Insurance Companies and Pension Plans

8 important questions on Insurance Companies and Pension Plans

What is an insurance company and what are the two main branches?

An insurance company is a company that, against the payment of one or more premia, provides protection against adverse events. The two main branches are life-insurance (including pensions and health insurance, which sometimes form a stand-alone branch) and non-life or property-casualty insurance. Re-insurance is a different field.

Why do insurers that offer life policies invest the premium at the start of the insurance

Because during the first years, it is not expected that the premium must be paid and therefore they invest the money to make a profit on the premium

What are typical risks for insurance companies (explain them)?

1. Moral Hazard: the risk that an insured policyholder will behave differently, i.e. in a more risky way than what (s)he would do without being insured. A typical solution are deductibles.

2. Adverse selection: an insurance company that is not able to distinguish between good and bad risk and policyholders is likely to attract more the bad ones. This can't be totally overcome, but it can be reduced by information gathering.

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What is longevity risk?

Longevity risk is the risk that developments in medical sciences lead to people living longer

Is longevity risk an advantage or a disadvantage for annuity contracts?

A disadvantage, because the annuity payment has to be paid for a longer period of time.

How to hedge longevity risk?

By buying a survival bond or longevity bond. The coupon of the bond is a reference to how many people are still alive in the reference group.

When do premiums of life insurances change?

Almost never, premiums will stay the same on averag

What is an example of the pay as you go system for social benefits?

The AOW is an example for the pay as you go system (omslagstelsel)

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