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Profit analysis of life insurance products with interest rate options

이자율 보증옵션이 내재된 생명보험의 이차익 분석

  • Lee, Hangsuck (Department of Actuarial Science/Mathematics, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 이항석 (성균관대학교 보험계리학과/수학과)
  • Received : 2013.05.28
  • Accepted : 2013.06.22
  • Published : 2013.07.31
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Abstract

Interest rate options embedded in life insurance products provide policyholders with minimum guaranteed rates credited to the corresponding surrender values. This paper discusses current low-interest environment and several types of interest rate options embedded in life insurance products. In addition, this paper shows profit structures of the life insurance products and calculates values of the interest rate options under stochastic interest model and the corresponding VaR (value at risk). Finally, some implications are discussed.

금리변동형 보험상품은 시장금리에 연동하여 이자율 (공시이율)을 적용하는 보험상품이지만, 시장금리의 하락시에도 해약환급금의 이자율을 보증하기 위해 최저보증이율을 설정하도록 하고 있다. 즉, 공시이율이 계약할 당시 설정한 최저보증이율을 하회할 경우 보험사는 공시이율과 최저보증이율 중에 큰 금액으로 책임준비금을 적립하고 계약자가 보험계약을 해지할 경우 해약환급금을 지급해야 한다. 이러한 이자율 보증옵션은 시장금리가 하락하는 최근의 저금리 기조에서 생명보험회사의 손익을 악화시키는 요인이 되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 현재의 저금리 상황과 이자율 보증옵션 적용방식 현황을 살펴보고, 금리변동형 종신보험과 금리변동형 연금보험의 이차손익 구조 및 이자율 보증옵션의 가치와 리스크를 분석한다. 그리고, 이자율 보증옵션의 분석 결과를 토대로 시장이율과 최저보증이율의 금리차와 이차손익과의 관계에 대한 시사점을 제시한다.

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