To calculate the expected present value (EPV) of an increasing annuity payable annually in arrears for the lifetime of a woman currently aged 68, we need to consider the following elements:

1. Mortality: The probability that the woman will be alive at each future payment date, based on the PFA92C20 mortality table.
2. Interest Rate: The effective annual interest rate, $i = 6.6\%$.
3. Payment Structure: The annuity payment starts at £2,000 and increases by 2.5% per annum compound.
4. Present Value Calculation: The EPV will be calculated by summing the discounted value of each expected payment.

Steps:

1. Determine the survival probabilities: Using the PFA92C20 mortality table, calculate the probability that a woman aged 68 will survive to each future age $x + t$, where $t$ is the number of years from the current age (68).

2. Calculate each annuity payment: The annuity payment at time $t$ will be $2000 \times (1.025)^t$.

3. Discount each payment to the present value: Each payment must be discounted to the present value using the formula $v^t$, where $v = \frac{1}{1 + i}$ and $i = 6.6\%$.

4. Multiply by the survival probability: The present value of each payment is multiplied by the probability that the woman survives to that payment date.

5. Sum the expected present values: The EPV of the annuity is the sum of the present values of all expected payments.

Formula:

The expected present value $EPV$ of the annuity is given by:

EPV = \sum_{t=1}^{\infty} 2000 \times (1.025)^{t-1} \times v^t \times \, _tp_{68}

Where:

• $t$ is the year of the payment (starting from 1),
• $v = \frac{1}{1 + 0.066}$,
• \, _tp_{68} is the probability of survival to year $t$ from age 68 according to the PFA92C20 table.

Let's Compute the EPV Step by Step:

1. Calculate the discount factor $v$:

$v = \frac{1}{1.066} \approx 0.9379$

2. Sum the discounted values for the annuity payments: For each year $t$, you would need to calculate the annuity amount, the discount factor, and the survival probability.

To perform these calculations, I'll need to do them iteratively for each year until the probabilities become negligible. Let's calculate the first few terms and establish a pattern for summation. Then, I can sum the series to get the final EPV.

Detailed Calculation (Initial Years):

Let's assume the initial terms to be calculated are up to 5 years.

Year 1:

$\text{Annuity Payment} = 2000 \times (1.025)^0 = 2000$ $\text{Discount Factor} = 0.9379^1 = 0.9379$ \, _1p_{68} = \text{(Value from mortality table)} \text{Present Value} = 2000 \times 0.9379 \times \, _1p_{68}

Year 2:

$\text{Annuity Payment} = 2000 \times (1.025)^1 \approx 2050$ $\text{Discount Factor} = 0.9379^2 \approx 0.8795$ \, _2p_{68} = \text{(Value from mortality table)} \text{Present Value} = 2050 \times 0.8795 \times \, _2p_{68}

And so on...

Summation:

After calculating the present value for each year, sum them up to get the total EPV.

Would you like me to compute the actual values, including survival probabilities, or is there anything specific you need assistance with regarding this approach?