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A Study on the Effects of Economic Variables on Lapse Rates of Variable Annuity and Variable Universal Life Insurance
Journal of Insurance and Finance
2012, 23(4),
pp.3-28
Publisher : Korea Insurance Research Institute
Research Area : Business Management
Publisher : Korea Insurance Research Institute
Research Area : Business Management
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Using cointegration technique and vector error correction model, we analyze how lapses of variable annuity(VA) and variable universal life insurance(VULI) respond to shocks to economic variables as well as each of themselves. Business leading indicator, CD rate, consumer price index(CPI), and unemployment rate are chosen as economic variables. We find that variable annuity and variable universal life insurance both showed negative responses to a shock from business leading indicator and CPI while they showed positive responses to a shock from themselves and unemployment rate. Variable annuity shows positive response to a shock from CD rate while variable universal life insurance does not. Variable universal life insurance show positive response to a shock from KOSPI while variable annuity does not. This is because lower levels of restrictions on fund selection are given to VULI when policyholders invest in equity funds or mixed funds.
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