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Optimal excess-of-loss reinsurance for stochastic factor risk models

We study the optimal excess-of-loss reinsurance problem when both the intensity of the claims arrival process and the claim size distribution are influenced by an exogenous stochastic factor. We assume that the insurer's surplus is governed by a marked point process with dual-predictable projection affected by an environmental factor and that the insurance company can borrow and invest money at a constant real-valued risk-free interest rate r. Our model allows for stochastic risk premia, which take into account risk fluctuations. Using stochastic control theory based on the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation, we analyze the optimal reinsurance strategy under the criterion of maximizing the expected exponential utility of the terminal wealth. A verification theorem for the value function in terms of classical solutions of a backward partial differential equation is provided. Finally, some numerical results are discussed.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: Risks ; ISSN: 2227-9091 ; Volume: 7 ; Year: 2019 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 1-23 ; Basel: MDPI

Classification
Wirtschaft
Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
Subject
optimal reinsurance
excess-of-loss reinsurance
Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation
stochastic factor model
stochastic control

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Brachetta, Matteo
Ceci, Claudia
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
MDPI
(where)
Basel
(when)
2019

DOI
doi:10.3390/risks7020048
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  • Brachetta, Matteo
  • Ceci, Claudia
  • MDPI

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  • 2019

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