The case includes insurance general manager of choice of different designs for the variable annuity products with hedge accounting, marketing, and pricing. The case provides students with a background in economics and regulation of life insurance and variable annuities. He then asks the students to calculate the return on equity of different designs for the variable annuity product on the basis of these assumptions, including a number of hedging scenarios. "Hide
by Robert C. Pozen, David J. Perlman Source: Harvard Business School 22 pages. Publication Date: August 23, 2010. Prod. #: 311041-PDF-ENG