%0 Journal Article %A De Rosa, Clemente %A Luciano, Elisa %A Regis, Luca %D 2016 %F eprints:2978 %J Scandinavian Actuarial Journal %K Keywords: longevity risk, basis risk, static vs. dynamic hedging, longevity swaps, longevity bonds JEL Classification: G22, G32 %T Basis Risk in Static versus Dynamic Longevity Risk Hedging %U http://eprints.imtlucca.it/2978/ %X This paper provides a simple model for basis risk in a longevity framework, by separating common and idiosyncratic risk factors. Basis risk is captured by a single parameter, that measures the co-movement between the portfolio and the reference population. In this framework, the paper sets out the static, swap-based hedge for an annuity, and compares it with the dynamic, delta-based hedge, achieved using longevity bonds. We assume that the longevity intensity is distributed according to a CIR-type process and provide closed-form derivatives prices and hedges, also in the presence of an analogous CIR process for interest rate risk.