Evaluating the Advanced Life Deferred Annuity - An annuity people might actually buy

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 210-221

  Gong, Guan ^a   Webb, Anthony ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced Life Deferred Annuity; Annuity; Longevity insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 74449085677     PISSN: 01676687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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