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What should the insurance company charge the woman for the policy if it would like to make an expected profit?

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

kdocimo90 asked: An insurance company plans to sell a $150,000 one year life insurance policy to a 38-year old woman. On the basis of mortality rates for women of her age and back-ground, the insurance company determines that the probability of the woman dying in the next year is 0.00104. What should the [...]

What should the insurance company charge the woman for the policy if it would like to make an expected profit?

Monday, January 26th, 2009

kdocimo90 asked: An insurance company plans to sell a $150,000 one year life insurance policy to a 38-year old woman. On the basis of mortality rates for women of her age and back-ground, the insurance company determines that the probability of the woman dying in the next year is 0.00104. What should the [...]