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Marginal Indemnification Function formulation for optimal reinsurance

Zhuang, S.C., Weng, C., Tan, K.S., Assa, H. (2016) Marginal Indemnification Function formulation for optimal reinsurance. Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 67 . pp. 65-76. (doi:10.1016/j.insmatheco.2015.12.003) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:87571)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.insmatheco.2015.12.003

Abstract

In this paper, we propose to combine the Marginal Indemnification Function (MIF) formulation and the Lagrangian dual method to solve optimal reinsurance model with distortion risk measure and distortion reinsurance premium principle. The MIF method exploits the absolute continuity of admissible indemnification functions and formulates optimal reinsurance model into a functional linear programming of determining an optimal measurable function valued over a bounded interval. The MIF method was recently introduced to analyze the reinsurance model but without premium budget constraint. In this paper, a Lagrangian dual method is applied to combine with MIF to solve for optimal reinsurance solutions under premium budget constraint. Compared with the existing literature, the proposed integrated MIF-based Lagrangian dual method provides a more technically convenient and transparent solution to the optimal reinsurance design. To demonstrate the practicality of the proposed method, analytical solution is derived on a particular reinsurance model that involves minimizing Conditional Value at Risk (a special case of distortion function) and with the reinsurance premium being determined by the inverse-S shaped distortion principle.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2015.12.003
Uncontrolled keywords: Optimal reinsurance; Marginal indemnification function; Lagrangian dual method; Distortion risk measure; Inverse-S shaped distortion premium principle
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Accounting and Finance
Depositing User: Hirbod Assa
Date Deposited: 28 Apr 2021 13:28 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 12:22 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/87571 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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