Holdings: Annuity Markets in Comparative Perspective : Do Consumers Get Their Money's Worth?

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Annuity Markets in Comparative Perspective : Do Consumers Get Their Money's Worth?

Pension reforms normally focus on the accumulation phase, plus term insurance that provides bnefits for the disabled and for dependent survivors, all of which are immediate concerns. Decumulation of the capital in workers' retirement savings a...

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Main Authors:	James, Estelle, Vittas, Dimitri
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACTUARIES ADVERSE SELECTION ANNUITIES ANNUITY ANNUITY MARKETS ANNUITY OPTION ANNUITY PROVIDERS ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BENEFICIARIES BOND RATE CAPITAL MARKETS COMMISSIONS CONSUMERS CROWDING DISCOUNT RATES ECONOMISTS ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL MARKETS FUTURE MORTALITY IMPROVEMENTS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GRADUAL WITHDRAWALS GUARANTEED PERIOD HEALTH STATUS IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDEXED ANNUITY INDEXED BONDS INFLATION INFLATION RISK INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTMENTS INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURANCE PROVIDERS INSURANCE RISK INTEREST RATES INVESTMENT DIVERSIFICATION INVESTMENT INSURANCE INVESTMENT RETURNS JOINT ANNUITY LIFE ANNUITIES LIFE EXPECTANCIES LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES LONGEVITY INSURANCE MANDATORY RETIREMENT MANDATORY SYSTEM MORTALITY MORTALITY TABLES MULTI-PILLAR SYSTEM MULTI-PILLAR SYSTEMS OCCUPATIONAL PENSIONS PENSION FUND PENSION FUNDS PENSION REFORMS PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONERS PERSONAL PENSIONS POLICY RESEARCH PORTFOLIO RETURN PREMIUMS PRESENT VALUE PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES PRIVATE SECTOR REGULATION OF INSURANCE REINVESTMENT RISK REPLACEMENT RATE RESERVES RETIREES RETIREMENT INCOME RETIREMENT SAVINGS RISK AVERSION RISK INTERMEDIATION RISK PREMIUM RISK-FREE RATE RISKY RATE SAVINGS SOCIAL SECURITY STOCKHOLDERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/717423/annuity-markets-comparative-perspective-consumers-moneys-wotrth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19775

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/717423/annuity-markets-comparative-perspective-consumers-moneys-wotrth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19775