Purpose – In the UK, there is a strong government commitment to the compulsory use of annuities to manage the “decumulation” of assets in defined contribution pension schemes. Almost all annuity rates are determined by reference to the gender of the individual involved. This has the...

Purpose – This paper seeks to consider certain characteristics of the human mortality table, and the possibility that mortality rates are governed by an underlying natural law. Design/methodology/approach – After providing a brief overview of the mathematics of the mortality table, explores...

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Besser gebildete Menschen oder Menschen mit höherem Einkommen haben eine bessere Gesundheit und eine höhere Lebenserwartung. In diesem Wochenbericht werden anhand aktueller Daten frühere Studien zu diesem Thema aktualisiert und gezeigt, dass dieser Zusammenhang unter Männern besonders stark...