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　　Investment
　　Morning Session
　　Society of Actuaries Course 8V Fall 2003
　　**BEGINNING OF EXAMINATION**
　　MORNING SESSION
　　Questions 1-6 pertain to the Case Study.
 
　　1. (4 points) LifeCo is reviewing its Operational Guidelines for the Use of Derivatives for
　　consistency with The Group of Thirty recommendations.
　　(a) Identify and describe the various derivatives risks as outlined in the Group of
　　Thirty recommendations.
　　(b) Assess LifeCo’s management of these risks associated with the derivatives used
　　to hedge its liabilities.
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　　Investment
　　Morning Session
　　Questions 1-6 pertain to the Case Study.
 
　　2. (10 points) LifeCo’s ALM committee is concerned about the impact of the following
　　capital market events on the company’s value:
　　(1) Low equity market return
　　(2) Higher than expected credit loss
　　(3) Low interest rate environment
　　(a) Describe the minimum guarantees offered in the Variable Annuity product and
　　how the guarantees can be priced using the
　　(i) actuarial approach, and
　　(ii) capital market approach.
　　(b) Assess the potential impact of the capital market events described above on the
　　Variable Annuity product.
　　(c) Recommend risk management strategies to mitigate the risks associated with the
　　capital market events described above on the Variable Annuity product.
　　(d) Describe the characteristics of the Payout Annuity product cash out flows.
　　(e) Assess the potential impact of the capital market events described above on the
　　Payout Annuity product.
　　(f) Recommend investment strategies to mitigate the impact of the capital market
　　events described above on the Payout Annuity product through
　　(i) asset allocation, and
　　(ii) use of derivative products.
　　Justify your recommendations.
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　　Investment
　　Morning Session
　　Questions 1-6 pertain to the Case Study.
 
　　3. (5 points) LifeCo’s ALM report for December 2000 indicates a significant mismatch in
　　the Non-Traditional Life Products segment.
　　(a) (1 Point) Compare the use of dollar duration to effective duration as a risk metric
　　for this product line.
　　(b) (4 Points) Describe various approaches to ALM as outlined by Glacy and Vilms
　　and assess how each approach might be applied to the non-traditional life segment
　　in order to mitigate the mismatch problem.
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　　Investment
　　Morning Session
　　Questions 1-6 pertain to the Case Study.
 
　　4. (8 points) LifeCo is considering how to *uate the performance of a new GIC product.
　　You are given the following pricing assumptions for LifeCo’s new GIC product:
　　Term: 3 years
　　Maturity Value: 123% of the initial deposit
　　Lapse: None
　　Policyholder Options: None
　　Premium Size: $1,000
　　Required Return on Capital: 8% per annum
　　Required Capital Factor for GICs: 3.6% of liabilities
　　Asset Return: 8.5%
　　Tax Rate: 35%
　　Risk-Free Zero-Coupon Rate Curve: 1-year: 5.70%
　　2-year: 6.08%
　　3-year: 6.21%
　　GIC Competitors:
　　Required Return on Capital: 12%
　　Required Capital Factor for GICs: 5% of liabilities
　　Asset Return: 8%
　　(a) Compare the “entity-specific” and “fair value” systems.
　　(b) Calculate the tax-adjusted liability value at issue for LifeCo’s new GIC product
　　using the Cost of Capital method.
　　(c) Calculate the liability value at issue and the required spread of LifeCo’s new GIC
　　product using the Total Return method as presented by Ho, Scheitlin and Tam.
　　(d) Describe the arguments for and against reflecting an entity’s credit standing in the
　　fair value of its liabilities.
　　(e) Assess how the Cost of Capital method reflects credit standing and how this
　　might impact the valuation of LifeCo’s liabilities.
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　　Investment
　　Morning Session
　　Questions 1-6 pertain to the Case Study.
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