We analyze the effect of enhanced annuities on an insurer engaging in individualunderwriting. We use a frailty model for the heterogeneity of the insured populationand model the individual underwriting by a random variable that positivelycorrelates with the corresponding frailty factor. For a...

Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis herkömmlicher Rentenversicherungen steigt mitder Lebenserwartung des Versicherten. Derartige Produkte sind damit nur für Personen mit relativ hoher Lebenserwartung attraktiv. Der Nachteil für Versichertemit reduzierter Lebenserwartung wird durch steuerliche...

Newly introduced Government-subsidized pension products in Germany are requiredto contain a promise by the seller to provide a “money-back guarantee” atthe end of the term. The client is also given the right to stop paying premiums atany time (paid-up option). In this case, the amount of all...

Newly introduced government-subsidized pension products in Germany are required to contain a promise by the seller to provide a “money-back guarantee” at the end of the term. The client is also given the right to stop paying premiums at any time (paid-up option). In this case, the amount of...

Newly introduced government-subsidized pension products in Germany are required to contain a promise by the seller to provide a “money-back guarantee” at the end of the term. The client is also given the right to stop paying premiums at any time (paid-up option). In this case, the amount of...