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THE UP-1984 A "UNISEX" MORTALITY TABLE Fellers the mortality employed in have usually tables developed industry for connection with UP- Table has recently been the Society Actuaries maintains based.on which included exposure and comb,ining of the the composite mortality rates were consolidated sex so crude mortality rates that about non- insured pension plans due to the of an several large that the actual mortality before has been significantly higher than that usual- pension available covering Life Insurance Mortality conducted by the Society Actuaries. This experience of about of these are esti- 1965- improvement among pensioners for both apply from pensioner experience i.e., and the crude mortality rates ages over adjusted accordingly. life insurance programs same 10-year indicated a ment averaging .05% annually. Accordingly, the crude mortality rates mortality rates and unadjusted group &t contained limited information at very oldest ratio of the crude at each central quinquennial 1.5 times prior central 72, 1.55 6 7 8 9 Addition to Older Age 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.9 Difference in Ages 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Addition to Older Age 4.5 4 .O 3.7 3.4 3.2 3 .O 2.8 2.6 2.4 Difference in Ages 20 21 Addition to Older Aee mortality rates the UP-1984 Mortal- Table cannot yet the relationship is survivor calculations grounds in highly desirable. however, instead mortality rates into a strict of uniform seniority provide a consistent approach for the UP-1984 Mortality This type of quite common actuarial consulting practice actuarial precedent. a paper "Doctrine a rule of a annuity with appropriately adjusted George King entire chapter 1887 Textbook Life Contingencies to various approximating multiple such a survivor values since application of lives is not an and since Rates at Advanced Ages mortality rates at the old ages determination of a pension plan because number of at those be included in any actuarial very heavy used in developing for the younger retired of the central mortality rates 1.50 pro- forma compounding factor practical means extending the of the table and terminal age mortality rates very old ages have under the Retirement System for the slightly below the other three studies mortality rates considerably higher. course, considerable variations elderly as gerontologists have observed in the Abkhazians Georgian Socialist Republic, Variations by the older female mortality female mortality rate this ratio advancing age until for it approaches A female mor- tality .rates over, of retirement mortality rates very close composite rates two years. where separate and female mortality rates basic UP-1984 Mortality Table can develop appropriate male mortality rates nonhazardous employment). in age female mortality The appearance a composite which requires adjust- ment for both mortality rates male chauvinism 'mortality tables are female rates a setback a secondary has been mortality rates for females have improved the improvement 5276, female mortality past are to be due the future reason of any imminent socioeconomic could reason variations in due to diminish with improved work ities and income, the underlying medical research of the possible causative factors in and contractility, aggregation of blood platelets, etc. Known throughout the of the 109 to micrograms in 24 hours, a woman affect so bodily functions clearly have general bearing functions they affect degree are in mortality Equal Employment Oppor- Commission has recently that the a pension different benefits females, stemming A paragraph 72-1919" of June 6, 1972 as follows: pension plan, incorporated females who retired retired early. actuarial tables males and females retirement benefits. for the actuarial tables termine the reduction of an employee's retirement, plan discriminated male employees terms and their employment within the fact that differences observed in nor that must be for the actuarial tables ly results in periodic pension Any such in their judgment, constitute a violation of the Act of prohibits any hiring practices, pay, work is based race, age :(to 65 only) or re- hgion. pension benefits equivalent circumstances be equal in quarrel with plan costs have a substantive his results. actuarial profession in the U however, now has application of actuarial result in past have benefits, and actuarial equivalence basid towards the per year short of normal retirement of a basic has been determining actuarially equivalent early offers another fact, many actuqies male and female factors for retirement benefits are unreasonable. After annual pension female employee at 65 a male employee, under sex, does the female 4% greater the benefit "Unisex" Joint and Survivor Option Factors actuarial reduction factors charge a male electing survivorship spouse considerably made when employee elects behalf of spouse. However, these very small 10%; of the retiring population under typical non-insured Reform Act form of i.e., the employee who -receive only a life an election for that percentage electing survivorship a significant degree anti- in ill employees whose spouses are in actuarial cost equivalence is really there must compensate for practical approach electing employee's and set a "Unisex" has been as a 10%-30% groups with female content, set 3W0 of a composite table for actuarial valuation pension benefits available relative in pay rates, disability of withdrawal largest plans. The cost of an be based many actuarial accurate delineation that the sex- would appear warranted refinement cases. While sex- segregated tables may have work appear more the past, benefit differentials are appear anti- Oregon, a U.S state's use of separate expectancy tables and in June, 1976, the Equal Coordinating Council President Ford a men and Mortality Table Taking the 2W0 UP-1984 Table appropriate mortality standard for actuarial adjustment in are developed commutation functions benefits which costs, since group is that the that the uniform seniority functions after setting by three female, the beneficiary table would set back in age use in actuarial valuation and beneficiaries' additional year content of additional modification is necessary expected added to be this can be by rating and by by three Composite mortality tables "Unisex Tables" been employed largest non-insured have also large plans. in practice full compliance letter and the of the UP-1984 pensioner mortality under non-insured private pension plans composite table appropriate composition. are appropriate that the mortality rates'will a'ctuarial the next decade. A booklet setting of the 3%, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8% is available from the authors on request. August 26,1976 Table 10 UP-1% Table