Use the following table to calculate the minimum premium an insurance company should charge for a USD 5 million three-year term life insurance contract issued to a man aged 60. Assume that the premium is paid at the beginning of each year and death always takes place halfway through a year. The risk-free interest rate is 6% per annum (with semiannual compounding). Age 60 61 62 Probability of death within one year 0.011407 0.012315 0.013289 Survival probability 0.85227 0.84254 0.83217 Life expectancy (years) 20.92 20.16 19.40

Insurance is a contract wherein an individual or entity gets financial protection from the insurance company for any damages or losses incurred. The individual or entity is called the insured, whereas the insurance company is called the insurer. The insu…