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Estimation of Life Insurance Asset Value From Household Survey

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  • Ting Zeng
  • Qian Cao

    (Research Institute of Economics and Management, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China)

Abstract

The omission of the asset value of life insurance policies in computing household assets would underestimate household wealth and therefore bias measures of wealth inequality. We propose a method to estimate the cash value of household life insurance assets by combining the Lee-Carter model, which forecasts mortality risk, and the concept of the net level premium reserve in actuarial science. This method is readily applicable using household survey data.

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  • Ting Zeng & Qian Cao, 2022. "Estimation of Life Insurance Asset Value From Household Survey," Asian Economics Letters, Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association, vol. 3(1), pages 1-6.
    • Handle: RePEc:ayb:jrnael:59
    DOI: 2022/06/16
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    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • N3 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

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