Mortality risk sharing pools such as pooled annuity funds and tontines provide an attractive and effective solution for managing longevity risk. They have been widely studied in the literature. However, such arrangements are not optimal for individuals in need of long-term care (LTC) insurance....

We assess the impact of housing, the availability of reverse mortgages and long-term care (LTC) insurance on a retiree's optimal portfolio choice and consumption decisions using a multi-period life cycle model that takes into consideration longevity risk, health shocks and house price risk. We...

We study the impact of housing wealth and individual preferences on demand for annuities and long-term care insurance (LTCI). We build a multi-state lifecycle model that includes longevity risk and health shocks. The preference is represented by a recursive utility function that separates risk...