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In this paper, we demonstrate the superiority of vine copulas over conventional copulas when modeling the dependence structure of a credit portfolio. We show statistical and economic implications of replacing conventional copulas by vine copulas for a subportfolio of the Euro Stoxx 50 and the...
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A challenge in enterprise risk measurement for diversified financial institutions is developing a coherent approach to … aggregating different risk types. This has been motivated by rapid financial innovation, developments in supervisory standards … risk, having Basel Pillar II of Basel implications. Second, we utilize data from major banking institutions’ loss …
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Interest rates have been very low for several years, which is particularly challenging for life insurers. Since 2001, German life insurers have had to set an additional reserve due to low interest rates to ensure the protection of policyholders. However, the method introduced at that time to...
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As part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), blockchain, fintech (financial technology), and insurtech (insurance technology) are some innovations that have been rolled out in the financial landscape and have captured the imaginations of policymakers and scholars alike. The African...
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We examine the impact of demutualization announcements by 13 life insurance companies during 1996-2000 on the value of existing stock-owned life insurance companies and companies in other segments of the insurance industry. Demutualization announcements are associated with negative stock price...
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Presently, there is a growing concern about implementing sustainable practices among businesses worldwide. Risk … examine published articles focusing on the role of risk management in promoting business sustainability practices and its …
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pricing models to the available implied volatility surfaces, one deals with the so-called risk-neutral measure Q, which can be … and risk-free interest rates, estimate the calibrated parameters. When the market variables are included in a real …
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This paper used Reiterative Truncated Projected Least Squares (RTPLS) to estimate the effects on life expectancy of an additional dollar of insurance premiums for 43 countries. The data shows a clear positive relationship between insurance and life expectancy with insurance premiums increasing...
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This paper re-examines the performance of REITs, stocks, and fixed-income assets based on the preferences of risk …-averse and risk-seeking investors using mean-variance and stochastic dominance approaches. Our findings indicate no first … order to maximize their expected utility, the risk-averse prefer fixed-income assets over real estate, which, in turn, is …
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companies that are at risk of bankruptcy using the DEA method. The originality is the selection of key inputs and outputs to the …
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