Research and analysis

Making sense of COVID-19 - mortality impact on pension schemes

In this paper we consider the implications for defined benefit pension schemes of the recent increased mortality rates.

• From: Government Actuary's Department
• Published: 7 August 2020

Documents

Making sense of COVID-19 - mortality impact on pension schemes

PDF, 280 KB, 3 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email enquiries@gad.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

Statistics on the number of COVID-19 deaths have been subject to intense scrutiny and debate throughout the pandemic. In this paper we consider the implications for defined benefit pension schemes of the recent increased mortality rates and set out some practical steps to understand the associated uncertainty.

Published 7 August 2020