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Michigan State UniversityDepartment of MathematicsSTT 456 Spring 13TEST 4Name (Print): SolutionsName (Sign):

• Case 1: A five year policy with annual cash flows issued to a life (x)produces the profit vector

Pr =(−360.98 149.66 14.75 273.19 388.04 403.00

)(1)

where Pr0 is the profit at time 0 and Prt for t ∈ {1, 2, ..., 5} is theprofit at time t per policy in force at time t− 1.

The survival model used in the profit test is given by

qx+t = 0.0085 + 0.0005t. (2)

• Case 2 Consider a 10−year term insurance issued to a life aged 60.The details of the policy are as follows. The sum insured, denotedS = 100000, payable at the end of the year of death. Level annualpremiums, denoted P = 1500 are payable throughout the term.

The profit test basis is

– Interest: 5.5% per year effective on all cash flows.

– Initial expenses: 400 plus 20% of the first premium.

– Renewal expenses: 3.5% of premiums.

– Survival model: q60+t = 0.01 + 0.001t for t ∈ {0, 1, ..., 9}

The reserve basis is

– Interest: 4% per year effective on all cash flows.

– Survival model: q60+t = 0.011 + 0.001t for t ∈ {0, 1, ..., 9}.– The Net Premium is used to calculate the corresponding policy

values.

Assume that

– 1V = 410.05

– NPV (0.1) = 124.48

– P..a60:10 = 9684.

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1. For Case 1, calculate Π5

(a) 360.98

(b) 149.66

(c) 14.62

(d) 268.43

(e) 377.66

(f) 388.29

(g) None of the above.

(h) Not enough info to compute

Answer: (f)

Π5 = 4pxPr5

= pxpx+1px+2px+3Pr5

= (1− qx)(1− qx+1)(1− qx+2)(1− qx+3)Pr5

= (1− 0.0085)(1− 0.0090)(1− 0.0095)(1− 0.01)(403.00)

= 388.294

(3)

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2. For Case 1, calculate the NPV for this policy using a risk discount rateof 15% per year.

(a) 365.69

(b) 487.88

(c) 388.29

(d) None of the above.

(e) Not enough info to compute.

Answer: (a)

NPV(r) =

n∑k=0

Πk

(1 + r)k=

n∑k=0

k−1pxPrk(1 + r)k

= −360.98 +149.66

1 + r+

(0.9915)(14.75)

(1 + r)2+

(0.9915)(0.9910)(273.19)

(1 + r)3

+(0.9915)(0.9910)(0.9905)(388.04)

(1 + r)4

+(0.9915)(0.9910)(0.9905)(0.9900)(403.00)

(1 + r)5

= −360.98 +149.66

1 + r+

14.62

(1 + r)2+

268.43

(1 + r)3+

377.66

(1 + r)4+

388.29

(1 + r)5

. ·. NPV(0.15) = 365.69(4)

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3. For Case 1, calculate the IRR for this policy.

(a) 42.7196%

(b) 49.7196%

(c) 52.7196%

(d) 62.7196%

(e) None of the above.

(f) Not enough information to compute.

Answer: (a)

0 = NPV(IRR)

. ·. 0 = −360.98 +149.66

1 + r+

14.62

(1 + r)2+

268.43

(1 + r)3+

377.66

(1 + r)4+

388.29

(1 + r)5

(5)

Substitution immediately leads to

0 = −360.98+149.66

1.427196+

14.62

(1.427196)2+

268.43

(1.427196)3+

377.66

(1.427196)4+

388.29

(1.427196)5

(6)

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4. For Case 2, analyzing the net cash flows for the 10-year term insurancereturns Π0 =

(a) −1000

(b) −700

(c) 0

(d) 100

(e) None of the above

(f) Not enough information to compute.

Answer: (b).

Initial expenses are

Pr0 = Π0 = −(400 + 0.2P ) = −700. (7)

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5. For Case 2, analyzing the emerging surplus, per policy in force at startof year, for the 10-year term insurance returns Pr1 =.

(a) 96.55

(b) 126.55

(c) 176.55

(d) 256.55

(e) None of the above.

(f) Not enough information to compute.

Answer: (c).

• Initially, the expenses are 400 + 0.2(1500) = 700.

• This upfront expense is incorporated into the initial profit (orlack thereof!)

• From t = 0 to t = 1, it follows that after this initial expense ispaid there is no renewal expense and so E1 = 0.

Therefore

Pr1 =(0V + P − E1

)(1 + r)− Sqx − 1V px

=(

0 + 1500− 0)

(1.055)− (100000)(0.01)− (410.05)(0.99)

= 176.55

(8)

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6. For Case 2, the profit margin with a risk discount rate of 10% is

(a) 1.29%

(b) 3.29%

(c) 5.29%

(d) 8.29%

(e) None of the above.

(f) Not enough information to compute.

Answer: (a).

Profit Margin =NPV (0.1)

P..a60:10

=124.48

9684= 0.0129.

(9)

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7. True or False A risk is diversifiable if we can eliminate it (relative toits expectation) by increasing the number of policies in the portfolio.

(a) True

(b) False

Answer: (a) True.

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