Move-based hedging of variable annuities: A semi-analytic approach

X. Sheldon Lin, Panpan Wu and Xiao Wang

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2016, vol. 71, issue C, 40-49

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a semi-analytic algorithm for measuring the mean and variance of the cost associated with a two-sided move-based hedging of options written on an underlying asset whose price follows a geometric Brownian motion. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the computational accuracy and efficiency of the algorithm. We then apply the technique to a structured product-based variable annuity with buffered protection and an annual ratchet variable annuity.

Keywords: Variable annuities; Embedded guarantees; Move-based hedging; Laplace transform; Semi analytic algorithm; Maturity randomization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2016.07.007

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