Machine learning in mortality: highlights from the IFoA Longevity Bulletin
Part of the Longevity and Mortality webinar series This webinar draws on the summer 2023 IFoA Longevity Bulletin, an issue based on Machine Learning applications in mortality and longevity work. The speakers comprise the editor of the Bulletin and the authors of two of the articles. The agenda is: an overview of the range of current machine learning (‘ML’) uses by life insurers in a biometric context different types of ML techniques and their properties, with particular reference to mortality analyses how ML applied to Electronic Health Records can yield valuable insights for actuaries and clinicians, with lessons also from analyses conducted during the pandemic.