then supposed to become larger and more heterogeneous. With respect to the insurer’s risk profile, there is a trade … more important issue that we address. In actuarial practice, the different mortality levels of the several risk classes are … model. We suggest adopting a frailty model for risk classification. We identify risk groups (or classes) within the …

annuity payout of course impacts on the overall risk profile of the life annuity portfolio. On the one hand a higher premium … extending the business without taking huge amounts of risk. Hence, the Risk Management objective “enhancing the company market … share” can be pursued without significant worsening of the LoB risk profile …

result in a reduction in expected costs and equivalence premiums. However, due to the different impact of longevity risk on …, time restrictions reduce the duration of the provider’s liability, which should therefore be less exposed to financial risk … time frames for life annuity arrangements, first addressing longevity risk only, and then including also financial risk …