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Cubs live longer than Bears; both outlive fans, actuary says

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After months of researching professional athletes, retired actuary and Westchester native Philip J. Lehpamer discovered that baseball players live longer than football players, but both live longer than the typical male fan.

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The ever-changing worlds of health care, pensions and investment risk are creating a greater need for actuaries, says Lombard native Sara Teppema, a senior fellow with the Society of Actuaries in Schaumburg.

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One of the sources for a 1988 column about how actuaries were deemed to have the best job, Patrick Gould, managing director of marketing and communication for the Schaumburg-based Society of Actuaries, says the job still ranks at or near the top.

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Retired actuary Philip J. Lehpamer, a Westchester native, has found that NFL men don't live as long as baseball players and that gap is growing. But the news isn't all bad for football players. “It's getting worse for them, but they are still better than couch potatoes,” Lehpamer says, noting his research shows that former NFL players continue to outlive the typical male fan watching them.

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    • After months of researching professional athletes, retired actuary and Westchester native Philip J. Lehpamer discovered that baseball players live longer than football players, but both live longer than the typical male fan.
    • The ever-changing worlds of health care, pensions and investment risk are creating a greater need for actuaries, says Lombard native Sara Teppema, a senior fellow with the Society of Actuaries in Schaumburg.
    • One of the sources for a 1988 column about how actuaries were deemed to have the best job, Patrick Gould, managing director of marketing and communication for the Schaumburg-based Society of Actuaries, says the job still ranks at or near the top.
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