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  6.(5points)YouaretheValuationActuaryofamajorU.S.LifeInsurancecompany,which
  offersSPDAsandtermlifeinsurance.
  (a)DescribetheissuesinvolvedinapplyingCARVMtoregulardeferredannuities.
  (b)DescribeCARVMvaluationconsiderationsassociatedwiththeproduct
  provisionsoftenincludedinSPDAs.
  (c)Explainhowpremiumdeficiencyreservescanarisewithrespecttotermlife
  insurance.
  (d)PriortoRegulationXXX,explainhowtheUnitarymethodcouldbeusedtoavoid
  havingtosetupadeficiencyreservefortermlifeinsurance.
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  7.(4points)AninsurancecompanyhasanS&P500indexedliabilitydueinoneyear.The
  investmentmanageriswillingtoassumetheriskofpayingtheS&P500indexedliability
  uptoamaximumincreaseof10%.
  (a)Describeastrategyusinganoptiontolimittheinsurancecompany’spaymenttoa
  maximumS&P500increaseof10%.
  (b)Describeastrategyusinganadditionaloptiontolessenthecostofthehedging
  strategyin(a).
  (c)Createseparategraphsthatshow:
  (i)TheriskprofileoftheS&P500indexedliability
  (ii)Thepayoffprofileoftheoptioninpart(a)
  (iii)Thepayoffprofileoftheadditionaloptioninpart(b)
  (iv)Theresultingnettotalpayoffpatterntotheinsurancecompany
  Ignoreoptioncostsinthegraphs.Labeleachgraph.
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  MORNINGSESSION
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  ENTERPRISERISKMANAGEMENTSEGMENT
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  8.(5points)YouaretheChiefFinancialOfficerforSaltyLife.SaltyLife’scoreliability
  productsareGICcontracts.SaltyLifeisexploringapossiblepurchaseoftheGIC
  businessofTugboatLife,andyouhavebeenaskedtoanalyzethepotentialdeal.
  TugboatLife’sDecember31,2003GICbusinesshasthefollowingmaturityschedule:
  LiabilityMaturityScheduleAmount
  12/31/2004400million
  12/31/2005600million
  12/31/2006750million
  TheGICshavenoearlyredemptionfeaturessothematuritycashflowsasshownare
  fixed.
  SaltyLife’sbusinessmodelutilizesthecost-of-capitalapproachfor*uatingbusiness
  opportunities.Thecurrentassumptionsusedinthemodelare:
  ?Risk-freerateis4%.
  ?CorporateTaxRateis35%.
  ?CreditRiskPremiumonAssetsis1.25%.
  ?LiquidityRiskPremiumis0.15%.
  ?TargetRiskBasedCapitalis5%ofAssetsbackingbothLiabilitiesand
  Surplus.
  ?TargetreturnonequityforGICbusinessis12%.
  ?Flattermstructureofinterestrates.
  ?Expensesarezero.
  (a)Describeth*uationmethodswhichcanbeusedtodeterminefairvalueof
  liabilities,andindicatewhichwouldbeappropriateforvaluingTugboat’sGIC
  business.
  (b)UsingSaltyLife’svaluationmodel,calculateafairvalueforTugboatLife’sGIC
  block.
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  9.(15points)YouaretheProductActuaryforGet-a-Life(GAL),alifeinsurancecompany
  domiciledintheUnitedStates.Oneyearagoyoucreatedavariableannuity(VA)
  producttoreplacetheEquityIndexedAnnuity(EIA)productthatGALwasthenselling.
  TheVAproducthasafixedincomeoptionwithaguaranteedminimuminterestrateof
  3%andanoptiontoinvestinasegregatedaccountthatisindexedtotheS&P500.The
  VAliabilitieshaveaguaranteedminimumdeathbenefitequaltotheinitialdeposit
  accumulatedattheguaranteedminimuminterestrate.
  Thetablebelowshowspricingassumptionsandactualexperiencetodate.
  t
  Time0
  PricingAssumption
  (St)
  Time1
  ActualandFutureRe-Estimates
  ()St
  0100100
  110580
  210389
  3112100
  4120110
  5135120
  Inaddition,youhavethefollowinginformation.
  Time0AssumptionTime1Assumption
  1px0.9950.993
  AnnualManagementExpense1.5%1.5%
  ReserveValuationRate4%4%
  Yoursamplepricingcellassumesaninitialdepositof1,000.Nofuturedepositsare
  allowedandtheproducteitherannuitizesoriswithdrawnattheendoffiveyears.Death
  isassumedtobetheonlydecrementbeforetheendofyearfiveandisassumedtooccur
  ateachyear-end.Managementexpensesarewithdrawnatyear-end.
  (a)(2points)Describehowtheriskmanagementconsiderationsforsegregatedfund
  contractsdifferfromthoseforEIAs.
  (b)(4points)Calculatethereserveforyoursamplepricingcellatt=1underthe
  actualexperienceandcompareittothereservefromtheoriginalpricing
  assumptions.
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