mortality risk – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 Top 5 HR, benefits, pension and investment stories of the week https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/bencan/top-5-hr-benefits-pension-and-investment-stories-of-the-week-84/ Fri, 31 May 2024 13:00:20 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156306 An article on legal challenges filed against the federal government’s hybrid work mandate for public service employees was the most-read story on BenefitsCanada.com this week. Here are the top five human resources, benefits, pension and investment stories of the past week: 1. Unions representing federal public service workers file legal challenges against hybrid work mandate 2. Expert […]

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]]> Expert panel: New research brings mortality improvement into spotlight for pension plan sponsors https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/gavin-benjamin/expert-panel-new-research-brings-mortality-improvement-into-spotlight-for-pension-plan-sponsors/ Tue, 28 May 2024 13:00:45 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=156096 One of the many consequences of the coronavirus pandemic was an unprecedented interest in the life expectancy of Canadians. While the increased focus on life expectancy seemed to wane once the worst of the pandemic had passed, a recent report by the Canadian Institute of Actuaries on mortality improvements has brought the topic of life […]

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]]> More work to be done by pension plan sponsors on factoring climate into mortality, morbidity assumptions: CIA https://www.benefitscanada.com/pensions/governance-law/more-work-to-be-done-by-pension-plan-sponsors-on-factoring-climate-into-mortality-morbidity-assumptions-cia/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 14:00:32 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=133198 While it’s common practice for pension plan sponsors to factor climate risk into investment strategies, there’s more work to be done on factoring climate change into mortality and morbidity assumptions, says Bernard Morency, past chair of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries’ public affairs council and co-chair of its climate change and sustainability steering committee. “As […]

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