Explicit guarantees are good for shareholders, policyholders and regulators: increased transparency. The risk management of capital market risks embedded in life (re) contracts is non-trivial. A bank-like operation (hedging platform) is needed for quantification, hedge design and controlling of...

"This is a comprehensive introduction to the brand new theory of conic finance, also referred to as the two-price theory, which determines bid and ask prices in a consistent and fundamentally motivated manner. Whilst theories of one price classically eliminate all risk, the concept of acceptable...