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Ch 19 Surplus dist

Actuary@22

Ton up Member
Hi

I have the following doubts in ch 19:

2.On page 19, the question asks to 'State the main ways in which accumulating with-profits business differs from conventional with-profits business, under the following headings:
- calculation of asset shares
- competition
- sustainability
'

Why is sustainability less important?

3.Pg 23 Section 6 Please explain how bonuses will be increased in the longer term in the below para.

"
Even if a company is closed to new with-profits business, projected volumes of other
products are relevant here. For example, high levels of profitable without-profits and/or
unit-linked business may produce capital strain in the short term but will potentially
increase bonuses in the longer term."

4.Section 8
I didnt understand at all what the below para is saying about mortality experience.
Mortality experience

"This is different to the ‘additions to benefits’ method where, for conventional with-profits polices,
the only likely allowance for difference in mortality between groups is made in the with-profits
premium rates. Any additional differences in mortality not allowed for in this way would be
treated as part of the pooling of risks."
 
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