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Life care annuities: Trick or treat for insurance companies?

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  • Zhou-Richter, Tian
  • Gründl, Helmut

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  • Zhou-Richter, Tian & Gründl, Helmut, 2011. "Life care annuities: Trick or treat for insurance companies?," ICIR Working Paper Series 04/11, Goethe University Frankfurt, International Center for Insurance Regulation (ICIR).
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