Innovations in Annuities and Longevity Risk Management
A special issue of Risks (ISSN 2227-9091).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025 | Viewed by 157
Special Issue Editors
Interests: stochastic mortality modeling; secondary life market; longevity risk management; insurance contract theory
2. Risk and Insurance Center, College of Commerce, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan
Interests: corporate risk management; financial market theory; CAT risk; longevity risk; risk management and insurance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to submit their original research for the upcoming Special Issue of Risks on longevity risk and innovations in annuities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of longevity risk management, as it has accelerated demographic changes and highlighted potential vulnerabilities in retirement planning. With the population aging globally and life expectancies fluctuating in response to health crises, there is an urgent need for innovative solutions to address the financial challenges associated with longevity risk.
This Special Issue will explore dimensions of longevity risk, including its impact on individuals, corporations, government, pension systems, and financial markets. We are particularly interested in contributions investigating innovations in retirement products and markets, risk management strategies and financial instruments necessary to implement the strategies, and relevant policy implications. Topics may include but are not limited to the following: the development of flexible and adaptive annuity products, the analysis of alternative retirement products such as modernized tontines or decentralized annuities, the integration of longevity risk into retirement financial planning, and the role of modern technology and data analytics in shaping products and markets.
For further submission information, please visit the Risks website or contact the Special Issue editors. We look forward to receiving insightful contributions.
Dr. Nan Zhu
Prof. Dr. Richard MacMinn
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- longevity risk
- mortality risk
- annuities
- tontines
- decentralized annuities
- retirement planning
- pensions
- blockchain, innovative technology, and machine learning
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