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　　7.(7points)XYZLifeproducesvalue-basedfinancialstatements.
　　Youaregiven:
　　?Thehurdlerateis12%.
　　?Therisk-freerateofreturnis4.0%.
　　?Theinflationrateis1.5%.
　　?Betais2.0.
　　(a)(1point)DescribetheCAPMformulaandcalculatetheimpliedrateofreturnon
　　averageequityinvestments.
　　(b)(2points)Describ*idationtechniquesusedto*uatetheaccuracyand
　　reliabilityofmodelofficeprojectionsusedinvalue-basedfinancialanalysis.
　　(c)(4points)ABCLifeoffersthesametermlifeinsuranceproductasXYZ.XYZ’s
　　premiumsare5%higherthanABC’s.Bothcompanieshavethesameinflation,
　　investmentandhurdlerates.
　　XYZhaspricedtheproducttoachieveanIRRof13%.
　　(i)ComparefirstyearearningsforXYZforthefollowingreportingmethods.
　　?USGAAP,
　　?Value-basedfinancialreporting,and
　　?LevelROEfinancialreporting.
　　(ii)Determinewhichcompanywouldreporthigherfirstyearearningsunder
　　eachofthereportingmethods.Justifyyouranswer.
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　　8.(4points)Seniormanagementwouldliketointroduceacommissionschedulethat
　　eliminatesvestingentirely.Inreturn,agentswillbepaidhighercommissions.Currently,
　　allcommissionsvesttoagentsatthetimeofasale.
　　Youaregiven:
　　Currentrenewalcommissionscale:
　　t123
　　rt3%3%3%
　　Ot000
　　Pt1.00.900.80
　　Proposedrenewalcommissionscale:
　　t123
　　rt5%5%5%
　　Ot00.050.10
　　Pt1.00.950.90
　　where:
　　t=policyyear
　　r=commissionsasapercentofthegrossannualpremium
　　Ot=probabilitythatpremiumonnewbusinessiswrittenbyagentswholeave
　　beforebusinessenterspolicyyeart
　　Pt=probabilitythattheannualpremiumforthepolicyyeartwillbepaid
　　?Thediscountrateis3%.
　　?Expectedsalesundercurrentcompensationscaleare$10.0millionofpremium.
　　?Expectedsalesunderproposedcompensationscaleare$10.5millionofpremium.
　　?Expectedexpensesexcludingcommissionsare10%ofpremium.
　　Selectthecommissionschedulethatproducesthehighestnetrevenueforthecompany.
　　Showallwork.
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　　9.(4points)ABCLifeisconcernedaboutthetrendofitsfixedannuitysalesrelativetothe
　　restoftheindustry.
　　(a)Describeavailablesourcesofdatathatmaybeusedto*uatethetrendinfixed
　　annuitysales.
　　(b)DescribeissuesforABCtoconsiderindecidingwhethertowithdrawfromthe
　　fixedannuitymarket.
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　　Question10pertainstotheCaseStudy
 
　　10.(4points)MercuryLifeplanstoentertheindividualtermlifeinsurancemarketusinga
　　brokeragedistributionsystem.
　　(a)AssessthisplaninrelationtoMercury’sstrengthsandweaknesses.
　　(b)AssumingMercury’sgoalistoincreasemarketsharethroughbroker
　　relationships:
　　(i)Determinetheappropriatepricingobjective.
　　(ii)Describetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisobjective.
　　(c)AssumingMercury’sgoalistoincreasemarketsharethroughconsumer
　　relationships:
　　(i)Determinetheappropriatepricingobjective.
　　(ii)Describetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisobjective.
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　　11.(6points)Yourcompanyisproposingtosellablockoflifeinsurancebusinesstoanother
　　company.
　　(a)Describefactorstoconsiderbeforedecidingtoselltheblock.
　　(b)Explainreinsurancestructuresavailabletofacilitatethesaleofablockoflife
　　insurancebusiness.
　　(c)Describegoodwillandexplainitsimpactonthetransaction.
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　　Question12pertainstotheCaseStudy.
 
　　12.(8points)YouaregiventhefollowinginformationwithrespecttoSaturnLife’sterm
　　insurancefinancialstatements:
　　?SaturnusesthesamedefinitionofGAAPfreecashflowandGAAPsurplusasfound
　　inTSA38StrategicManagementofLifeInsuranceCompanySurplus.
　　?Solvency-basedreservesareequaltoGAAPincome-basedreserves.
　　?After-taxinvestmentincomeonrequiredcapitalfor2003is$2,750,000.
　　(a)WithrespecttoannualGAAPROE:
　　(i)Explainpossiblereasonsforanon-levelpattern.
　　(ii)ExplainpossiblereasonsaparticularyeardiffersfromthepricingROI.
　　(b)CalculateSaturn’s2003GAAPfreecashflow.Showallwork.
　　(c)SaturnisconsideringachangetoYRTreinsurancefromtheexistingcoinsurance
　　arrangement.
　　Youaregiventhefollowinginformation:
　　?TheYRTreinsuranceisona90%quotasharebasis.
　　?TheaverageYRTreinsurancepremiumon2003issuesis$0.55per$1000.
　　?AveragefirstyearmeanreservecreditonYRTreinsuranceis$0.60per
　　$1000.
　　?Averagefirstyearmeanreservecreditoncoinsuranceis$0.71per$1000.
　　?Therewerenodeathsoncontractsissuedin2003.
　　Revisethe2003pre-taxshareholderearningsassumingtermpoliciessoldin2003
　　arereinsuredundertheYRTarrangement,ignoringanyimpactonDACand
　　investmentincome.Showallwork.
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