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Minimal representation of insurance prices

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This paper prices insurance contracts by employing law invariant, coherent risk measures from mathematical finance. We demonstrate that the corresponding premium principle enjoys a minimal representation. Uniqueness–in a sense specified in the paper–of this premium principle is derived from this initial result. The representations are derived from a result by Kusuoka, which is usually given for nonatomic probability spaces. We extend this setting to premium principles for spaces with atoms, as this is of particular importance for insurance.

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  • Pichler, Alois & Shapiro, Alexander, 2015. "Minimal representation of insurance prices," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 184-193.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:62:y:2015:i:c:p:184-193
    DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2015.03.011
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