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1、外文文献ThePricingforInterestSensitiveProductsofLifeInsuranceFirmsJamesC.HaoAssociateProfessor,DepartmentofInsurance,TamkangUniversityE-mail:cjhao@mail.tku.edu.twReceivedFebruary10,2011;revisedApril15,2011;acceptedApril26,2011Themajorpurposeofthispaperisto
2、constructinterestrateriskmodelsforinterestsensitiveproductsissuedbylifeinsurancefirmsinTaiwan.Withinterestdeclinesinlate1990s,singlepaidinterestsensitiveannuitytakesupabout20%ofnewpolicypremiumsinTaiwan;Thisimpliesitsriskandprofitabilitybecomecriticalt
3、oinsurers’financialhealth.ThepaperconstructstheBlack-Derman-Toymodelcombiningwithoptional-adjustedspreadanalysismodeltopricethespreadonassetrequiredtoyieldtomakesuchproductsbreakeven,withfurtherextensiontomeasuretheimpactofinterestshockonassetliability
4、management.Wechoosetwodifferentcreditingstrategyproductstoillustratetheoptionvalueoftheinsurancefirms-theoptiontoresetratesbasedonthepathofinterestratesandtheexpenseschargesaswellastheoptionofpolicyholders-theoptiontosurrenderpolicyifnotsatisfiedwithcr
5、editingrate.WithourimplementTablemodels,insurancefirmwillhavecapacitytoquantifyitsriskexposureandsourceofprofitabilityaswellastoseekanoptimalstrategybalancingsalevolumeandaggressivenessofcreditingpolicy.Interestrateriskisanimportantconcernforlifeinsura
6、ncefirms.Insurersissuedebtinstrumentsforwhichtheamountandtimingsofbenefitspaymentareunknownattimeofpolicyissuanceandinvestthepremiumstomaximizethereturn.Theassetcashflowiscomposedofinvestmentincomeandprincipalrepaymentswhiletheliabilitycashflowinanyfut
7、uretimeisdefinedasthesumofthepolicyclaims,policysurrendersandexpensesminusthepremiumincomeexpectedtooccurinthattimeperiod.Wheninterestratesfallasthenetcashflowsarepositive,thenetflowswillhavetobereinvestedatrateslowerthantheinitialrates.Thereinvestment
8、riskemerges.Ontheotherhand,negativenetcashflowsmeanshortagesofcashneededtomeetliabilityobligations.Acashshortagerequirestheliquidationofassetsorborrowing.Ifinterestratesrisewhenthenetcashflowsarenegative,capitallossescanoccurasaresultof
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