Club Vita
Douglas Anderson has a comprehensive work experience spanning several decades. Douglas is the Founder and a board member of Club Vita LLP, which provides insights on longevity patterns and trends to various clients. Since June 2019, they have dedicated their time to developing the company and finding innovative applications for their services. Prior to their role at Club Vita, Douglas worked as a Partner at Hymans Robertson LLP for over 20 years. Douglas also served as a Board Member of Catalyst Club at Cancer Research UK from 2013 to 2017. Their career began at the Government Actuary's Department as an Actuary for ten years.
Douglas Anderson began their education at the University of Aberdeen in 1983, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics. Douglas attended the university until 1987. In 1987, Anderson enrolled at Heriot-Watt University for a diploma in Actuarial Science, which they completed in 1988.
From 1988 to 2010, Anderson continued their education at the Institute of Actuaries, where they obtained a fellowship in 1992. Their field of study during this period was primarily focused on Pensions.
Throughout their education and career, Anderson obtained additional certifications. In 1992, they obtained the Fellow designation from the Institute of Actuaries. Later on, in 2011, they received the Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary certification from The Institute & Faculty of Actuaries. Most recently, in 2019, they acquired the Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) designation from the Society of Actuaries.
Club Vita
Club Vita is a centre of excellence for improving our understanding of patterns in human longevity. Its insights help pension funds, insurers and governments make affordable long-term promises, and foster innovation in longevity risk management. Club Vita was founded in the UK in 2008 and has subsequently expanded to Canada in 2015 and the US in 2019. Our name Club Vita combines the human interest in sources of longer life - Vita being latin for life - with the power of collaboration, which courses through the veins of the club. These collaborations operate on three levels: 1. Data pooling: Every year data is pooled from our Club members (globally, over 300 defined benefit pension plans and insurers). Large numbers dampen down the statistical noise, so that the signals become clearer. Personalised risk reporting is provided to all data suppliers on a subscription basis. 2. Research: We actively support joint research with a variety of organisations. 3. Public interest: We make high level statistical insights publicly available, particularly where they can help us build a sustainable society and deliver inter-generational fairness. Club Vita is powered by a talented team. In our discussion group, friends of Club Vita, you will hear from our expert statisticians, longevity actuaries and risk strategists. Behind the scenes, we could not deliver the vast array of statistical insights without our gifted team of database architects and data processors.