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Annuity is a financial concept that involves a series of periodic payments or receipts. In oil palm plantation management, the annuity concept is adapted to model and estimate the reserves required for replanting costs over time.
Rayyan Al Muddatstsir Fasa +2 more
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A COMMENT ON VARIABLE ANNUITIES [PDF]
VARIABLE ANNUITIES are the subject of considerable discussion by individuals who identify themselves with life insurance companies and security dealers. The paper by Mr. Albert Linton published in the May, 1956, issue of the Journal of Finance is a case in point. This comment does not attempt to marshall arguments for or against variable annuities, but
Robert M. Soldofsky, Walter W. McMahon
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Optimal Investment Policy for Pension Annuitants in Malaysia under Economic Exposure
This research has conducted a profound evaluation into the annuity market in Malaysia from both the business and individual perspective. To a great extent, analysis is made on how the annuity insurers could better maintain the solvency level of annuity ...
Khay Chien Lim +4 more
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Defossilisation of the Energy Supply of a Chemical Site by Integration of a Carnot Battery
This study presents the results of a techno‐economic analysis of CO2‐free energy supply concepts for electricity and heat for the defossilisation of a chemical park in Germany for the model years 2030 and 2045. The focus is on the integration of a Carnot battery with thermal energy storage, which enables the flexible use of green fuels and renewable ...
Martin Bolten +6 more
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The Impact of Economic Growth on Insurance (Growth)
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of economic growth on insurance (growth), focusing on the outflow side of the insurance activity, as captured by benefits (including commissions and expenses). The findings provide evidence that economic growth does exert a positive, statistically significant impact on the benefit side of insurance (growth ...
Nicholas Apergis +2 more
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Special-Rate Life Annuities: Analysis of Portfolio Risk Profiles
Special-rate life annuities are life annuity products whose single premium is based on a mortality assumption driven (at least to some extent) by the health status of the applicant.
Ermanno Pitacco, Daniela Y. Tabakova
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The substantial economic burden of rotator cuff pathology: A nationwide cost‐of‐illness study
Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the nationwide economic burden of rotator cuff (RC) pathology by quantifying expenditures related to outpatient consultations including out‐of‐pocket expenses, hospitalisations and occupational insurance claims, within a national healthcare system.
Umile Giuseppe Longo +10 more
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Linking Environmental Health and Civic Health: An Analysis of Air Pollution and Charitable Giving
ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of air pollution on charitable giving. We suggest that the burdens associated with poor air quality are associated with a dampening of civic and philanthropic engagement. Analyzing 12 years of county‐level data from the United States with fixed‐effects OLS and instrumental variables regressions, we identify a ...
Gregory D. Saxton +6 more
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Transforming Coastal Waste: Algae‐Based Recycled HDPE Composites for Enhanced Sustainability
Manufacturing and characterization of composites from beach‐cast algae waste combined with recycled high‐density polyethylene. ABSTRACT Growing environmental concerns are accelerating the development of more sustainable materials. This study successfully created a composite material by combining recycled high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) as the matrix ...
Patricia Cabrera‐García +4 more
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Abstract Asset managers, private equity firms and other institutional investors have assumed an increasingly important role in the ownership and management of housing and infrastructure since the Global Financial Crisis. This article analyses how social housing in London is being transformed into a financial asset through an analysis of ‘income strip ...
Aretousa Bloom, Joe Penny
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