Abstract:
The objective of this research is calculating the equity-linked life insurance premiums of a 10 to 30 years term life insurance policy for elders age 50, 55 and 60. The primary portion of the mortality rate estimation for Thai elderly is evaluated by the Inverse-makeham model and Coale-Kisker method whereas the Lee-Carter model is used to predict the mortality rates. The second portion is for the interest rate structure of the model to be estimated by using the Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR) model. The final portion estimates the European Option using the Black Scholes model. The data sets for this study are the number of population by age and sex and the number of death by age and sex for 2002 to 2016 from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Public Health. The Thai Government Bond Information from January 1, 1998 to December 30, 2016 from the Thai Bond Market Association, and the closing price of SET50 index from January 1998 and December 2016 from The Securities Exchange of Thailand The study is showed that the premium contract when time to maturity increasing the premiums of the older insured are less than the premiums of the younger insured due to receiving benefit when the policy is terminated. Also, the premium for female are greater than for male based on the same age and time to maturity. All-in-all, the Equity-Linked Life Insurance is ideal for the elderly and is suitable for long-term insurance contracts of over 20 years