Present Value of Future Benefits (PVFB)

Present Value of Future Benefits (PVFB) measures the present value of benefits expected to become payable under the selected valuation assumptions.

Active Participant PVFB
B(b)x+t
is the amount payable for benefit b at t years after the valuation date for a participant aged x.
tp(τ)x
is the probability that a participant aged x remains active for t years under all active decrements.
q(d)x+t
is the probability that the participant experiences decrement d at age x+t.
vt
is the discount factor from t years after the valuation date back to the valuation date.
PF(b)x+t
is the value of the applicable Benefit Payment Form for benefit b beginning at age x+t.
Inactive PVFB
B(b)
is the amount payable for the applicable inactive benefit b.
PF(b)x
is the value of the applicable Benefit Payment Form for benefit b for a participant aged x.
Results are summed when the participant is a recipient of multiple benefit types.
Payment Form
I(b)u
is the cumulative COLA increase factor developed for benefit b at duration u using the applicable COLA assumptions.
up(b)x
is the probability that a payment is due under the applicable Benefit Payment Form for benefit b at duration u.
vu
is the discount factor from duration u back to the valuation point at age x.
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