In this paper we analyze the attractiveness of a so called "mortality swap", which combines an immediate annuity and a whole life insurance contract, in the German insurance market. The analysis follows a methodology introduced by Charupat and Milevsky (2001). Using theoretical products based on...

Traditional participating life insurance contracts with year-to-year (cliquet-style) guarantees have come under pressure in the current situation of low interest rates and volatile capital markets, in particular when priced in a market-consistent valuation framework. In addition, such guarantees...

Der Abschied vom homo oeconomicus -- Ausgewählte kognitive Verzerrungen und Heuristiken und ihr Bezug zur Versicherung -- Ein zweiter Blick auf die Risikoaversion -- Populäre deskriptive Modelle und damit erzielte Resultate -- Zusammenfassung und Ausblick.