OECD Working Papers on Insurance and Private Pensions
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- OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions
Selected studies on insurance and private pensions policy prepared for use within the OECD and addressing such policy issues as risk management, governance, types of investments, and benefit protection. This working papers series has been discontinued; it is superseded by ‘OECD Working Papers on Finance, Insurance and Private Pensions’ available via: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/20797117.
- ISSN: 19936397 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/19936397
Governments and the Market for Longevity-Indexed Bonds
Uncertainty about length of life, longevity risk, is a growing financial problem for pension funds and
annuity providers. They would like to transfer longevity risk away to institutions better placed to deal with
it. Unfortunately, there is a lack of financial instruments to hedge against this longevity risk, thereby
complicating risk management by pension funds and hindering the expansion of the annuity market.
Consequently, this paper examines the role of government in...
Keywords: DB and DC plans, hedging, longevity-indexed bonds, longevity risk, longevity index, financial instruments, annuities, pension fund, indices, Uncertainty
JEL:
C15: Mathematical and Quantitative Methods / Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General / Statistical Simulation Methods: General;
C32: Mathematical and Quantitative Methods / Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables / Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models;
G23: Financial Economics / Financial Institutions and Services / Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors;
J11: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demographic Economics / Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts;
J26: Labor and Demographic Economics / Demand and Supply of Labor / Retirement; Retirement Policies;
G28: Financial Economics / Financial Institutions and Services / Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation;
D8: Microeconomics / Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
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