Der Beitrag entwickelt einen genuinen konzeptionellen Ansatz zur risikoadjustierten Performancesteuerung für die spezifischen Verhältnisse von Schadenversicherungsunternehmen.

Continuing the research of an earlier AFIR-Paper, we examine on the basis of a (partially) historical simulation approach return and risk of various rollover option strategies (put hedge; covered short call; collar). In addition to measure of shortfall risks we propose measures of excess returns...

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde auf der Grundlage eines intuitiven Risikobegriffs von "Risiko als Ausmaß der Gefahr der Unterschreitung einer angestrebten Zielgröße" eine allgemeine strukturelle Quantifizierung des Risikopotentials einer Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung im Sinne eines...

UN peacekeeping missions are deployed in increasingly violent contexts, such as Mali and South Sudan. It leaves such missions suspended somewhere between traditional peacekeeping and peace enforcement. Concurrently with this transformation, protection of civilians has become increasingly...

In the autumn of 2020 professor and director of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Kwesi Aning, visited DIIS. He has had a long career in both academia and policymaking with the African Union and the United Nations, and he has written extensively on security dynamics and...

Why is it still relevant to probe the notion of fragility when the concept has been so heavily criticised? Because it continues to be used in policy on conflict, security and development. For example, the United Nations names fragility as a major challenge to achieving the Millennium Development...

We investigate the benefits of risk pooling for the policyholders of stock insurance companies under different solvency standards. Using second‐degree stochastic dominance, we document that the utility of risk‐averse policyholders is increasing in the pool size if the equity capital is...

We provide a comprehensive assessment of volatility connectedness between the currencies of Central European (CE) countries using high-frequency data from 2009 to 2022. We assess asymmetries in connectedness (not investigated for CE currencies before) and document domination of the negative...

Die Messung und Bewertung von Kreditrisiken stellt sich aktuell als ein sehr bedeutsames (Stichworte : Basel II, Solvency II, Kreditderivate) Gebiet dar. Allerdings hat sich hierbei keine einheitliche Vorgehensweise herausgebildet, sondern es existieren eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher...