The Mexican Pension Annuity Market

This paper analyzes the performance and development of the Mexican pension annuity market established as a consequence of the 1997 pension reform. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics providing lessons for other countries tha...

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Main Author: Impavido, Gregorio
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7639190/mexican-pension-annuity-market
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7101
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spelling okr-10986-71012021-04-23T14:02:33Z The Mexican Pension Annuity Market Impavido, Gregorio ACCUMULATED SAVINGS ACCUMULATION PERIOD ACCUMULATION RATE ACTUARIES AGENTS ANNUITIES ANNUITY ANNUITY MARKETS ANNUITY PROVIDERS ASSETS AUCTIONS BASIC PENSION BENEFICIARIES BENEFIT FORMULA BROKERS CENTRAL BANKS COMMISSIONS CREDIT RISK DEFINED BENEFIT SCHEMES DEFINED BENEFITS DEREGULATION DERIVATIVES EFFICIENT MARKET EQUITY INVESTMENT EXPECTED RETURN EXPECTED VALUE FAIR FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL SECTOR GDP GNP GOVERNMENT BONDS HOUSING INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS INFLATION INFLATION RISK INSURANCE BENEFITS INSURANCE INDUSTRY INSURANCE LAW INSURANCE PRODUCTS INSURERS INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES LIQUIDITY LONGEVITY RISK LOSS RATIO MARKET CONCENTRATION MARKET INFORMATION MARKET PENETRATION MARKET POSITIONING MARKET SHARE MARKET STRUCTURE MORTALITY TABLES MUTUAL FUNDS NON-LIFE INSURANCE OLD AGE BENEFITS PENSION FUND PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS PENSION REFORM PENSION REFORMS PENSION RIGHTS PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONERS PENSIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POTENTIAL DEMAND PREMIUMS PRICE INDEX PRICE VARIATION PRIVATE INSURANCE PRODUCT PRICING PROFIT MARGINS PROFITABILITY REAL INTEREST RATE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REINSURANCE RESERVE RESERVES RETIREES RETIREMENT RETIREMENT BENEFITS RISK PREMIUM SALE SALES SAVINGS SECURITIES SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY SPREAD STATISTICAL DATA STOCKS TRUSTS UNDERWRITING UNEMPLOYMENT VALUATION This paper analyzes the performance and development of the Mexican pension annuity market established as a consequence of the 1997 pension reform. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics providing lessons for other countries that still need to design the decumulation phase of their newly established second pillars. At the same, time it raises some technical and policy concerns that need addressing as they could hamper, in the future, the healthy development of the market. The paper concludes that: 1) general life insurance companies may better hedge longevity risk than specialized annuity companies; 2) competition should be based on prices rather than additional products; 3) better disclosure of options under the 1973 and 1997 social security laws should be given to disability and life annuitants; and 4) various measures should be taken to improve asset liability management including allowing companies to trade over the counter derivatives and substituting over time the regulatory asset liability management framework with an economic asset liability management framework. 2012-06-05T14:57:57Z 2012-06-05T14:57:57Z 2007-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7639190/mexican-pension-annuity-market http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7101 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4236 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico
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topic ACCUMULATED SAVINGS
ACCUMULATION PERIOD
ACCUMULATION RATE
ACTUARIES
AGENTS
ANNUITIES
ANNUITY
ANNUITY MARKETS
ANNUITY PROVIDERS
ASSETS
AUCTIONS
BASIC PENSION
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFIT FORMULA
BROKERS
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMISSIONS
CREDIT RISK
DEFINED BENEFIT SCHEMES
DEFINED BENEFITS
DEREGULATION
DERIVATIVES
EFFICIENT MARKET
EQUITY INVESTMENT
EXPECTED RETURN
EXPECTED VALUE
FAIR
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
GDP
GNP
GOVERNMENT BONDS
HOUSING
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS
INFLATION
INFLATION RISK
INSURANCE BENEFITS
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INSURANCE LAW
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INSURERS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LIQUIDITY
LONGEVITY RISK
LOSS RATIO
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET PENETRATION
MARKET POSITIONING
MARKET SHARE
MARKET STRUCTURE
MORTALITY TABLES
MUTUAL FUNDS
NON-LIFE INSURANCE
OLD AGE BENEFITS
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS
PENSION REFORM
PENSION REFORMS
PENSION RIGHTS
PENSION SYSTEM
PENSIONERS
PENSIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POTENTIAL DEMAND
PREMIUMS
PRICE INDEX
PRICE VARIATION
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PRODUCT PRICING
PROFIT MARGINS
PROFITABILITY
REAL INTEREST RATE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REINSURANCE
RESERVE
RESERVES
RETIREES
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
RISK PREMIUM
SALE
SALES
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOLVENCY
SPREAD
STATISTICAL DATA
STOCKS
TRUSTS
UNDERWRITING
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUATION
spellingShingle ACCUMULATED SAVINGS
ACCUMULATION PERIOD
ACCUMULATION RATE
ACTUARIES
AGENTS
ANNUITIES
ANNUITY
ANNUITY MARKETS
ANNUITY PROVIDERS
ASSETS
AUCTIONS
BASIC PENSION
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFIT FORMULA
BROKERS
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMISSIONS
CREDIT RISK
DEFINED BENEFIT SCHEMES
DEFINED BENEFITS
DEREGULATION
DERIVATIVES
EFFICIENT MARKET
EQUITY INVESTMENT
EXPECTED RETURN
EXPECTED VALUE
FAIR
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
GDP
GNP
GOVERNMENT BONDS
HOUSING
INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS
INFLATION
INFLATION RISK
INSURANCE BENEFITS
INSURANCE INDUSTRY
INSURANCE LAW
INSURANCE PRODUCTS
INSURERS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LIQUIDITY
LONGEVITY RISK
LOSS RATIO
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MARKET INFORMATION
MARKET PENETRATION
MARKET POSITIONING
MARKET SHARE
MARKET STRUCTURE
MORTALITY TABLES
MUTUAL FUNDS
NON-LIFE INSURANCE
OLD AGE BENEFITS
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS
PENSION REFORM
PENSION REFORMS
PENSION RIGHTS
PENSION SYSTEM
PENSIONERS
PENSIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POTENTIAL DEMAND
PREMIUMS
PRICE INDEX
PRICE VARIATION
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PRODUCT PRICING
PROFIT MARGINS
PROFITABILITY
REAL INTEREST RATE
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REINSURANCE
RESERVE
RESERVES
RETIREES
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
RISK PREMIUM
SALE
SALES
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOLVENCY
SPREAD
STATISTICAL DATA
STOCKS
TRUSTS
UNDERWRITING
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUATION
Impavido, Gregorio
The Mexican Pension Annuity Market
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4236
description This paper analyzes the performance and development of the Mexican pension annuity market established as a consequence of the 1997 pension reform. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics providing lessons for other countries that still need to design the decumulation phase of their newly established second pillars. At the same, time it raises some technical and policy concerns that need addressing as they could hamper, in the future, the healthy development of the market. The paper concludes that: 1) general life insurance companies may better hedge longevity risk than specialized annuity companies; 2) competition should be based on prices rather than additional products; 3) better disclosure of options under the 1973 and 1997 social security laws should be given to disability and life annuitants; and 4) various measures should be taken to improve asset liability management including allowing companies to trade over the counter derivatives and substituting over time the regulatory asset liability management framework with an economic asset liability management framework.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Impavido, Gregorio
author_facet Impavido, Gregorio
author_sort Impavido, Gregorio
title The Mexican Pension Annuity Market
title_short The Mexican Pension Annuity Market
title_full The Mexican Pension Annuity Market
title_fullStr The Mexican Pension Annuity Market
title_full_unstemmed The Mexican Pension Annuity Market
title_sort mexican pension annuity market
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/7639190/mexican-pension-annuity-market
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7101
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