This study investigates the optimal asset allocation of a financial institution subject to liquidity risks and whose customers are free to withdraw their capital-guaranteed financial contracts at any time. Accounting for constraints on the solvency of the institution, we present a general...

Preqin and Pitchbook data are classified and analyzed to derive a coherent set of risk-return assumptions to combine with Listed liquid assets in a traditional mean-variance framework. We find expected returns of 11%-12% for PE and 8% for PD, PC detailed per subclass. Risk is decomposed in Class...

Insurance companies often follow highly correlated investment strategies. As major investors in corporate bonds, their investment commonalities subject investors to fire-sale risk when regulatory restrictions prompt widespread divestment of a bond following a rating downgrade. Reflective of...

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...

CAT bonds are of significant importance in the field of alternative risk transfer. Since themarket of CAT bonds is not complete, the application of an appropriate pricing model is of high relevance.We apply different premium calculation models in order to compare them with regard to...

Weather derivatives (WD) are different from most financial derivatives because the underlying weather cannot be traded and therefore cannot be replicated by other financial instruments. The market price of risk (MPR) is an important parameter of the associated equivalent martingale measures used...

With this paper we seek to contribute to the literature on pension insurance systems. The financial literature tends to focus exclusively on the US pension insurance system. This is the first major empirical study to address the German occupational pension insurance (PSVaG) plan in Germany. The...

Weather derivatives (WD) are different from most financial derivatives because the underlying weather cannot be traded and therefore cannot be replicated by other financial instruments. The market price of risk (MPR) is an important parameter of the associated equivalent martingale measures used...

In this paper we present a stochastic model that allows to derive estimators for the Mean Squared Error of Prediction (MSEP) of the one-year uncertainty related to the premium and Unearned Premium Reserve (UPR) risk (as defined according to the modified Swiss Solvency Test methodology outlined...

The recent financial crisis has posed new challenges to the pricing issue of mortgage insurance premiums. By extending an option-based approach to this pricing issue, we attempt to tackle several key challenges including the clustering of mortgage defaults, the diversification effect of...