In: Statistics and Probability
A 40-year-old man in the U.S. has a 0.245% risk of dying during the next year . An insurance company charges $260 per year for a life-insurance policy that pays a $100,000 death benefit. What is the expected value for the person buying the insurance? Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
Expected Value:
The expected value for the person buying the insurance
= (1 - 0.00245)*(-$260) + 0.00245*$100,000
= -$14.363
Thus, the person buying the insurance will have an expected loss of $14.363