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A sensitivity analysis of typical life insurance contracts with respect to the technical basis

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In [Christiansen, M.C., 2007. A sensitivity analysis concept for life insurance with respect to a valuation basis of infinite dimension. Insurance: Math. Econom. doi:10.1016/j.insmatheco.2007.07.005] a sensitivity analysis concept was introduced for the prospective reserve of individual life insurance contracts as functional of the technical basis parameters such as interest rate, mortality probability, disability probability, et cetera. On the basis of that concept, the present paper gives in addition the sensitivities of the premium level. Applying these approaches, an extensive sensitivity analysis is carried out: A study of the basic life insurance contract types [`]pure endowment insurance', [`]temporary life insurance', [`]annuity insurance' and [`]disability insurance' identifies their diverse characteristics, in particular their weakest points concerning fluctuations of the technical basis. An investigation of combinations of these insurance contract types shows what synergy effects can be expected by creating insurance packages.

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  • Christiansen, Marcus C., 2008. "A sensitivity analysis of typical life insurance contracts with respect to the technical basis," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(2), pages 787-796, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:42:y:2008:i:2:p:787-796
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