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The Impacts of Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Options on the Profit Margins of Unit
Linked Products

Changki Kim
The University of New South Wales - Australian School of Business

December 17, 2008

UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2008ACTL19

Abstract:
This paper shows a model of the profit testing and the process of assessing the profitability of the unit linked products. The impacts of the imbedded guaranteed minimum death benefit (GMDB) options on the profit margins of the unit linked policies are analysed.

Keywords: Profit testing, Unit linked products, Guaranteed minimum death benefit (GMDB) Options

JEL Classifications: G22

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Date posted: December 17, 2008 ; Last revised: December 17, 2008

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Kim, Changki, The Impacts of Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit Options on the Profit Margins of Unit Linked Products (December 17, 2008). UNSW Australian School of Business Research Paper No. 2008ACTL19. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1317459

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Changki Kim (Contact Author)

The University of New South Wales - Australian School of Business ( email )

Sydney NSW 2052 Australia