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Jean-Marc Fix
Life/Health VP, Actuarial Research & Development, Stamford
Jean-Marc Fix, FSA, MAAA, is Vice President, Actuarial Research & Development for Gen Re’s North America Life & Health division. For the past decade, he has focused on the topic of mortality and is currently active in a number of SOA committees centering on mortality and underwriting. Jean-Marc is a member of the Society of Actuaries’ Reinsurance Section Council. He serves as chair of January 2020's Living to 100 Symposium, and he also chairs the Mortality and Longevity Strategic Research Program Steering Committee. He is a member of the Reinsurance Section Council and heads the Reinsurance Section Research team. He is also a member of the ACLI’s Genetic Testing Task Force.
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Modeling Mortality at Older Ages - Benefits and Challenges
Von Jean-Marc Fix Aug 19, 2019English
When one looks at a curve of the mortality rates by age in developed countries, we notice a very regular pattern. Especially the middle-age groups - age 30 to 70+, for example - seem to have close to an exponential curve in mortality rates. This observation,...
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Understanding Mortality - Lessons From Older Ages
Von Jean-Marc Fix Jul 31, 2019English
Mercifully, death happens only once to each of us. Nonetheless as I look at my Facebook feed, I can’t help but notice that death and disease are taking more and more space, surpassing news about weddings and births. You might say aging is an unfortunate,...
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Mortality and Morbidity at the End of Life’s Road
Von Jean-Marc Fix Jun 20, 2019English
How long will I live? It’s a question that humans have pondered since the dawn of time. From palmistry to the latest health fads, we have found more or less satisfactory answers. Those of us in the Life industry, as students of mortality, are interested...
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Are Centenarians Different - or Just Lucky?
Von Jean-Marc Fix May 10, 2019English
Centenarians are rare, but they are among the fastest growing population segments in the U.S. and throughout the developed world - and what is rare is special. But why are they special? Unfortunately, we humans are better at rationalizing than at rational...
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