Description: A discussion of the growing popularity of annuities with guaranteed minimum income benefits GMIB during times of bear markets and some related discussion of product features, minimum statutory reserves and capital requirements for the product

Description: Panelists discuss the subject of data modeling and then its application to benefit guarantees on variable annuities. Session 36PD of the 2005 Valuation Actuary Symposium.

Description: This presentation from the Actuarial Research Conference of 2006 is an overview of Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefits. It briefly discusses pricing.

Description: The goal of the survey was to gain insight into companies’ assumptions of variable annuity policyholder behavior in the tail of the C3 Phase II calculation.

Description: New Zealand is about to launch its first variable annuity with guaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefits. The product design is mindful of the lessons from the financial crisis in the United States, Europe and Japan.

Description: Presented at May 2005 Spring Meeting. Panelists discuss annuity risk management and how this can be applied to new product development, as well as in-force product management. Also discussed are the proposed C-3 Phase II capital determinations for various guarantees with and without a hedging program.

Description: Portion of the introduction and the table of contents to the full paper entitled “Nontraditional Guarantees on Life And Annuity Products.”

Description: Tidbits relate to contingent deferred annuities, wellness benefits in qualified long-term care contracts, and reactivating the active financing exception for insurance companies.