Richards Consulting is an independent expert on the financial aspects of longevity and mortality risk.

More information on longevity risk can be found in our presentations and our published works. Background information on Richards Consulting is available in CV and the Financial Times' profile.

Our main business areas are:

• A state-of-the-art software service for the analysis of experience data in life insurance and pension schemes. Details and web demo page.

• A rating service for recommending a mortality basis for pension schemes and annuity portfolios. Details.

• A profiling database for assessing demographic risks in defined-benefit pension schemes. This is useful for anyone trying to value the benefits in a pension scheme. Details.

Other items of interest:

• NEW: Article in Pensions Week about longevity risk.

• NEW: New annual prize created for students of survival models. More details here.

• Richards Consulting publishes a new paper on pensioner longevity.

• Stephen Richards is named an Honorary Research Fellow at Heriot-Watt University.

• Pension Protection Fund to use mortality rating software. Press release.

• CMI mortality tables for pensioners. Details.