In the present paper we consider several measures Ior the risk that is present in all insurance environment. We look for desirable properties for two types of risk measures, the ones reflecting both negative and positive results, and the measures for insolvency risks dealing with aspects of...

In this paper we investigate the approximations for the distribution function of a sum S of lognormal random variables. These approximations are obtained by considering the conditional expectation E[SΛ] of S with respect to a conditioning random variable Λ.The choice of Λ is crucial in order...

We investigate multiperiod portfolio selection problems in a Black and Scholes type market where a basket of 1 riskfree and "m" risky securities are traded continuously. We look for the optimal allocation of wealth within the class of "constant mix" portfolios. First, we consider the portfolio...