The profitability of life insurance offerings is contingent on accurate projections and pricing of mortality risk. The … COVID-19 pandemic created significant uncertainty, with dire mortality predictions from early forecasts resulting in … insurance companies changed pricing and offerings in response to COVID-19 using monthly data on term life insurance policies …

-compulsory education level increased after the reform. In addition, we find that the reform decreases mortality while young (16-25) for … both genders while it increases mortality for middle age women (26-40). We provide evidence to proof that the latter …

measured by age-specific birth and mortality rates, focusing on a nationwide socialized medicine program implemented in Turkey … and over time. Our estimates indicate that the FMP caused large declines in mortality rates across all age groups with … teenagers. Furthermore, the results are suggestive that the program has also contributed towards equalization in the mortality …

, we use rich contextual data on morbidity and mortality, as well as on the socioeconomic status of parents, for the period … influenza suffered from worse adult health and, for males, also increased mortality at old ages, particularly in cancer. Their …

that the general adult male mortality crisis in the region had a "feedback" effect on suicide rates, with the loss of a …

positive selection on health from high infant mortality rates during this period (18 percent), our findings suggest a strong …