14. (12 points) ABC Life currently sells a guaranteed, 10-year level premium term product
in the U.S. market. After the initial 10-year period, coverage is annually renewable.
Recent sales results have been disappointing. ABC is developing an indeterminate
premium version to replace the current product. Under the new design, premium rates
will be guaranteed for the first two years of the contract.
(a) Describe the types of product innovations as outlined in LOMA.
(b) With respect to indeterminate premium term products:
(i) Describe the product design.
(ii) Explain the advantages and disadvantages compared to a guaranteed
premium product design from the company’s perspective.
(c) ABC has no mortality experience for an indeterminate premium product.
Describe factors ABC needs to consider in using its own existing mortality data to
set the mortality assumption used to price the new product.
(d) Describe the following methods of calculating reserves for renewable term
products:
(i) Unitary method.
(ii) Contract Segmentation method.
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15. (8 points)
(a) Describe the following methods of matching assets and liabilities.
(i) Exact matching,
(ii) Duration matching,
(iii) Horizon matching, and
(iv) Product cash flow matching.
(b) You are given:
Time Liability Cash Flow
1 25
2 25
3 100
4 100
5 0
6 0
Calculate the modified duration and convexity of the liability cash flows using an
interest rate of 7%. Show all work.
(c) The investment department suggests an asset portfolio with modified duration
equal to the liability cash flow modified duration, with the following asset cash
flows:
Time Asset Cash Flow
1 4.68
2 0.32
3 234.07
4 0.32
5 0.00
6 10.72
(i) Evaluate the effectiveness of using the proposed asset portfolio to
immunize the liability cash flows.
(ii) Describe ways to improve the asset and liability matching for this
portfolio.
Show all work.
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16. (5 points) You are given:
Cash Claims Paid by Year of Incurral
Incurral Year
Calendar Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2000 5
2001 10 6
2002 4 12 7
2003 3 7 14 7
2004 1 2 2 13 6
End of Year Claim Reserve
Incurral Year
Calendar Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2000 15
2001 10 16
2002 8 5 17
2003 5 4 6 18
2004 4 3 5 6 17
(a) Describe the common tests of claim reserve adequacy.
(b) Evaluate the sufficiency of the claim reserves. Show all work.
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17. (4 points) A U.S. insurance company has historically sold only whole life insurance.
Sales have been declining steadily over the last few years. Senior management expects to
introduce a universal life product that provides the customer with more flexibility.
(a) Describe features of a universal life product that provide flexibility to the
customer.
(b) The following product design is proposed:
• The premium load is 15%.
• The guaranteed interest rate is 5.00%.
• A surrender charge applies for 5 years.
• The policy fee is $5 per month.
• Unscheduled premium payments are not permitted.
• There are no riders.
• The policy loan interest rate is equal to the current interest rate.
• The guaranteed interest bonus is 1% beginning in year 11.
Evaluate the proposed design and recommend any changes.
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