The use of forward models for the future development of mortality has been proposed by several authors. In this article, we specify adequate volatility structures for such models. We derive a Heath-Jarrow-Morton drift condition under different measures. Based on demographic and epidemiological...

We present a model of a longevity risk transfer market with different market players (primary insurers, reinsurers, and capital market investors) and investigate how market dynamics and the market players' roles evolve with progressing market saturation. We find that reinsurers' appetite for...

For annuity providers, longevity risk, i.e. the risk that future mortality trends differ from those anticipated, constitutes an important risk factor. In order to manage this risk, new financial products, so-called longevity derivatives, may be needed, even though a first attempt to issue a...