Life insurers often claim that the life settlement industry reduces theirsurrender profits and leads to an adverse shift in their portfolio of insuredrisks, i.e., bad risks remain in the portfolio instead of surrendering.In this paper, we aim to quantify the effect of altered...

Most life insurance contracts embed the right to stop premium payments during the termof the contract (paid-up option). Thereby, the contract is not terminated but continueswith reduced benefits and often provides the right to resume premium payments later,thus increasing the previously reduced...

In comparing an immediate life annuity with a payout-equivalent investment fundpayout plan (self-annuitization), research to date has focused mainly on shortfallprobabilities of self-annuitization. As an exception, Schmeiser and Post (2005)propose a family strategy where the chances of...

When comparing investment in an immediate life annuity with a payout-equivalentinvestment fund decumulation plan (self-annuitization), previous research focusedon shortfall probabilities of self-annuitization. Chances of self-annuitization (i.e.,bequests) typically have not been addressed. We...

Das vorliegende Buch, angefertigt im Auftrag des Eidgenössischen Finanzdepartements EFD orientiert sich am - zur Zeit der Erstellung des Beitrags - aktuellen Stand der Diskussion zur Reform der Altersvorsorge in der Schweiz und nimmt dabei Bezug auf den Entwurf des Bundesgesetzes über die...

An attractive life insurance product design becomes increasingly important due to demographic change and a declining confidence in state-run pension schemes. Most life insurance contracts are often offered with investment guarantees embedded in the savings part of the product. In addition,...

The aim of this article is to identify fair equity-premium combinations for non-life insurers that satisfy solvency capitalrequirements imposed by regulatory authorities. In particular, we compare target capital derived using the value at risk concept as planned for Solvency II in the European...

Substandard annuities pay higher pensions to individuals with impaired health and thus require special underwriting of applicants. Although such risk classification can substantially increase a company's profitability, these products are uncommon except for the well established U.K. market. In...