北美精算师之SOA真题——Course8IC②
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2014-07-16
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4.(9points)SaturnLifeisdevelopinganewvariableannuityproductthatwillprovide:
4.(9points)SaturnLifeisdevelopinganewvariableannuityproductthatwillprovide:
?50differentinvestmentoptions.
?Avarietyofguaranteeddeath,annuity,incomeandwithdrawalbenefitoptions.
?Asset-basedexpensesthatvarywiththeaccountvalueofthepolicy.
(a)DefineeachstepintheproductdevelopmentprocessaccordingtoLOMA.
(b)Determineanddefineforthisproductdevelopmentprojecttheapplicable:
(i)corporategrowthstrategy,
(ii)marketingstrategy,and
(iii)typeofinnovation.
(c)Indevelopingexpectedlapseassumptionsforthenewproduct:
(i)Listthefactorsaffectinglapserates.
(ii)Explainhowtheexpectedlapseassumptionswouldbeimpactedbyeachof
theproposeddesignfeatures,andjustifyyouranswer.
(d)Theentireproductdevelopmentprojectisexpectedtocost$10million.Saturn’s
variableannuityproductsareexpectedtoreturn1%ofpremiumannuallyafter-tax.
Theprojectedincreaseinsalesis:
YearWithoutNewProductWithNewProduct
110%210%
210%60%
310%10%
Calculatetheproject’sbreak-evenyear.Showallwork.
Course8I:Fall2005-5-GOONTONEXTPAGE
IndividualInsurance–Canada
MorningSession
Questions4and5pertaintotheCaseStudy.
5.(13points)AstheproductactuaryforMercuryLife,youhavebeenaskedtoanalyzethe
feasibilityofaddinganequityindexedannuitytothefixedannuityproductline.
(a)(5points)Youaregiventhefollowingproductdesign:
?Theindexperiodis6years.
?Theinvestmentearningsrateis5.5%.
?Thefirstyearcommissionis4.0%ofpremium.
?Otherexpensesandprofitequal5.0%ofpremium.
?Guaranteedminimumaccountvalueiscalculatedusing90%ofpremiumand
3.00%interest.
?Indexaccountvalueiscalculatedusing100%ofpremiumand100%
participationrateguaranteedfor6years.
(i)Calculatetheaffordableoptionbudget.Showallwork.
(ii)Determinechangesandadditionstotheproductdesignthatwouldreduce
theactualoptioncostsdowntotheaffordableoptionbudget.
(b)(1point)Explaintheimpactofequityvolatilityonequityindexedannuity
pricing.
(c)(5points)Youaregiventheresultsfromtheinitialpricingrun:
TimeProfit
0-25
160
20
30
442
512
6-70
AssumeMercuryLifeiswillingtopay5%forborrowedmoney.
(i)CalculatetheROIforthisproductusingtheGeneralizedROI
CalculationMethod.Showallwork.
(ii)AssessthecalculatedROIcomparedtoMercuryLife’sprofitobjective.
(iii)ExplainpracticalproblemsrelatedtocalculatingROI.
(d)(2points)Evaluatethefeasibilityofaddinganequityindexedannuitywith
respecttoMercuryLife’stargetmarket.
Course8I:Fall2005-6-GOONTONEXTPAGE
IndividualInsurance–Canada
MorningSession
6.(9points)YouarereviewingablockofflexiblepremiumULpolicies.
(a)Describestepstodeterminetheminimumcashsurrendervalueforthistypeof
productaccordingtotheNAICUniversalLifeModelRegulation.
(b)Youranalysisrevealsawideninggapbetweenvalue-basedreservesandcash
values.Youbelieveanewexperiencestudyisneededtorevisethevalue-based
reservelapseassumptions.
(i)Youaregiven:
?Theexistinglapseassumptionisbasedonaninternalstudyconducted
in1999oflapsesofpermanentlifepoliciesduringtheperiod1996to
1998,whichincludeddatafromanacquisitionin1996.
?Currentportfoliolapsedatacannotdistinguishbetweenfixedand
flexiblepremiumULpolicies.
?Industryexperienceistrendingtowardlowerlapserates.
Explainhowthekeyprinciplesinstudyingexperiencetosetassumptions
provideguidanceforthesespecificissues.
(ii)Describeconsiderationswhenadjustingabestestimateexperience
assumptionwithprovisionforadversedeviation.
(c)Youaregiven:
?Theblockcontainsbothlevelcostofinsurance(COI)policiesandyearly
renewableterm(YRT)costofinsurancepolicies.
?ThebestestimateultimatelapserateforthelevelCOIbusinessis1%withan
MfADof10%.
?ThebestestimateultimatelapseratefortheYRTCOIbusinessis8%withan
MfADof15%.
Describethelapsecomponentcalculationofayear-end2005MCCSR
submission,includingprescribedassumptionsfortheblock.
Course8I:Fall2005-7-GOONTONEXTPAGE
IndividualInsurance–Canada
MorningSession
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