Während der vergangenen zehn Jahre wurde Solvency II, das neue regulatorische Rahmenwerk für Versicherungsunternehmen, von der Europäischen Union (EU) ausgearbeitet. Der erste Teil dieser Dissertation umfasst zwei Artikel, welche das Marktrisikomodul des neuen Aufsichtssystems behandeln. Ziel...

Life insurers often claim that the life settlement industry reduces theirsurrender profits and leads to an adverse shift in their portfolio of insuredrisks, i.e., bad risks remain in the portfolio instead of surrendering.In this paper, we aim to quantify the effect of altered...

Most life insurance contracts embed the right to stop premium payments during the termof the contract (paid-up option). Thereby, the contract is not terminated but continueswith reduced benefits and often provides the right to resume premium payments later,thus increasing the previously reduced...