The term structure is investigated using an extension of the Cox, Ingersoll, and Ross model when state variables and production technologies follow jump-diffusion processes. In the presence of jump diffusions, the authors find: (1) R. Merton's multi-beta CAPM does not hold in general; (2) D....

By exposing itself to greater risks on invested funds the company can also increase its expected returns. Because there are risks involved with both the insurance and investment operations, a major problem for an insurance company is to determine just how the two types of risks are to be...