Problem 1:
Find the 20th year terminal reserve for a fully discrete whole life insurance of 1 issued
at age 50 for each of the following cases. (a) Exam LTAM Life Table at 5%. (b)
Survival follows ℓx = 110 − x and i = .06. (c) Constant force of mortality of . 035 at
all ages, and force of interest of 6%.
Solution:
−Ax
Prospective form 20 V50 = A70 −P50 · ä70 = A70 − Aä50 50
· ä70 , insurance form t Vx = Ax+t1−Ax
,
äx+t
annuity form t Vx = 1 − äx .
(a) Prospective form: 20 V50 = A70 − P50 · ä70 = A70 − Aä50 .18931
50
· ä70 = .42818 − 17.0245 ·
(12.0083) = .295.
70 −A50
Insurance form: 20 V50 = A1−A 50
= .42818−.18931
1−.18931
= .295.
ä70 12.0083
Annuity form: 20 V50 = 1 − ä50 = 1 − 17.0245 = .295.
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(b) A50 = 110−50 · a110−50|
¯ = .26936, A70 = 110−70 · a 110−70| = .37616,
70 −A50
Insurance form: 20 V50 = A1−A 50
= .37616−.26936
1−.26936
= .146.
−Ax
(c) For the constant force model, Ax = q+i for all x. Therefore, t Vx = Ax+t
q
1−Ax
= 0 for
all x and t.
Problem 2:
A whole life insurance policy of face amount $1, 000 is issued to (40). On the basis
of some mortality table and a 4% interest rate, the following values are determined
relative to the first year of the policy:
(i) net premium = $20 (due at the start of the year), and (ii) terminal net reserve at
the end of the year = $18. What is q40 ?
A) .00274 B) .00280 C) .00285 D) .00290 E) .00300
Solution:
20(1.04)−18
20 × (1, 04) − q40 × (1000) = p40 × (18) → q40 = 1000−18
= .00285. Answer: C.
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