| ACont. {DetLifeInsurance} | R Documentation | 
Continuous Life Insurance
Description
Calculates the present value of a continuous life insurance.
Usage
ACont.(x, h, n, i = 0.04, data, prop = 1, assumption = "UDD", cap = 1)
Arguments
x | 
 An integer. The age of the insuree.  | 
h | 
 An integer. The deferral period.  | 
n | 
 An integer. Number of years of coverage.  | 
i | 
 The interest rate. A numeric type value.  | 
data | 
 A data.frame of the mortality table, with the first column being the age and the second one the probability of death.  | 
prop | 
 A numeric value. It represents the proportion of the mortality table being used (between 0 and 1).  | 
assumption | 
 A character string. The assumption used for fractional ages ("UDD" for uniform distribution of deaths and "constant" for constant force of mortality).  | 
cap | 
 A numeric type value. The value of the payment.  | 
Value
Returns a numeric (actuarial present value).
References
Chapter 3 of Life Contingencies (1952) by Jordan, chapter 4 of Actuarial Mathematics (1997) by Bowers, Gerber, Hickman, Jones & Nesbitt.
Examples
ACont.(24,2,10,0.04,CSO80MANB,1,"UDD",1)
ACont.(24,2,10,0.04,CSO80MANB,1,"constant",1)