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Dynamic reinsurance in discrete time minimizing the insurer's cost of capital

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In the classical static optimal reinsurance problem, the cost of capital for the insurer's risk exposure determined by a monetary risk measure is minimized over the class of reinsurance treaties represented by increasing Lipschitz retained loss functions. In this paper, we consider a dynamic extension of this reinsurance problem in discrete time which can be viewed as a risk-sensitive Markov Decision Process. The model allows for both insurance claims and premium income to be stochastic and operates with general risk measures and premium principles. We derive the Bellman equation and show the existence of a Markovian optimal reinsurance policy. Under an infinite planning horizon, the model is shown to be contractive and the optimal reinsurance policy to be stationary. The results are illustrated with examples where the optimal policy can be determined explicitly.

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  • Alexander Glauner, 2022. "Dynamic reinsurance in discrete time minimizing the insurer's cost of capital," Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 2022(4), pages 279-306, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:sactxx:v:2022:y:2022:i:4:p:279-306
    DOI: 10.1080/03461238.2021.1964590
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