Research Article

Optimal Hedging and Pricing of Equity-Linked Life Insurance Contracts in a Discrete-Time Incomplete Market

Table 1

Illustrative numerical results for two pure endowment contracts with guarantee.

Case Rate Maturity Hedging capitalRiskRisk interval Return
𝑟 𝑇 𝐶 0 𝐌 Δ

1 0.02 10 206.94 −1.83(−4.25, 2.96) 43.22
2 0.0210258.67 2.53(0.32, 5.49) 78.88
30.0210323.34 4.62(3.18, 7.33) 124.92
40.0210355.675.43(3.32, 7.79) 153.06
50.0220378.32 1.84 (0.58, 3.95) 114.62
60.0220 442.19 2.61(1.17, 4.69) 161.54
70.0220 491.32 3.15(2.23, 4.92) 191.72
80.0220540.45 3.51(2.49, 5.04) 222.07
90.0410373.38 6.15 (3.38, 8.92) 195.05
100.0410434.16 7.18(4.79, 10.76) 234.51
110.0410477.58 7.86(5.38, 11.07) 256.19
120.0420629.13 3.44(3.04, 4.40) 234.49
130.0420669.29 3.54(3.09, 4.86) 256.75
140.0420736.22 3.69 (3.49, 4.93) 288.23