2018
In this edition Longevity Modeler, Chuyi Yang, looks at the benefits of individual assumptions when assessing the value of longevity insurance for sub-groups of pension plan participants.
Club Vita's Top Charts: Key ages in longevity risk
4 June 2018
In this edition UK Head of Longevity Modeling, James Maloney, shows that when it comes to life expectancy for new pensioners, it is mortality rates in people’s late 70s and 80s that make the most difference.
Club Vita's Top Charts: The Bee-Swarm Chart - Illustrating Diversity
5 April 2018
In this edition Club Vita's UK Membership Secretary, Steve Hood, shows a chart that illustrates why it is important to capture and use all available information when setting longevity assumptions for pension plans.