Contributors

Tanya van Niekerk
Life/Health Pricing Actuary, Cape Town
Tanya is a pricing actuary in Gen Re's South Africa office in Cape Town. Her main responsibilities are looking after Individual and Group mortality and morbidity pricing for the South African and African markets.
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Tendencias de morbilidad y mortalidad en tiempos de recesión económica
By David Hatherell and Tanya van Niekerk Mar 08, 2021 Español
Los efectos de la pandemia de la COVID‑19 se han debatido ampliamente y en profundidad, y las medidas de confinamiento y las restricciones impuestas a los desplazamientos y el comercio están ejerciendo un impacto muy grave sobre la economía global. Por...
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Morbidity and Mortality Trends During Times of Economic Downturn
By David Hatherell and Tanya van Niekerk Feb 03, 2021 English
The effects of the COVID‑19 pandemic have been discussed widely and in depth, with lockdown measures and restrictions on travel and trading having a severe impact on the global economy. It is therefore essential the insurance industry investigates these...
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Does an Economic Downturn Lead to an Increasing Mortality Rate?
By Tanya van Niekerk Jan 07, 2016 English
A direct link between the average mortality rate and personal wealth and socio-economic class should come as no surprise. Wealthier people in any population have access to the best healthcare, nutrition, education and living conditions, and so will live...
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