Investigating the Sensitivity Effect of Actuarial Assumptions on Pension Liabilities in Malaysia

Malaysia will be an ageing population by 2030 as the number of those aged 60 years and above has increased drastically from 6.2 percent in 2000 and is expected to reach 13.6 percent by 2030. There are many challenges that will be faced due to the ageing population, one of which is the increasing cos...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rose Irnawaty Ibrahim, Norazmir Mohd Nordin, Mohd Zaki Awang Chek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Baghdad, College of Science for Women 2021-03-01
Series:مجلة بغداد للعلوم
Subjects:
Online Access:https://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/5919
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849248899010658304
author Rose Irnawaty Ibrahim
Norazmir Mohd Nordin
Mohd Zaki Awang Chek
author_facet Rose Irnawaty Ibrahim
Norazmir Mohd Nordin
Mohd Zaki Awang Chek
author_sort Rose Irnawaty Ibrahim
collection DOAJ
description Malaysia will be an ageing population by 2030 as the number of those aged 60 years and above has increased drastically from 6.2 percent in 2000 and is expected to reach 13.6 percent by 2030. There are many challenges that will be faced due to the ageing population, one of which is the increasing cost of pensions in the future. In view of that, it is necessary to investigate the effect of actuarial assumptions on pension liabilities under the perspective of ageing. To estimate the pension liabilities, the Projected Unit Credit method is used in the study and commutation functions are employed in the process. Demographic risk and salary risk have been identified as major risks in analyzing pension liabilities in this study. The sensitivity analyses will be conducted in the study to investigate how the pension liabilities will be affected when these major risks changes. This study analyzes nine scenarios under assumptions in the actuarial model, namely age of retirement, rate of mortality and rate of salary growth. The result of this study indicates that the implied mortality experience and salary growth rate assumptions have a significant impact on pension liabilities.
format Article
id doaj-art-d578216704074abb8ac97aeaa1e42a3e
institution Kabale University
issn 2078-8665
2411-7986
language English
publishDate 2021-03-01
publisher University of Baghdad, College of Science for Women
record_format Article
series مجلة بغداد للعلوم
spelling doaj-art-d578216704074abb8ac97aeaa1e42a3e2025-08-20T03:57:43ZengUniversity of Baghdad, College of Science for Womenمجلة بغداد للعلوم2078-86652411-79862021-03-01181(Suppl.)10.21123/bsj.2021.18.1(Suppl.).0830Investigating the Sensitivity Effect of Actuarial Assumptions on Pension Liabilities in MalaysiaRose Irnawaty Ibrahim0Norazmir Mohd Nordin 1Mohd Zaki Awang Chek2Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Nilai, 71800, Malaysia.Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Nilai, 71800, Malaysia.Center for Actuarial Studies, Faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Tapah Campus, Tapah Road, 35400 Tapah, Perak, MalaysiaMalaysia will be an ageing population by 2030 as the number of those aged 60 years and above has increased drastically from 6.2 percent in 2000 and is expected to reach 13.6 percent by 2030. There are many challenges that will be faced due to the ageing population, one of which is the increasing cost of pensions in the future. In view of that, it is necessary to investigate the effect of actuarial assumptions on pension liabilities under the perspective of ageing. To estimate the pension liabilities, the Projected Unit Credit method is used in the study and commutation functions are employed in the process. Demographic risk and salary risk have been identified as major risks in analyzing pension liabilities in this study. The sensitivity analyses will be conducted in the study to investigate how the pension liabilities will be affected when these major risks changes. This study analyzes nine scenarios under assumptions in the actuarial model, namely age of retirement, rate of mortality and rate of salary growth. The result of this study indicates that the implied mortality experience and salary growth rate assumptions have a significant impact on pension liabilities.https://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/5919Pension Liabilities, Ageing; Actuarial Assumptions; Projected Unit Credit Method
spellingShingle Rose Irnawaty Ibrahim
Norazmir Mohd Nordin
Mohd Zaki Awang Chek
Investigating the Sensitivity Effect of Actuarial Assumptions on Pension Liabilities in Malaysia
مجلة بغداد للعلوم
Pension Liabilities, Ageing; Actuarial Assumptions; Projected Unit Credit Method
title Investigating the Sensitivity Effect of Actuarial Assumptions on Pension Liabilities in Malaysia
title_full Investigating the Sensitivity Effect of Actuarial Assumptions on Pension Liabilities in Malaysia
title_fullStr Investigating the Sensitivity Effect of Actuarial Assumptions on Pension Liabilities in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Investigating the Sensitivity Effect of Actuarial Assumptions on Pension Liabilities in Malaysia
title_short Investigating the Sensitivity Effect of Actuarial Assumptions on Pension Liabilities in Malaysia
title_sort investigating the sensitivity effect of actuarial assumptions on pension liabilities in malaysia
topic Pension Liabilities, Ageing; Actuarial Assumptions; Projected Unit Credit Method
url https://bsj.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/BSJ/article/view/5919
work_keys_str_mv AT roseirnawatyibrahim investigatingthesensitivityeffectofactuarialassumptionsonpensionliabilitiesinmalaysia
AT norazmirmohdnordin investigatingthesensitivityeffectofactuarialassumptionsonpensionliabilitiesinmalaysia
AT mohdzakiawangchek investigatingthesensitivityeffectofactuarialassumptionsonpensionliabilitiesinmalaysia