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  10.(4points)MercuryLifeplanstoentertheindividualtermlifeinsurancemarketusinga
  brokeragedistributionsystem.
  (a)AssessthisplaninrelationtoMercury’sstrengthsandweaknesses.
  (b)AssumingMercury’sgoalistoincreasemarketsharethroughbroker
  relationships:
  (i)Determinetheappropriatepricingobjective.
  (ii)Describetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisobjective.
  (c)AssumingMercury’sgoalistoincreasemarketsharethroughconsumer
  relationships:
  (i)Determinetheappropriatepricingobjective.
  (ii)Describetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisobjective.
 
  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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  13.(13points)YourcompanyisproposingtoofferanewflexiblepremiumULproductin
  theCanadianmarketwiththefollowingfeatures:
  ?Theintroductorycreditedinterestrateis12%andisguaranteedforthefirst12
  months.
  ?Thecreditedrateafterthefirst12monthsisbasedononeoftwooptions:
  -Thereturnonfixedincomeassets,or
  -AnequityindexbasedontheS&P500.
  ?Commissionof60%onallpremiumspaidinthefirstyear.
  ?Productionbonusof100%onfirstyearcommissionearned.
  ?Therearenocommissionchargebacks.
  ?Surrenderchargesapplyforthefirst10years.
  ?Everyfiveyears,acontingentbonusof1%ofaccountvalueispaid,provided
  theaveragecreditedratehasexceeded4%overthelifeofthepolicy.
  (a)(4points)
  (i)Describeeachofthefollowingprohibitedsalespractices:
  ?Misrepresentation
  ?Twistingandchurning
  ?Rebating
  (ii)Evaluatetheexposureoftheproposedproducttoeachofthesepractices.
  (b)(1point)ExplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofflexiblepremiumUL
  comparedtofixedpremiumUL.
  (c)(4points)Determinetheimpactonlapsationforpolicieswiththefixedincome
  creditingoptionunderadecliningreturnscenario,assumingthecreditedrateis:
  (i)Theearnedratelessatargetedspread.
  (ii)Themarketratelessatargetedspread.
  (d)(4points)ExplaintheMCCSRforanequityindex-linkedULproductfor:
  (i)Assetdefault.
  (ii)Changesininterestrateenvironment.
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