Value the following options embedded in insurance and annuity contracts, using the Black-Scholes model: guaranteed minimum death benefit, and guaranteed minimum accumulation/maturity benefit.

Free SOA Exam ALTAM (Advanced Long-Term Actuarial Mathematics) lesson in Embedded Options in Life Insurance and Annuity Products. 34 min read, ~5,159 words.

GMMB and GMDB are put options on the policyholder's fund struck at the guarantee, weighted by the relevant survival or death probability. Risk-neutral pricing: fund drifts at under (where is the continuous M&E and rider charge deducted from the fund), but payoffs discount at. GMMB value:. GMDB value: sum of...

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