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Projecting the spread of AIDS into the general population—application to life assurance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2012

J. Lörper
Affiliation:
The Cologne Re, Germany

Abstract

The following paper sets out the actuarial basis for the Cologne Re model projecting the spread of AIDS. We project new infections, new AIDS cases, and deaths for the sexually active population and demonstrate the effect on the German life assurance industry.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 1989

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