This paper investigates the impact of illiquidity on insurance company asset allocation and selling strategy. The need for insurers to settle claims as they arise by freeing funds immediately make insurers especially susceptible to the effects of transaction illiquidity. Using a simplified model...

In this paper, we examine liquidation strategies and asset allocation decisions for property and casualty insurance companies for different insurance product lines. We propose a cash-flow based liquidation model of an insurance company and analyze selling strategies for a portfolio with liquid...