Parameter Name

Description

CurrentAge

Current age of the annuitant (i.e. the age at the valuation date). May be provided as an integer, or as a fractional amount (e.g. years & months).

CommencementAge

Age of annuitant at benefit commencement.

·       If CommencementAge > CurrentAge then it will be valued as a deferred annuity.

·       If CommencementAge is missing or zero, then CommencementAge is assumed to be = CurrentAge and it will be valued as an immediate annuity

InterestRate

The interest rate(s) to discount future payments to calculate the present value. May be a number, a percentage, a text string, a named range, or reference to a range.

·       Rates can be defined using these interest definitions.

·       Note: A value that is greater than 25% (i.e. 0.25) will be divided by 100; e.g. if you enter 2.75 it will be treated as .0275 or 2.75%.

MortalityTable

Mortality table definition text string.

YearsCertain

Number of years guaranteed payments. May be an integer, or a factional amount (e.g. years & months).
Optional, default = 0

AgeSetback

Mortality table age set-back. A negative number is a set-forward.
Note that you can also define a setback using the "/sb" option in the table definition (or "/sf").
Optional, default = 0.

Frequency

Number of payments per year:
Optional, default = 12

COLA

Periodic cost-of-living adjustment applied to the benefit amount.
Optional, default = 0
Rates can be defined using these COLA definitions.

CalculationMethod

Method of calculation
Optional, default = 0

NoPreRetMort

The defines the application of pre-retirement mortality for a deferred annuity.
Optional, default = 0.

StopAge

Age when the annuity benefit stops -- no payment at this age.
Optional, default = to end of the mortality table.

AnnTiming

Defines when the payments are made in the period.
Optional, default = 0.

YrsCertOption

This is to select the method of calculation for the certain portion of the annuity when using CalculationMethod = 0. It does not apply for other methods. This is used only if YearsCertain not a whole number.
Optional, default = 0.