In this article we consider the post-retirement phase optimization problem for a specific pension product in Germany that comes without guarantees. The continuous-time optimization problem is defined consisting of two specialties: first, we have a product-specific pension adjustment mechanism...

We construct an optimal investment portfolio model with deferred annuities for an individual investor saving for retirement. The objective function consists of power utility in terms of secured retirement income from the deferred annuity purchases, as well as bequest from remaining wealth...

We re-examine insurance purchases when life insurance and life annuities carry loads. The life cycle literature says that it is optimal to participate in these insurance markets throughout life, even under loads. A life annuity phase backs directly onto a life insurance phase. However, the...

Section 1035 of the current US tax code allows policyholders to exchange their variableannuity policy for a similar product while maintaining tax-deferred status. When the variableannuity contains a long-term guarantee, this “lapse-and-reentry” strategy allows the policyholderto potentially...

Existing studies estimate health insurance-induced increases in medical care expenditure by examining medical care decisions that are aggregated to the annual level. Using employer-employee matched data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, I quantify the moral hazard effect of insurance on...