We consider distributional free inference to test for positive quadrant dependence, that is, for the probability that two variables are simultaneously small (or large) being at least as great as it would be were they dependent. Tests for its generalization to higher dimensions, namely positive...

We investigate the influence of the dependence between random losses on the shortfall and on the diversification benefit that arises from merging these losses. We prove that increasing the dependence between losses, expressed in terms of correlation order, has an increasing effect on the...

Mortality improvements pose a challenge for the life annuity business. For the management of such portfolios, it is important to forecast future mortality rates. Standard models for mortality forecasting assume that the force of mortality at age x in calendar year t is of the form exp, where the...

The purpose of this work is to provide upper bounds on the stop-loss and total variation distances between random sums. The main theoretical argument consists in defining discrete analogs of the classical ideal metrics considered by Rachev and Rüschendorf (Adv. Appl. Probab. 22 (1990) 350). An...

This paper aims to investigate the constraints on dependence measures based on the concept of concordance when discrete random variables are involved. The main technical argument consists in a continuous extension of integer-valued random variables by convolution with unit support kernels.

Longevity risk is a major issue for insurers and pension funds, especially in the selling of annuity products. In that respect, securitization of this risk could offer great opportunities for hedging. This article proposes to design survivor bonds which could be issued directly by insurers. In...

The purpose of this note is two-fold. First we derive a simple condition under which two s-convex ordered random variables must be stochastically equal, and we indicate the potential usefulness of this result in statistics. Then we highlight the relationship between the canonical moments and the...

In this work, we derive a sufficient condition for the orthant convex order based on the single crossing of the respective joint survival functions. This condition is expressed in terms of the generators for Archimedean copulas. Numerical examples show that this condition is valid for members of...