It all started on a sunny weekend in 2020. Like many others, I had taken lockdown as an opportunity to revisit some old hobbies, namely my dusty watercolours. Picking up the brushes proved more enjoyable than I remembered, and before long I was thinking of ways to combine this ‘new’ hobby with something practical.
The ABS has released the weekly mortality statistics up to 25 August in Australia (for doctor-certified deaths only, excluding coroner-referred deaths). This analysis is the fourth in a series of monthly updates on Australian mortality in 2020.
The ABS has just released the mortality statistics for the month of June in Australia (for doctor-certified deaths only, excluding coroner-referred deaths). Authors of the recent Research Note have analysed this to update previous detailed analysis up to May.
This Pandemic Briefing aims to identify various considerations relating to the impact of COVID-19 on the assets and investment side of the balance sheet, for life insurers.
