长期投资可选择投连险——防瑞泰人寿副总裁兼首席市场运营官段方晓

投连险和基金不是一回事 虽然投连险的收益可观,某些账户的收益率能超过基金,但投连险和基金所属的领域、运作方式是不同的.基金是一种单纯的投资工具,只具有投资理财功能,而投连险则属于保险保障与投资储蓄相结合的保险产品.     

投资连结保险的监管问题与对策构建

投连险在误导销售、信息披露、资金运用等方面的监管问题皆因其投资属性未被正确规制而引发。投连险兼具保障与投资属性,投连险合同为保险与信托混合而成的混合合同。最优的监管路径为将投连险定位为兼具保险与资产管理产品属性的混合型金融产品,由金融监管总局予以功能性监管。具体构建投资部分的监管规范时,应与资产管理产品保持一致,参照较为成熟的公募基金监管标准,重点针对误导销售、信息披露和资金运用等三方面制定监管规则。     

看懂投连险账户

投连险全称为投资连接保险,顾名思义,就是集保险与投资于一身的保险产品.保险公司为每个投保人单独设立该产品的投资账户.保险公司的投资账户主要投资于证券市场、债券市场和货币市场中的各个产品,目前的投资方式类似"基金中的基金"(FOF),主要投资于一些市场表现较好的基金.     

借力牛市,投连险发威

2006年股市东风不仅吹热了基金投资,而且将投连险这一与资本市场紧密关联的险种重新拉回人们的视线。越来越多的保险公司开始关注这片一度遭遇冷落的市场。日前,海康人寿、美国友邦、联泰大都会和信诚人寿等4家保险公司新设的12个投连险投资账户获得中国保监会批复,掀起了一波投连险扩容浪潮。消费者在今后投保时将面临更多选择。     

借力牛市，投连险发威

2006年股市东风不仅吹热了基金投资，而且将投连险这一与资本市场紧密关联的险种重新拉回人们的视线。越来越多的保险公司开始关注这片一度遭遇冷落的市场。日前，海康人寿、美国友邦、联泰大都会和信诚人寿等4家保险公司新设的12个投连险投资账户获得中国保监会批复，掀起了一波投连险扩容浪潮。消费在今后投保时将面临更多选择。[第一段]     

投连险收益显著提升

经过春节前的预热,中国股市在年后迎来了牛年的第一轮反弹.上证综指不断攀升,相继站稳2000点,2100点、2300点大关.主要借道基金投资资本市场的投连险,也适时地抓住了机会,两类偏股型账户净值大幅提升,较上期报告,同类账户近3月收益显著提升.     

投连险：用“定投”来熨平风险

定时定额定投，除了出现在基金、银行理财产品和黄金投资上，还出现在投资连结险身上。眼下股市熊途漫漫还未见曙光，保险公司偏股型投连险账户价值也不可避免地“顺流直下”，定投便成为以时间摊平投资风险的一种长线投资策略。     

投连险该这样选——访华泰人寿保险股份有限公司北京分公司银行保险部经理李卫明

近期,投连险的收益不错,某投连险的最高风险等级的账户最近7个月的收益率超过70%,比某些基金还要高.高收益吸引了不少投资者的目光,但市场上的投连险产品越来越多,我们选择投连险时需要注意什么、该通过哪些渠道购买呢?     

中国影子银行的主力军

在中国,对于影子银行尚无一个明确的公认定义。央行调查统计司的一份内部研究报告曾给中国影子银行体系界定了明确的范围;“商业银行表理财、证券公司集合理财、基金公司专户理财、证券投资基金、投连险中的投资账户、产业投资基金、创业投资基金、     

试论新旧政策下投连险会计处理的异同

投资连结险（简称投连险）是近几年来保险公司推出的新型寿险产品。投连险缴付的保费一部分购买保险保障,一部分用来购买由保险公司设立的投资账户中的投资单位。因此它除了具有保险保障外,保单的现金价值将直接与保险公司的投资收益挂钩;投资账户内的资金由保险公司的投资专家负责投资运作,除了收取必要的管理费外,     

投资连结保险产品设计及推广分析

投资连结保险的产品设计独特,将其保障功能与投资功能分开,一方面为消费者提供了调整保险和投资计划的便利,另一方面也使之与资本市场的走势密切相关。我国寿险市场上的供给方存在资本市场繁荣时过多引导消费者关注投资收益,边缘化其保险功能的问题;需求方则由于对投资连结保险产品收益的刚性预期,不能接受产品收益下降的情况。两方面共同的结果是导致投资连接保险成为寿险市场上的不稳定因素。为促使投资连接保险在我国的健康发展,应当强调投资连接保险的保障功能;针对销售导向进行实质的约束;利用税收对市场进行引导等。     

Does prevention as an investment strategy explain the intention to purchase guarantees for unit-linked life insurance?

The present paper examines the relationship between prevention as an investment strategy and the perceptions about unit-linked insurance on the intention to purchase interest rate guarantees for such products. We propose a framework in which the relationship between adopting prevention as an investment strategy, and the intention to purchase interest rate guarantees is moderated by the level of financial literacy of the individual and this interaction is mediated by the perceptions regarding unit-linked insurance. We find support for our conceptual model by testing it on a sample of 1017 financial decision makers in Germany using a moderated mediation analysis. The paper therefore offers insights into the decision-making process of financial consumers in Germany and presents practical implications for designing products for age-old provision.     

Exotic unit-linked life insurance contracts

This article integrates aspects of traditional insurance with advances in financial economics, yielding proper valuation and premium assessments of insurance benefits linked to various financial assets. Several new types of unit-linked life insurance contracts are discussed, with substantial potential for real-life applications. Compared to usual unit-linked products, these contracts offer added flexibility and/or altered exposure to financial risk for the insured and/or the insurer. The single premiums of these policies are calculated as expectations under a risk-adjusted probability measure (equivalent martingale measure), satisfying no-arbitrage conditions in financial markets.     

Direct evidence of dividend tax clienteles

The paper is the first to evaluate the dividend tax clientele hypothesis using a data set of all domestic stock portfolios in the market. We find that investment funds that face a higher effective tax rate on dividend income than on capital gains tilt their portfolios away from dividend-paying stocks. These investors consequently earn a dividend yield that is about 35 basis points lower than that of investors who are tax neutral between dividends and capital gains (pension funds, unit-linked insurance, life insurance). Consistent with tax rules and charter provisions, we also find that private corporations prefer growth stocks, that foundations exhibit strong dividend preferences, and that partnerships rarely hold stocks portfolios.     

Price presentation and consumers’ choice

Currently, regulatory authorities and consumers ask for more cost transparency with respect to financial product components. In life insurance, for instance, the premium for products should be split in its components: A premium for death benefits, the savings premium, the cost of an investment guarantee, and the administration costs. In this regard, it is important for insurance companies and regulators to know to what extent the way of presenting the prices of an offer affects consumer evaluation of the product. Based on a paper by Huber et al. (How do price presentation effects influence consumer choice? The case of life insurance products. Working paper, 2011) as presented at the annual meeting of Deutscher Verein für Versicherungswissenschaft in 2011, this article presents the effects of different forms of presenting the price of life insurance contract components and especially of investment guarantees on consumer evaluation of this product. This is done by means of an experimental study using a representative panel for Switzerland and by focusing on unit-linked life insurance products. The findings reveal that, contrary to consumer products, there is no effect of price bundling and price optic on consumer evaluation and purchase intention for life insurance products. However, there is a significant moderating effect of consumer experience with insurance products on this relationship.     

Predictable Investment Horizons and Wealth Transfers among Mutual Fund Shareholders

This study analyzes the distribution of investment horizons in a large, proprietary panel of all shareholders in one no‐load mutual fund family. A proportional hazards model shows that there are observable shareholder characteristics that enable the fund to predict reliably on the day each account is opened whether the account will be short term or long term. Simulations show that the liquidity costs imposed on the fund by the expected short‐term shareholders are significantly greater than those imposed by the expected long‐term shareholders. Combining these results, the analysis argues that mutual funds do not provide equitable liquidity‐risk insurance.     

基于RAROC的保险基金投资策略研究

本文针对当前典型的保险基金投资策略模型的不足,结合当前金融风险管理和金融监管的主流方法,建立了同时考虑保费收取与赔付支出、破产概率、VaR限额的RAROC最大化模型,得到了最优的投资策略.在此基础上进行案例分析,讨论了索赔强度、保费收取率、个体赔付额度等因素的变化对该策略的影响.研究发现,保险公司必须根据承保状况及时调...     

基本养老保险个人账户基金管理运营浅析

随着基本养老保险省级统筹的实现和个人账户的逐步做实，我国积累的个人账户基金规模已非常庞大。当前，个人账户基金管理体制存在一些弊端，导致基金难以实现保值增值。应当选择适度集中的个人账户基金管理模式，建立完善的个人账户基金治理结构，适度放松投资限制，加大投资监管力度，建立个人账户基金准备金制度和退出机制，确保个人账户基金既能安全运营又能实现较高投资收益。     

基于经济资本的我国保险公司投资风险限额配置研究

投资风险限额管理是保险公司对投资风险进行管理的重要手段,是保险公司建立有效风险管理体系不可或缺的组成部分。保险公司投资风险限额管理主要包括投资风险限额配置、风险限额监控和风险限额动态调整三个环节,其中风险限额配置是整个风险限额管理流程的基础。运用GARCH模型和GJR模型,并结合Copula理论,探讨了投资风险限额配置的方法,通过实证分析证实投资组合之间存在分散化效应,各投资风险限额之和大于总风险限额,并得出投资风险限额优化配置模型调整资产配置,可以显著提高保险公司投资绩效。     

BALANCE SHEET STRUCTURE AND THE MANAGERIAL-DISCRETION HYPOTHESIS: AN EXPLORATORY EMPIRICAL STUDY OF NEW ZEALAND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES

The managerial-discretion hypothesis states that in mutual insurance companies policyholders will seek to protect their interests by limiting managerial discretion in investment and financing decisions. Therefore, mutuals are predicted to introduce restrictive mechanisms (e.g., company by-laws) that promote precautionary investment, such as government securities. In stock companies, shareholders are expected to increase their wealth at the expense of policyholders' interests by investing in more speculative assets, such as equities. Differences in investment activity also affect policy valuation and reserving decisions reflected in the liability side of the insurance company balance sheet. The managerial-discretion hypothesis implies that systematic differences in the structure of balance sheets between mutual and stock insurance companies are likely to exist. To carry out an exploratory test of this aspect of the managerial-discretion hypothesis, the present study employs canonical correlation analysis on New Zealand life insurance company data for 1991. However, the empirical evidence does not appear to support the proposition that balance sheet structure varies systematically between mutual and stock companies.