International Adverse Selection in Life Insurance and Annuities

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David McCarthy

Imperial College Business School

Olivia S. Mitchell

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School; University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, Pension Research Council; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: September 2003

Abstract

This paper evaluates the extent of adverse selection in life insurance and annuities in international markets, for both group and individual products. We also compare results with prior analyses of adverse selection in international annuity markets, focusing on the US, the UK, and Japan. Our results help assess the extent to which life insurers can hedge mortality exposure by writing both life insurance and annuities, and they may be used to determine a normal range for adverse selection in international insurance markets.

Suggested Citation

McCarthy, David and Mitchell, Olivia S., International Adverse Selection in Life Insurance and Annuities (September 2003). NBER Working Paper No. w9975, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=447263

David McCarthy

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