Pricing longevity derivatives via Fourier transforms

JM Bravo, JPV Nunes - Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Longevity-linked derivatives are one of the most important longevity risk management
solutions for pension schemes and life annuity portfolios. In this paper, we decompose …

Pricing participating longevity-linked life annuities: A Bayesian Model Ensemble approach

JM Bravo - European Actuarial Journal, 2022 - Springer
Participating longevity-linked life annuities (PLLA) in which benefits are updated periodically
based on the observed survival experience of a given underlying population and the …

Valuation of longevity-linked life annuities

JM Bravo, NEM de Freitas - Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper we show that the fair value of a pure longevity-linked life annuity can be
decomposed into a traditional fixed annuity and a basket of European-style longevity (call …

Longevity-linked life annuities: a Bayesian model ensemble pricing approach

JM Bravo - 2020 - aisel.aisnet.org
Participating longevity-linked life annuities (PLLA) are an interesting solution to manage
systematic longevity risk in markets in which alternative risk management solutions are …

A comparative study of pricing approaches for longevity instruments

M Leung, MC Fung, C O'Hare - Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of systematic risk in mortality forecasts, known as longevity risk, has called for
the introduction of longevity instruments and their market development. Management of …

Sustainability of participation in collective pension schemes: An option pricing approach

DHJ Chen, RMWJ Beetsma, DWGA Broeders… - Insurance: Mathematics …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the discussion about mandatory participation in collective funded
pension schemes. It explores under what circumstances individual participants exercise the …

Constructing out-of-the-money longevity hedges using parametric mortality indexes

JSH Li, J Li, U Balasooriya, KQ Zhou - North American Actuarial …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Proposed by Chan, Li, and Li, parametric mortality indexes (ie, indexes created using the
time-varying parameters in a suitable stochastic mortality model) can be used to develop …

[HTML][HTML] Uncertainty in Pricing and Risk Measurement of Survivor Contracts

KR So, SC Cruz, EA Marcella, J Briones, LPD Garces - Risks, 2025 - mdpi.com
As life expectancy increases, pension plans face growing longevity risk. Standardized
longevity-linked securities such as survivor contracts allow pension plans to transfer this risk …

An iterative least-squares Monte Carlo approach for the simulation of cohort based biometric indices

AR Bacinello, P Millossovich, F Viviano - European Actuarial Journal, 2024 - Springer
This paper tackles the problem of approximating the distribution of future biometric indices
under a cohort-based perspective. Unlike period-based evaluations, cohort-based schemes …

GWT: A novel probability weighting function for stock price distortions

J Sun, Y Wang, S Zhang - Available at SSRN 4416701, 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
We propose a new weighting function, generalized Wang transform, derived from normality
invariance. This function takes various shapes, including concave, convex, S-shaped and …