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Valoración de un seguro de vida mediante opciones exóticas || Life insurance valuation using exotic options

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  • Pesce, Gabriela

    (Universidad Nacional del Sur (Argentina))

  • Milanesi, Gastón

    (Universidad Nacional del Sur (Argentina))

  • El Alabi, Emilio

    (Universidad Nacional del Sur (Argentina))

  • Menna, Joaquín

    (Universidad Nacional del Sur (Argentina))

Abstract

Este trabajo presenta el análisis y valoración de seguros de vida individual, temporarios y con prima nivelada, a partir de la analogía de las reglas del contrato con las de una opción exótica, en particular una digital pura o pulso, también conocida como cash or nothing. Se presentan diversos casos que parten de un asegurado con atributos cambiantes (edad y género) y se testea la sensibilidad a diferentes formas funcionales para la distribución de probabilidad de la variable estocástica, tiempo de vida restante al momento de contratar el seguro, mediante simulaciones de Monte Carlo. En un conjunto de casos la función de probabilidad se ajusta de manera personalizada a datos recientes de la República Argentina para estimar las probabilidades de ejercicio de la opción, variable que resulta sensiblemente crítica para la estimación del valor del contrato. Los valores de mercado de las primas de las pólizas comparables superan en más del doble al valor teórico encontrado para la opción exótica, ante iguales condiciones del contrato en cuanto a monto asegurado, duración y condiciones demográficas del individuo. || This paper presents the analysis and valuation of an individual, temporary, and leveled-prime life insurance. It starting point is an analogy between contract rules and a financial exotic option. In particular, a cash or nothing option. Several cases are presented from a person with different age and gender, and sensitivity to different probability distributions are tested using Monte Carlo simulation. All cases are adjusted to Argentinean recent data in order to estimate exercise prices, main variable to estimate the contract value. Prime market values used on this work are more than double than the theoretical value found on the exotic option while comparing them to identical contract conditions such as insured amount, time frame and demographic conditions of the individual.

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  • Pesce, Gabriela & Milanesi, Gastón & El Alabi, Emilio & Menna, Joaquín, 2021. "Valoración de un seguro de vida mediante opciones exóticas || Life insurance valuation using exotic options," Revista de Métodos Cuantitativos para la Economía y la Empresa = Journal of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Business Administration, vol. 32(1), pages 214-240, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:pab:rmcpee:v:32:y:2021:i:1:p:214-240
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.46661/revmetodoscuanteconempresa.4500
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    Keywords

    opción exótica; seguro de vida; digital pura; probabilidad de ejercicio; exotic option; life insurance; digital option; exercise probability;
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    JEL classification:

    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • C15 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Statistical Simulation Methods: General

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