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Public pensions face new challenges as we live longer

Certain mortality projections would increase life expectancy by 2.3 years and reduce the funded ratio of the nations public pension plans to 67 percent.

By Marlene Y. Satter | Updated on April 10, 2015

Certain mortality projections would increase life expectancy by 2.3 years and reduce the funded ratio of the nation’s public pension plans to 67 percent.

That’s according to a just-out brief from the Center for State and Local Government Excellence, “How Will Longer Lifespans Affect State and Local Pension Funding?” which concludes that, while the impact of longer lives is not exactly a positive for funds, there’s no imminent threat to pension funding levels.

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