FAQs

General FAQs

Questions related to Data Platform

01. What does this data platform do?

Our data platform is a ‘software-as-a-service’ (SaaS) offering that holds all your asset, policy, and derivative (hedge) data. It also contains many pre-built analyses built using principles of data science, financial valuation, and econometric and actuarial risk analyses. Our clients find this clean, trustworthy, and highly analyzable data and pre-built analytics very useful for many purposes.

02. I need help with a different problem, not mentioned anywhere on this website. Can I still get help from Annuity Risk?

Yes, absolutely. We cover a lot of different aspects of risk management, such as Economic Capital, MCEV, Rates setting, and mortality analysis, which are not mentioned on our website. We will be glad to craft a custom consulting project for you and see it through to completion.

03. What does Annuity Risk do?

Primarily, we provide a collection of apps and reports that are used by risk managers and actuaries at insurance companies to measure and manage the actuarial and financial risk of annuity and life insurance businesses. Secondarily, we provide assistance with hedging risks emanating from interest rates and other market movements.

04. Does Annuity Risk provide market data, such as interest rate yield curves?

We do provide derived data such as interest rate yield curves to our clients (insurance companies, asset managers, and banks). The provided data should be used for the purpose of risk analysis and asset-liability management, and cannot be resold.

Billing related questions

01. Will we get billed separately for each corporate entity?

You will not be billed separately for each corporate entity. One parent company will be billed for one license, even if there are multiple corporate entities using our tools. If the entities have very distinct data sources, analyses, processes and life/annuity products requiring us to deploy our platform separately for those distinct entities, then billing may need to be customized

02.Is there a separate charge for customization or custom enhancements?

In most cases there are no additional charges for customizations or enhancements. In cases where we have to obtain access to third party data, software or services to render the customization, additional charges may apply.

03.Is there any deployment fee or any implementation fee?

There is no separate fee for deployment or implementation.

04. How long would it take Annuity Risk to deploy their platform and toolset for my company?

We typically take 4 to 8 weeks to complete a deployment. Your billing starts after your data is loaded and you have received access to the platform and toolsets.

05. Is there any additional charge for market data?

Yes, we do provide derived data such as interest rate yield curves to our clients (insurance companies, asset managers and banks). The provided data should be used for the purpose of risk analysis and asset-liability management.