In this note, we consider the dependent default risk model of factor type. The dependence between the returns of assets is driven by default indicators. Sufficient conditions on the dependence structure of default indicators and on the utility function are investigated which enable one to order...

In the literature, orderings of optimal allocations of policy limits and deductibles were established by maximizing the expected utility of wealth of the policyholder. In this paper, by applying the bivariate characterizations of stochastic ordering relations, we reconsider the same model and...

The Lp-metric Δh,p(X) between the survival function F¯ of a random variable X and its distortion h∘F¯ is a characteristic of the variability of X. In this paper, it is shown that if a random variable X is larger than another random variable Y in the location-independent risk order or in the...

Consider a portfolio of n identically distributed risks with dependence structure modeled by an Archimedean survival copula. Wüthrich (2003) and Alink et al. (2004) proved that the probability of a large aggregate loss scales like the probability of a large individual loss, times a...

We extend the characterization of the left-monotone risk aversion developed by Ryan (2006) to the case of unbounded random variables. The notion of weak convergence is insufficient for such an extension. It requires the solution of a host of delicate convergence problems. To this end, some...

The Haezendonck–Goovaerts risk measure is based on the premium calculation principle induced by an Orlicz norm, which is defined via an increasing and convex Young function and a parameter q∈(0,1) representing the confidence level. In this paper, we first reestablish the first-order...

The quantification of diversification benefits due to risk aggregation has received more attention in the recent literature. In this paper, we establish second-order expansions of the risk concentration based on the risk measure of conditional tail expectation for a portfolio of n independent...

This paper studies capital allocation problems using a general loss function. Stochastic comparisons are conducted for general loss functions in several scenarios: independent and identically distributed risks; independent but non-identically distributed risks; comonotonic risks. Applications in...