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Estimation of lapse rate of variable annuities by using Cox proportional hazard model

Cox 비례위험모형을 이용한 변액연금 해지율의 추정

  • Kim, Yumi (Korea Insurance Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Hangsuck (Department of Actuarial Science/Mathematics, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Received : 2013.05.22
  • Accepted : 2013.06.22
  • Published : 2013.07.31
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Abstract

The importance of lapse rate is highly increasing due to the introduction of Cash Flow Pricing system, non-refund-of-reserve insurance policy, and IFRS (International Financial Reporting System) to the Korean insurance market. Researches on lapse rate have mainly focused on simple data analysis and regression analysis, etc. However, lapse rate can be analyzed by survival analysis and can be well explained in terms of several covariates with Cox proportional hazard model. Guaranteed minimum benefits embedded in variable annuities require more elegant statistical analysis of lapse rate. Hence, this paper analyzes data of policyholders with variable annuities by using Cox proportional hazard model. The key variables of policy holder that influences the lapse rate are payment method, premium, lapse insured to term insured, reserve-GMXB ratio, and age.

해약율의 추정은 최근 보험제도의 변화 (국제회계기준의 도입에 따른 현금흐름방식의 가격산출체계 시행, 무해약환급금 보험상품의 판매 허용 등)에 따라 보험료의 결정과 손익분석 그리고 리스크 관리 등에 있어서 중요한 요소로 부각되고 있다. 특히, 변액연금은 최저보증옵션으로 인하여 보험계약자의 해약요소가 중요시되고 다른 보험 상품에 비해 복잡하므로 차별성 있는 통계모형의 선택과 분석이 필요하다. 기존의 해약률 연구는 실태분석 또는 회귀분석을 위주로 모형화하는 것에 초점이 맞추어져 있었으나 본 연구에서는 변액연금 계약과 관련된 여러 변수와 최저보증옵션을 반영하기 위하여 생존분석기법 중 하나인 Cox 비례위험모형을 이용하여 해지율을 추정하였다. 변액연금 해지율에 영향을 미치는 주요변수로는 납입방법, 보험료, 보험기간 대비 유지기간, 계약자적립금 대비 최소보증금, 계약자연령이 있으며 본 연구에서는 이에 관하여 분석해보았다.

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