Longevity Risk from the Perspective of the ILS Markets
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Longevity Risk from the Perspective ofthe ILS Markets
Morton N Lane Ph. D.
Director, M Sc in Financial Engineering,University of Illinois
President, Lane Financial LLC
Sixth International Longevity Risk and Capital Markets Solutions ConferenceSeptember 9,10th, 2010Swiss-Grand resort and Spa, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective - Size
The Natural Catastrophe Market is tiny compared to Life
Accumulated Issuance* in the past 15 years is $30 - $40 Billion
$12 Billion is currently outstanding
About 10% of the issuance has been in Extreme Mortality
* The universe under consideration is all bonds that contain a risk analysis, i.e. where there is an Expected Loss
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective; Exchange, Origins
The ILS market started with the Loss from Hurricane Andrew in 1992. A market born out of disaster and commercial necessity
Its first incarnation was an Exchanged Traded Option (at CBoT)
The CBoT market died after 5 Years (Soft Market)
Since then, Exchanges have been tried in New York, Bermuda London and again in Chicago. All would have enabled public access.
None has (robustly) succeeded
The wrong Economics? Auctions?
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective - Indices
The following loss measures have been used on the Exchanges,
Loss ratios
PCS Industry Numbers (by region and proportionate to loss)
Guy Carpenter (customizable) loss ratios
PCS Industry Numbers (by region and binary event)
Hurricane Index formula (based on storm Intensity)
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective - Indices
Private transactions have used all the preceding loss indicesplus, Sigma, Munich Nat Cat Services, plus
PCS Industry Numbers (modeled to book), PERILS
Parametric earthquake measures, Wind speedsParadex, AIR, Modeled Loss, Computer modeled replications of cedants book
To paraphrase Lance Armstrong, Its not about the IndexIts about the need – or opportunity If the need is there, almost any index will do – Cat in the Box
Better Indices are good, but will not provide the tipping point.20-30% of annual issuance remains indemnity based.
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective – Event Driven
The development of Cat bond has been event driven more than anything else.
What are the extreme events that will drive Longevity risk?
Two that I believe stimulated the first mortality bonds were,Terrorism (dirty bombs) and Pandemics
Swiss Re issued the first Mortality Bond the year after theSARS outbreak and a little over 2 years after 9/11
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective – Event Driven
Nearly 90% of all Cat ILS are Occurrence based
Aggregate covers, even erodible thresholds are not popular
They are subject to greater secondary market fluctuation
What are the “Occurrence” event risks that need be transferredby annuity/pension providers?
Cure for Cancer, Diabetes Pill, Shifts in Trend?
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective – Capital or Risk?
If the longevity risk has to be transferred because of mandateor a desire to write or hold a bigger book
A sidecar, or quota share to a more appropriate analog than ILS
Sidecars have worked well to increase capacity in a hard market. They do not serve to reduce risk in the retained book
Sidecars are not wanted when capital is plentiful (even to generate fees)
Swaps which substitute fixed for floating seem like finite reinsurance?
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective – Bonds or Swaps
Most ILS issuance has been done in the form of Bonds not SwapsBonds allow for distribution to many investors; Swaps tend to be private 1:1 transactions or club transactions
Swaps depend on the rating of the counterparty, not the swap itself.Also, if they need to be reversed, its usually the same counterparty
Bonds Ratings make for wider investor based distributionSeparately rated tranches also allow access to conservative and more risk taking investors. Specialist and opportunistic investors
Rated Bonds also allows secondary market trading – necessary for hedge fund valuationsLiquidity for all investors is in very high demand
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective – Bonds or Swaps
ILS structures have eschewed swaps since the Lehman Default
90% of all issues since the end of 2008 have avoided swaps (priorto 2008, 90% contained swaps)
Where swaps are used they heavily collateralized and managed
ILS investors at present do not want counterparty credit risk
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective - Term
ILS investors and issuers like short terms – the average maturity is between 2 and 3 years. Investors also dislikelong development period. This is a necessary component of indemnity- based bonds, even PCS.
The longest ILS issued was 10 years. One three year bond took sixyears to close – without an ultimate loss. Dead Capital, frozen collateral.
Notwithstanding, the ILS market has been established, participants behave rationally through the cycle
Maturities are extended in soft markets, shortened in hard onesTerms and conditions tighten in hard markets , get more relaxed in soft markets. e.g. more perils added
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Longevity Risk from an ILS Perspective - Price
ILS investors require a high price to accept a risk, even adiversifying one
Multiples of expected loss range from 2 to 20 times
Multiples will be higher in hard markets
Are cedant’s prepared to pay?
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Total Issuance Ext Mrt
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20022003 $400,000 $400,000 1.35% 0.02%20042005 $952,000 $362,000 $590,000 1.45% 0.71% 0.06% 22.62006 $852,424 $852,424 1.82% 0.13% 14.52007 $629,152 $629,152 0.30% 0.03% 9.02008 $100,000 $100,000 1.35% 0.05%2009 $75,000 $75,000 6.50% 0.46% 14.12010 $50,000 $50,000 5.25%
Total Issuance $3,058,576 $2,468,576 $590,000 1.50% 0.71% 0.08% 18.7
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Monthly All CAT ILS and Life Total Return Performance
2002 - Q2/2010All CAT Total Return Avg 0.668% Std Dev 0.759%Life Total Return Avg 0.370% Std Dev 0..470%
Annual EquivalentsAvg 8.02% Std Dev 2.628%Avg 4.439% Std Dev 1.628%
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Monthly All CAT ILS vs. Life Finance Return Performance
2004 - Q2/2010All CAT Finance Return Avg 0.242% Std Dev 0.244%Life Finance Return Avg 0.248% Std Dev 0.146%
Annual EquivalentsAvg 2.903% Std Dev 0.846%Avg 2.970% Std Dev 0.507%
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Monthly All CAT ILS vs. Life Insurance Return Performance
2004 - Q2/2010All CAT Insurance Return Avg 0.426% Std Dev 0.682%Life Insurance Return Avg 0.116% Std Dev 0.523%
Annual EquivalentsAvg 5.117% Std Dev 2.630%Avg 1.397% Std Dev 1.810%
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2004 - Q2/2010All CAT Insurance Return Avg 0.426% Std Dev 0.682%Life Insurance Return Avg 0.116% Std Dev 0.523%
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Mortality Bonds Trade with the Market
Absent Financing Rates Cat has Higher Returns
Most Cat bonds are Issued in the BB range
Most Extreme Mortality Bonds issued AA Range
Total Returns for CAT are therefore Double Life Returns
Deduct Financing - the “Insurance” Return is 4 times
Broadly the Bonds move in tandem –whether CAT or Life
Katrina affected Life and ILS – Hard Market
Lehman - both CAT and Life succumbed to Liquidity and CDS
Independent Life Behavior observed with H1N1 concerns
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