Use of the Ogden Tables to Calculate Future Losses

Introduction

The Ogden tables were first produced in 1984 and have been regularly updated. They facilitate the calculation of future losses for all of the major schedule heads including care, earnings, and equipment. The tables include statistics as to life expectancy as well as providing multipliers for a range of different discount rates. Practitioners can use the tables to calculate the costs of recurring needs, either annually or at less frequent intervals. The tables also allow us to calculate the value of a claim for a loss which may not arise until some years into the future. All substantial schedules will refer to the Ogden Tables and it is essential to master them for successful tort practice.

This webinar is recommended for those involved in high value, complex claims arising from clinical negligence or personal injury.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Short introduction as to the history of the Ogden Tables
• An overview of the information which the tables provide
• Consideration of life expectancy and its implications for the schedule
• Lifelong losses using the +0.5% discount rate
• Recurring losses at different intervals of time
• Losses of earnings and consideration of risks other than mortality
• Calculations, with examples, of the major heads of loss, including losses off future earnings for claimants in work who are at greater risk of unemployment because injury

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