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On the Design of Catastrophic Risk Portfolios

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  • Y.M. Ermoliev
  • T.Y. Ermolieva
  • G.J. MacDonald
  • V.I. Norkin

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Catastrophes produce rare and highly correlated insurance claims, which depend on the amount of coverage at different locations. A joint probability distribution of these claims is analytically intractable. The most promising approach for estimating total claims for a particular combination of decision variables involves geographically explicit simulations of catastrophes. The straightforward use of catastrophe models runs quickly into infinite "if - then" evaluations. The aim of this paper is to develop a framework allowing for the use of Monte Carlo simulation of catastrophes to aid decision making on designing optimal catastrophic risk portfolios. A dynamic optimization model is discussed. Connections between ruin probability and nonsmooth, in particular concave, risk functions are established. Nonsmooth adaptive Monte Carlo optimization is proposed.

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  • Y.M. Ermoliev & T.Y. Ermolieva & G.J. MacDonald & V.I. Norkin, 1998. "On the Design of Catastrophic Risk Portfolios," Working Papers ir98056, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.
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    2. B.V. Digas & Y.M. Ermoliev & A.V. Kryazhimskii, 1998. "Guaranteed Optimization in Insurance of Catastrophic Risks," Working Papers ir98082, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.

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