The cost of counterparty risk and collateralization in longevity swaps
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Author(s)
Biffis, E
Blake, D
Pitotti, L
Sun, J
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Derivative longevity risk solutions, such as bespoke and indexed longevity swaps, allow pension schemes, and annuity providers to swap out longevity risk, but introduce counterparty credit risk, which can be mitigated if not fully eliminated by collateralization. We examine the impact of bilateral default risk and collateral rules on the marking to market of longevity swaps, and show how longevity swap rates must be determined endogenously from the collateral flows associated with the marking-to-market procedure. For typical interest rate and mortality parameters, we find that the impact of collateralization is modest in the presence of symmetric default risk, but more pronounced when default risk and/or collateral rules are asymmetric. Our results suggest that the overall cost of collateralization is comparable with, and often much smaller than, that found in the interest rate swaps market, which may then provide the appropriate reference framework for the credit enhancement of both indemnity-based and indexed longevity risk solutions.
Date Issued
2016-06-01
Date Acceptance
2014-08-01
Citation
Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2016, 83 (2), pp.387-419
ISSN
1539-6975
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
387
End Page
419
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Risk and Insurance
Volume
83
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
© 2014 The Journal of Risk and Insurance.
Subjects
Social Sciences
Business, Finance
Economics
Business & Economics
STOCHASTIC MORTALITY MODELS
LIFE-INSURANCE CONTRACTS
VALUATION
IMPACT
Finance
1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2014-08-06