The dependent competing risks model of human mortality is considered, assuming that the dependence between lifetimes is modelled by a multivariate copula function. The effect on the overall survival of removing one or more causes of death is explored under two alternative definitions of removal,...

In this paper, we study the optimal proportional reinsurance and investment strategy for an insurer that only has partial information at its disposal, under the criterion of maximizing the expected utility of the terminal wealth. We assume that the surplus of the insurer is governed by a jump...

We present a new model of loss processes in insurance. The process is a couple (N,L) where N is a univariate Markov-modulated Poisson process (MMPP) and L is a multivariate loss process whose behavior is driven by N. We prove the strong consistency of the maximum likelihood estimator of the...

Standard annuities are offered at one price to all individuals of the same age and gender. Individual mortality heterogeneity exposes insurers to adverse selection since only relatively healthy lives are expected to purchase annuities. As a result standard annuities are priced assuming...

Numerical evaluation of performance measures in heavy-tailed risk models is an important and challenging problem. In this paper, we construct very accurate approximations of such performance measures that provide small absolute and relative errors. Motivated by statistical analysis, we assume...

In this work we present two different numerical methods to determine the probability of ultimate ruin as a function of the initial surplus. Both methods use moments obtained from the Pollaczek–Kinchine identity for the Laplace transform of the probability of ultimate ruin. One method uses...

In this paper, we discuss the premium principle in uncertain environment. First, the net premium principle for uncertain risks is presented within the framework of uncertainty theory. With the help of distortion function, a new uncertain premium principle is derived from the uncertain net...

We study the probability of ruin before time t for the family of tempered stable Lévy insurance risk processes, which includes the spectrally positive inverse Gaussian processes. Numerical approximations of the ruin time distribution are derived via the Laplace transform of the asymptotic ruin...

In the context of a Sparre Andersen risk model with arbitrary interclaim time distribution, the moments of discounted aggregate claim costs until ruin are studied. Our analysis relies on a novel generalization of the so-called discounted density which further involves a moment-based component....

Underwriters’ desire to show a good annual review is known to be a rationale of the aggressive pricing conduct. On the competitive insurance market, it impacts the global insurance processes and can lead to the competition-originated underwriting cycles. Applying Lundberg’s model of the...