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The Russell-Yasuda Kasai Model: An Asset/Liability Model for a Japanese Insurance Company Using Multistage Stochastic Programming

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  • David R. Cariño

    (Frank Russell Company, 909 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98402)

  • Terry Kent

    (Frank Russell Company, 909 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98402)

  • David H. Myers

    (Frank Russell Company, 909 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98402)

  • Celine Stacy

    (Frank Russell Company, 909 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98402)

  • Mike Sylvanus

    (Frank Russell Company, 909 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98402)

  • Andrew L. Turner

    (Frank Russell Company, 909 A Street, Tacoma, Washington 98402)

  • Kouji Watanabe

    (The Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160 Japan)

  • William T. Ziemba

    (The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Y8, Canada)

Abstract

Frank Russell Company and The Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., developed an asset/liability management model using multistage stochastic programming. It determines an optimal investment strategy that incorporates a multiperiod approach and enables the decision makers to define risks in tangible operational terms. It also handles the complex regulations imposed by Japanese insurance laws and practices. The most important goal is to produce a high-income return to pay annual interest on savings-type insurance policies without sacrificing the goal of maximizing the long-term wealth of the firm. During the first two years of use, fiscal 1991 and 1992, the investment strategy devised by the model yielded extra income of 42 basis points (¥8.7 billion or US$79 million).

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  • David R. Cariño & Terry Kent & David H. Myers & Celine Stacy & Mike Sylvanus & Andrew L. Turner & Kouji Watanabe & William T. Ziemba, 1994. "The Russell-Yasuda Kasai Model: An Asset/Liability Model for a Japanese Insurance Company Using Multistage Stochastic Programming," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 24(1), pages 29-49, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:24:y:1994:i:1:p:29-49
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.24.1.29
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