Naturkatastrophen haben in den 90iger Jahre hinsichtlich Schadenhöhe und Intensität neue Rekordstände erreicht und sowohl für die Erst- als auch Rückversicherungsbranche eine Herausforderung entstehen lassen.(...)

In 2002 losses from natural catastrophes and man-made losses cost non-life insurers USD 13.5 bilion across the globe. This was markedly below the previous year´s level of USD 35 billion. While natural catastrophes caused losses of USD 11.4 billion, property losses from man-made disasters...

Demand for ART products is growing, according to Swiss Re's latest sigma study, The picture of ART, particularly in areas where traditional risk transfer is either expensive or unavailable. The report creates transparency in a market segment that has rapidly grown in complexity over recent...

In 2000, catastrophes claimed more than 17'400 lives and caused overall financial losses - not counting indirect economic damage - of almost USD 50 billion. According to Swiss Re's definitive statistics, the burden on the insurance industry was comparatively low at USD 10.6 billion.

In jüngster Vergangenheit hat die Versicherungswirtschaft einen grundlegenden Wandel durchlaufen. Deregulierung, Globalisierung sowie Substitutionskonkurrenz führten zu einem verschärften Wettbewerb um Marktanteile bei sinkenden Gewinnmargen.Aufgrund dieser neuen Wettbewerbsdynamik und den...

This publication compares several interesting, representative and illustrative rating systems and discusses the underlying theoretical pay-as-you-go models and funded schemes. It does not intend to define an ideal system but to work out the strengths and weaknesses of each model and to compare...

Weil Lebens-Rückversicherungsverträge wesentlich dazu dienen, ein spezifisches Finanzierungsbedürfnis des Zedenten zu erfüllen, stellt sich stets die Frage, ob es sich hierbei tatsächlich eher um ein Darlehens- als um ein Versicherungsverhältnis handelt, mit entsprechenden weitreichenden...

We consider a risk process modelled as a compound Poisson process. We find the optimal dynamic unlimited excess of loss reinsurance strategy to minimize infinite time ruin probability, and prove the existence of a smooth solution of the corresponding Hamilton- Jacobi- Bellmann equation as well...

In this paper we study the asymptotic behaviour of the joint distribution of reinsurance aggregate claim amounts for large values of the retention level under various dependence assumptions.

In this paper we consider the problem raised in the Astin Bulletin (1999) by Prof. Benktander at the occasion of his 80th birthday concerning the choice of an appropriate claim size distribution in connection with reinsurance rating problems. Appropriate models for large claim distributions play...