Mary Hall

Assoc. Prof

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Dr. Mary Hall FIA, FSAI is an Actuary in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Dublin City University. Her research interests are in the area of mortality and morbidity modelling with a focus on actuarial applications. She is currently a member of the Mortality Research Steering Committee of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries, UK and the Demography Committee of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2025 Hall, M.; Barry, A. (2025) 'Mortality experience of long-Term care residents of Bupa care homes over the period 2016-2019'. British Actuarial Journal, 30 . [Link] [DOI]
2025 Daly, L.; Hall, M. (2025) 'Mortality in Ireland and Northern Ireland 2000–2021 and the joint modelling of Irish and Northern Irish life tables'. EUROPEAN ACTUARIAL JOURNAL, . [Link] [DOI]
2024 Mary Hall (2024) 'Discussion on The Potential Impact of Changes in Burden of Proof to Determine Suicide in Ireland'. Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 54 :47-49.
2023 Mary Hall; Rabia Naqvi (2023) 'Seasonal Mortality amongst UK occupational pension scheme member 2000-2016'. British Actuarial Journal, 28 . [Link] [DOI]
2021 Hall M; Friel N (2021) 'Mortality Projections using Generalized Additive Models with applications to annuity values for the Irish population - Corrigendum'. Annals of Actuarial Science, 15 (1). [Link] [DOI]
2018 R. Naqvi; M. Hall (2018) 'Climate change: reshaping mortality differences within the United Kingdom?'. British Actuarial Journal, . [DOI]
2016 Hall, M.; Daly, L. (2016) 'Modelling the reverse select and ultimate mortality experience of UK ill-health retirement occupational pension scheme members'. Annals of Actuarial Science, 10 . [Link] [DOI]
2013 M. Hall (2013) 'Mortality in Ireland 1901 to 2006'. British Actuarial Journal, . [DOI]
2010 M. Hall; N. Friel (2010) 'Mortality Projections using Generalized Additive Models with applications to annuity values for the Irish population'. Annals of Actuarial Science, . [DOI]

Other Journal

Year Publication
2015 Mary Hall; Shane Prendergast; Colm Murphy; John Flanagan (2015) 'Mortality and the Irish Economy 2000-2013' Longevity Bulletin, (7) :12-13. [Link]

Published Report

Year Publication
2025 Mary Hall; Caroline Twomey; Gareth Colgan; Linda Daly; Julie McCarthy; Niall Quinn (2025) Experience of term assurances in Ireland 2015-2021. Continuous Mortality Investigation of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, . [Link]
2025 Mary Hall; Caroline Twomey; Gareth Colgan; Linda Daly; Julie McCarthy; Niall Quinn (2025) Summary of Society of Actuaries in Ireland and Continuous Mortality Investigation Working Paper 199. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2024 Linda Daly; Mary Hall; Caroline Twomey; Karl Murray (2024) The level of excess mortality in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic 2020 & 2021. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2023 K Bell; G Bradley; L Buckley; P Burke; M Finn; N Gaudin; M Hall; D Lavelle; J Loftus; G Mac Rory; N O'Briain; M O'Halloran; A O'Hagan; J Quigley; P Torsney (2023) Understanding the gender gap at the highest performance level in Leaving Certificate Higher Level Mathematics and the widening gender gap at entry level to the actuarial profession in Ireland. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2020 Demography Committee (2020) Review of Best Estimate Mortality Projection Methods. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2019 Mary Hall; Shane Prendergast; Caroline Twomey (2019) Irish Insured Lives Mortality Investigation. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2015 Society of Actuaries in Ireland; Demography Committee (2015) Annuity Conversion Rates in Retirement Fund Product Illustrations. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2015 Graduation and Modelling Working Party (2015) Report of the Graduation and Modelling Working Party. Continuous Mortality Investigation of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, . [Link]
2014 Society of Actuaries in Ireland Demography Committee (2014) Retirement Benefit Schemes Transfer Values Mortality Bases Review. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2013 Ciaran McGrath; Maura Carter; Shane Prendergast; John Pender; Sarah Fee; Aidan Kennedy; BrianFitzgerald; Mary Hall; Martin Whelan; Mark Jordan; Des Cryan; Tracy Gilbert; Emily O'Gara (2013) Report on the 2013 pensioner mortaliy study of Irish self-adminsitered pension schemes. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2009 John Armstrong; Tracy Gilbert; Colm Guiry; Mary Hall; Tony Jeffrey; Aisling Kennedy; Yvonne Lynch; Padraic O'Malley (2009) Review of Rates of Mortaliy Improvement for the purposes of ASPs on Product Information. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2008 John Armstrong; Tracy Gilbert; Colm Guiry; Mary Hall; Tony Jeffrey; Aisling Kennedy; Yvonne Lynch; Padraic O'Malley (2008) Review of Rates of Mortality Improvement. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]
2007 Mary Hall; Mairead Coleman; Niamh Gaudin; Donal Keating; Paul Kenny; Maria McLaughlin; Julia Moore; Karl Murray; Patrick Needham; Joanne Roche (2007) Society of Actuaries in Ireland Current Topics 2007. Society of Actuaries in Ireland, . [Link]

Other Publication

Year Publication
2014 Mary Hall (2014) CMI Mortality Projection Methods 2002-2013. [Link]
Certain data included herein are derived from the © Web of Science (2025) of Clarivate. All rights reserved.

Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
Society of Actuaries in Ireland Fellow 01/12/2006 -
Institute & Faculty of Actuaries Fellow 01/12/2006 -

Honors and Awards

Date Title Awarding Body
01/06/2017 Society of Actuaries in Ireland medal for Outstanding Contribution to the Actuarial Profession Society of Actuaries in Ireland

Committees

Committee Function From / To
Society of Actuaries in Ireland Demography Committee Member since 2007 Chair 2015-2019 01/01/2007 -
Institute & Faculty of Actuaries, UK Mortality Research Steering Committee Member 01/01/2021 -
Society of Actuaries in Ireland Research Committee Member since 2021 Chair since 2022 01/01/2021 -
Institute & Faculty of Actuaries, UK Associate Qualification Advisory Panel Member 01/06/2021 - 01/06/2022
Society of Actuaries in Ireland Socioeconomic Committee Member 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2024
Society of Actuaries in Ireland Gender Pipeline Working Group Member 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023

Employment

Employer Position From / To
University College Dublin Actuarial Scientist 01/01/2007 - 01/01/2016
Standard Life Ireland Actuary 01/01/2005 - 01/01/2007
Hewitt Actuarial Trainee 01/01/2003 - 01/01/2005
Merrill Lynch Manager 01/01/2000 - 01/01/2002
Lehman Brothers Consultant 01/01/1996 - 01/01/2000

Education

Start date Institution Qualification Subject
01/01/2002 Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK Fellow Actuary
01/09/2008 University College Dublin PhD Actuarial Science
01/09/1992 Heriot-Watt University BSc Computer Science

Reviews

Journal Role
INSURANCE MATHEMATICS & ECONOMICS Reviewer
Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland Reviewer
European Journal of Public Health Reviewer

Other Activities

Description

Outreach Activities

Year Engagement Type Organisation Description
2024 Advisory Work Central Statistics Office Member of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Population and Labourforce Projections Expert Group 2023-2057 - mortality subgroup: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-plfp/populationandlabourforceprojections2023-2057/
2018 Advisory Work Central Statistics Office Member of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Population and Labourforce Projections Expert Group 2017-2051- mortality subgroup: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-plfp/populationandlabourforceprojections2017-2051/
2013 Advisory Work Central Statistics Office Member of the Central Statistics Office (CSO) Population and Labourforce Projections Expert Group 2016-2046 - mortality subgrop. https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/population/populationandlabourforceprojections2016-2046/
2020 Advisory Work Central Statistics Office Experimental analysis of Covid-19 pandemic deaths in Ireland during the first wave of the pandemic to provide more timely reporting of deaths.

Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name Degree Supervision
Twomey,Caroline PhD-track Supervisor
Daly,Linda PhD Supervisor