Closed-form solutions for an explicit modern ideal tontine with bequest motive
Closed-form solutions for an explicit modern ideal tontine with bequest motive
In this paper I extend the work of Bernhardt and Donnelly (2019)dealing with modern explicit tontines, as a way of providing income under a specified bequest motive, from a defined contribution pension pot. A key feature of the present paper is that it relaxes the assumption of fixed proportions invested in tontine and bequest accounts. In making the bequest proportion an additional control function I obtain, hitherto unavailable, closed-form solutions for the fractional consumption rate, wealth, bequest amount, and bequest proportion under a constant relative risk averse utility. I show that the optimal bequest proportion is the product of the optimum fractional consumption rate and an exponentiated bequest parameter. I show that under certain circumstances, such as a very high bequest motive, a life-cycle utility maximisation strategy will necessitate negative mortality credits analogous to a member paying life insurance premiums. Typical scenarios are explored using UK Office of National Statistics life tables.
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Dagpunar, John
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17 June 2021
Dagpunar, John
be796c6f-4b91-462b-b7ef-c9387efc26dc
Dagpunar, John
(2021)
Closed-form solutions for an explicit modern ideal tontine with bequest motive.
Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 100 (10), .
(doi:10.1016/j.insmatheco.2021.05.008).
Abstract
In this paper I extend the work of Bernhardt and Donnelly (2019)dealing with modern explicit tontines, as a way of providing income under a specified bequest motive, from a defined contribution pension pot. A key feature of the present paper is that it relaxes the assumption of fixed proportions invested in tontine and bequest accounts. In making the bequest proportion an additional control function I obtain, hitherto unavailable, closed-form solutions for the fractional consumption rate, wealth, bequest amount, and bequest proportion under a constant relative risk averse utility. I show that the optimal bequest proportion is the product of the optimum fractional consumption rate and an exponentiated bequest parameter. I show that under certain circumstances, such as a very high bequest motive, a life-cycle utility maximisation strategy will necessitate negative mortality credits analogous to a member paying life insurance premiums. Typical scenarios are explored using UK Office of National Statistics life tables.
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Accepted/In Press date: 29 May 2021
Published date: 17 June 2021
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