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　　10. (4 points) Mercury Life plans to enter the individual term life insurance market using a
　　brokerage distribution system.
　　(a) Assess this plan in relation to Mercury’s strengths and weaknesses.
　　(b) Assuming Mercury’s goal is to increase market share through broker
　　relationships:
　　(i) Determine the appropriate pricing objective.
　　(ii) Describe the advantages and disadvantages of this objective.
　　(c) Assuming Mercury’s goal is to increase market share through consumer
　　relationships:
　　(i) Determine the appropriate pricing objective.
　　(ii) Describe the advantages and disadvantages of this objective.
　　11. (6 points) Your company is proposing to sell a block of life insurance business to another
　　company.
　　(a) Describe factors to consider before deciding to sell the block.
　　(b) Explain reinsurance structures available to facilitate the sale of a block of life
　　insurance business.
　　(c) Describe goodwill and explain its impact on the transaction.
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　　Question 12 pertains to the Case Study.
　　12. (8 points) You are given the following information with respect to Saturn Life’s term
　　insurance financial statements:
　　? Saturn uses the same definition of GAAP free cash flow and GAAP surplus as found
　　in TSA 38 Strategic Management of Life Insurance Company Surplus.
　　? Solvency-based reserves are equal to GAAP income-based reserves.
　　? After-tax investment income on required capital for 2003 is $2,750,000.
　　(a) With respect to annual GAAP ROE:
　　(i) Explain possible reasons for a non-level pattern.
　　(ii) Explain possible reasons a particular year differs from the pricing ROI.
　　(b) Calculate Saturn’s 2003 GAAP free cash flow. Show all work.
　　(c) Saturn is considering a change to YRT reinsurance from the existing coinsurance
　　arrangement.
　　You are given the following information:
　　? The YRT reinsurance is on a 90% quota share basis.
　　? The average YRT reinsurance premium on 2003 issues is $0.55 per $1000.
　　? Average first year mean reserve credit on YRT reinsurance is $0.60 per
　　$1000.
　　? Average first year mean reserve credit on coinsurance is $0.71 per $1000.
　　? There were no deaths on contracts issued in 2003.
　　Revise the 2003 pre-tax shareholder earnings assuming term policies sold in 2003
　　are reinsured under the YRT arrangement, ignoring any impact on DAC and
　　investment income. Show all work.
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　　13. (13 points) Your company is proposing to offer a new flexible premium UL product in
　　the Canadian market with the following features:
　　? The introductory credited interest rate is 12% and is guaranteed for the first 12
　　months.
　　? The credited rate after the first 12 months is based on one of two options:
　　- The return on fixed income assets, or
　　- An equity index based on the S&P 500.
　　? Commission of 60% on all premiums paid in the first year.
　　? Production bonus of 100% on first year commission earned.
　　? There are no commission chargebacks.
　　? Surrender charges apply for the first 10 years.
　　? Every five years, a contingent bonus of 1% of account value is paid, provided
　　the average credited rate has exceeded 4% over the life of the policy.
　　(a) (4 points)
　　(i) Describe each of the following prohibited sales practices:
　　? Misrepresentation
　　? Twisting and churning
　　? Rebating
　　(ii) Evaluate the exposure of the proposed product to each of these practices.
　　(b) (1 point) Explain the advantages and disadvantages of flexible premium UL
　　compared to fixed premium UL.
　　(c) (4 points) Determine the impact on lapsation for policies with the fixed income
　　crediting option under a declining return scenario, assuming the credited rate is:
　　(i) The earned rate less a targeted spread.
　　(ii) The market rate less a targeted spread.
　　(d) (4 points) Explain the MCCSR for an equity index-linked UL product for:
　　(i) Asset default.
　　(ii) Changes in interest rate environment.
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