# Expected Death Cost calculation for Tut4, question 2(b)

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Hi guys

How was the column for the Expected Death cost calculated.

Thank you.
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Hi, I see the confusion here. In your original question you referenced Tut 4 question 2a and this file you have here is named tut 4 but it is actually tut 6. Please attach the tut 6 questions as well as I can't find them on Vula.
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Hi, these are the solutions to Tut 4 for 2019, although it was tut 6 for some other year. There were only 4 Tuts this year.

The sum at risk to the insurer is the difference between the fund value and the guaranteed minimum benefit. If, for example, the fund value is 4000 at time 1, then there is 1000 at risk to the insurer (Since the guaranteed minimum benefit is 5000 so 5000-4000). This is because if the policyholder dies with a unit value of 4000 then the insurer has to reach into their own pocket (the non-unit fund) to make up the shortfall of 1000 rand. Hence the expected death cost would be $$1000q_{60}$$. In general, the expected death cost for year $$t$$ for this question would be $$q_{60+t-1}\times max(0,5000-F_t)$$ where $$F_t$$ is the fund value which must be projected separately.
Sorry, you are absolutely correct $$max(5000-F_t,0)$$. I have corrected the answer