 The heat wave model for constructing two-dimensional mortality improvement scales with measures of uncertaintyJohnny Siu-Hang Li and Yanxin Liu Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2020, vol. 93, issue C, 1-26 Abstract: Recently, the actuarial professions in various countries have adopted an innovative two-dimensional approach to projecting future mortality. In contrast to the conventional approach, the two-dimensional approach permits mortality improvement rates to vary with not only age but also time. Despite being an important breakthrough, the currently used two-dimensional mortality improvement scales are subject to several limitations, most notably a heavy reliance on subjective judgments and a lack of measures of uncertainty. In view of these limitations, in this paper we introduce a new model known as the heat wave model, in which short- and long-term mortality improvements are treated respectively as ‘heat waves’ that taper off over time and ‘background improvements’ that always exist. Using the heat wave model, one can derive two-dimensional mortality improvement scales that entail minimal subjective judgment and include measures of the uncertainty. Keywords: Cohort effects; Longevity risk; Mortality improvement rates; Mortality heat maps; Stochastic mortality modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:insuma:v:93:y:2020:i:c:p:1-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2020.04.001 Access Statistics for this article Insurance: Mathematics and Economics is currently edited by R. Kaas, Hansjoerg Albrecher, M. J. Goovaerts and E. S. W. Shiu More articles in Insurance: Mathematics and Economics from Elsevier |
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