Table 4 Table of parameters.

From: Structural analysis of reverse mortgages in Taiwan

Category

Parameter

Sex

Men and Women

Age

60–95 (increment of 5)

Loan rate \({{\rm{r}}}_{L}\)

1.86%, 2.0775%, 2.295%, 2.5125%, 2.73%

Initial value of house \(H\left(0\right)\)

NT$6 million, NT$8 million, NT$10 million

Rental rate \(\delta\)

1.5%

Risk-free interest rate \(r\)

1.04%

Rate of initial premium \({\pi }_{0}\)

2%

Rate of renewal premium \({\pi }_{m}\)

1.25%

The rate difference between the loan rate and the risk-free interest rate \({\pi }_{r}\)

\({\pi }_{r}={r}_{L}-r\)

Fluctuation of the value of the house \({\sigma }_{H}\)

10%

Type of occupation before retirement

Educator, public servant, military personnel, and laborer