Ziel dieses Beitrags ist die modelltheoretische Analyse der Vorteilhaftigkeit der Sparform KLV zunächst bei Sicherheit und deterministischem Anlagezeitraum und anschließend bei Eintreten eines zufälligen Liquiditätsbedarfs und damit stochastischem Anlagehorizont. Besondere Beachtung gilt...

In this paper life insurance contracts based on an urn-of-urns model, with age-at-death asobservable variable, are analyzed. Premium payment functions based on the principles of“equivalence on an individual level” and “equivalence on a group level” are compared. Boththe aggregate loss...

Als Grundlage für politische Entscheidungen bei der Altersversorgung wird die Berechnung von Prämien bzw. Kosten für die Altersversorgung von Hinterbliebenen (Witwen, Witwer)anhand der zu verwendenden Daten und Rechengrundlagen an einem praktischen Beispiel aufgezeigt.

In jüngster Vergangenheit hat die Versicherungswirtschaft einen grundlegenden Wandel durchlaufen. Deregulierung, Globalisierung sowie Substitutionskonkurrenz führten zu einem verschärften Wettbewerb um Marktanteile bei sinkenden Gewinnmargen. Aufgrund dieser neuen Wettbewerbsdynamik und den...

We analyse contracts which pay out a guaranteed minimum rate of return and a fraction of a positive excess rate, which is specified on the basis of a benchmark portfolio. These contracts are closely related to unit--linked life--insurance/savings plan products and can be considered as...

In this paper we explore the implication of a morbidity risk for the relationship between longevity and annuitization. We divide old-age life into two periods with uncertain survival from the end of the first to the end of the second. We show that a rise in the survival rate causes different...

We examine how long-term life insurance contracts can be designed to incorporate uncertain future bequest needs. An individual who buys a life insurance contract early in life is often uncertain about the future financial needs of his or her family, in the event of an untimely death. Ideally,...

We study the valuation and hedging of unit-linked life insurance contracts in a setting where mortality intensity is governed by a stochastic process. We focus on model risk arising from different specifications for the mortality intensity. To do so we assume that the mortality intensity is...

Empirical evidence that migrants send home more remittances after disasters raises the question of whether remittances can be used to self-insure, substituting for both formal and informal insurance. We investigate this question using a unique data set on the usage patterns of financial services...