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Longevity Risk in Notional Defined Contribution Pension Schemes: A Solution

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  • Séverine Arnold (-Gaille)

    (Department of Actuarial Science, Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC Lausanne), University of Lausanne, Vaud, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland.)

  • María del Carmen Boado-Penas

    (Department of Mathematical Sciences, Institute for Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (IFAM), University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7LZ, U.K. E-mails: Carmen.Boado@liverpool.ac.uk; hgodinez@liverpool.ac.uk)

  • Humberto Godínez-Olivares

    (Department of Mathematical Sciences, Institute for Financial and Actuarial Mathematics (IFAM), University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7LZ, U.K. E-mails: Carmen.Boado@liverpool.ac.uk; hgodinez@liverpool.ac.uk)

Abstract

Notional defined contribution pension schemes (NDCs) aim at reproducing the logic of a financial defined contribution plan under a pay-as-you-go framework. Of particular interest is how the accumulated capital of a deceased person is used when the death occurs prior to retirement. While in most countries this accumulated capital (called survivor dividend, SD) is kept by the scheme, in Sweden it is distributed among the same cohort survivors. This paper aims to analyse to what extent the SD kept by most NDCs can be used to cover an unexpected longevity increase. We develop formulas under different assumptions (constant or according to Lee–Carter mortality improvements) to calculate the maximum mortality decrease a scheme can cover if the SD is not distributed. We also apply the formulas using Polish, Latvian and Swedish life tables and show that the non-distribution of the SD is a potential solution to cover the longevity risk of NDCs.

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  • Séverine Arnold (-Gaille) & María del Carmen Boado-Penas & Humberto Godínez-Olivares, 2016. "Longevity Risk in Notional Defined Contribution Pension Schemes: A Solution," The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, Palgrave Macmillan;The Geneva Association, vol. 41(1), pages 24-52, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:gpprii:v:41:y:2016:i:1:p:24-52
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    1. Carlos Vidal-Meliá & Manuel Ventura-Marco & Juan Manuel Pérez-Salamero González, 2018. "Social Insurance Accounting for a Notional Defined Contribution Scheme Combining Retirement and Long-Term Care Benefits," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-36, August.
    2. Alonso-García, Jennifer & Devolder, Pierre, 2019. "Continuous time model for notional defined contribution pension schemes: Liquidity and solvency," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 57-76.

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