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Longevity expert Stuart McDonald urges caution over 2026 UK heatwave death toll fears

But longer and hotter heatwaves may eventually change UK mortality trends

Stuart McDonald's three-year term as CMI chair gets underway

Record low death rates in 2024 reported by UK's CMI

But mortality for younger adults is still above the ten-year average

LCP raises questions on Dutch mortality projection model

Methodology has significant impact on pension liabilities and risk transfer pricing

Viral load: how actuaries used democratised data to beat Covid-19

The flood of public data on Covid-19 became a silver lining for actuaries amid the dark clouds of the pandemic, as David Walker reports

IFoA awards Stuart McDonald with prestigious Finlaison Medal

It recognises his role in the actuarial profession's response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Updated UK mortality projections model may cut months from life expectancy

CMI set to incorporate some 2022 data in this year's model update

LCP recruits longevity expert Stuart McDonald

He helped to found the Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group

Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group's co-founder receives MBE

Stuart McDonald, Nigel Wilson and Johnny Timpson were recognised in the UK's New Year honours

The actuaries who changed the conversation on Covid

The Covid-19 Actuaries Response Group won the Judges' award for contribution to the industry in the InsuranceERM 2021 UK & Europe awards. Christopher Cundy speaks to the protagonists about their collaborative project and the impact it's had on society