Mortality modelling with regime-switching for the valuation of a guaranteed annuity option

Huan Gao, Rogemar Mamon, Xiaoming Liu and Anton Tenyakov

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2015, vol. 63, issue C, 108-120

Abstract: We consider three ways of putting forward a regime-switching approach in modelling the evolution of mortality rates for the purpose of pricing a guaranteed annuity option (GAO). This involves the extension of the Gompertz and non-mean reverting models as well as the adoption of a pure Markov model for the force of mortality. A continuous-time finite-state Markov chain is employed to describe the evolution of mortality model parameters which are then estimated using the filtered-based and least-squares methods. The adequacy of the regime-switching Gompertz model for the US mortality data is demonstrated via the goodness-of-fit metrics and likelihood-based selection criteria. A GAO is valued assuming the interest and mortality risk factors are switching regimes in accordance with the dynamics of two independent Markov chains. To obtain closed-form valuation formulae, we employ the change of measure technique with the pure endowment price as the numéraire. Numerical implementations are included to compare the results of the proposed approaches and those from the Monte Carlo simulations.

Keywords: Gompertz model; Markov chain; Change of probability measure; Filtering; Exponential matrix (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2015.03.018

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