On the Gerber-Shiu Function and Optimal Dividend Strategy for a Thinning Risk Model

In this paper, the risk model under constant dividend barrier strategy is studied, in which the premium income follows a compound Poisson process and the arrival of the claims is a p-thinning process of the premium arrival process. The integral equations with boundary conditions for the expected discounted aggregate dividend payments and the expected discounted penalty function until ruin are derived. In addition, the explicit expressions for the Laplace transform of the ruin time and the expected aggregate discounted dividend payments until ruin are given when the individual stochastic premium amount and claim amount are exponentially distributed. Finally, the optimal barrier is presented under the condition of maximizing the expectation of the difference between discounted aggregate dividends until ruin and the deficit at ruin.     

Dividend-reinsurance strategy in the Sparre Andersen model

In this paper, we introduce a reinsurance strategy into the Sparre Andersen risk model with a horizon dividend barrier, which is named dividend-reinsurance strategy. It is shown that the value function of the new strategy far exceeds that of the optimal barrier strategy (even that of the optimal dividend strategy). Some results on the advantages of the new strategy are obtained, and the methods for computing the value functions are provided. Numerical illustrations for Erlang (2) and compound Poisson risk models are also given.     

Optimal dividend strategies in a Cramér-Lundberg model with capital injections

We consider a classical risk model with dividend payments and capital injections. Thereby, the surplus has to stay positive. Like in the classical de Finetti problem, we want to maximise the discounted dividend payments minus the penalised discounted capital injections. We derive the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation for the problem and show that the optimal strategy is a barrier strategy. We explicitly characterise when the optimal barrier is at 0 and find the solution for exponentially distributed claim sizes.     

Dividend maximization under consideration of the time value of ruin

In the Cramér-Lundberg model and its diffusion approximation, it is a classical problem to find the optimal dividend payment strategy that maximizes the expected value of the discounted dividend payments until ruin. One often raised disadvantage of this approach is the fact that such a strategy does not take the lifetime of the controlled process into account. In this paper we introduce a value function which considers both expected dividends and the time value of ruin. For both the diffusion model and the Cramér-Lundberg model with exponential claim sizes, the problem is solved and in either case the optimal strategy is identified, which for unbounded dividend intensity is a barrier strategy and for bounded dividend intensity is of threshold type.     

Statistical estimation for some dividend problems under the compound Poisson risk model

In this paper, we consider some dividend problems in the classical compound Poisson risk model under a constant barrier dividend strategy. Suppose that the Poisson intensity for the claim number process and the distribution for the individual claim sizes are both unknown. We use the COS method to study the statistical estimation for the expected present value of dividend payments before ruin and the expected discounted penalty function. The convergence rates under large sample setting are derived. Some simulation results are also given to show effectiveness of the estimators under finite sample setting.     

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For a financial or insurance entity, the problem of finding the optimal dividend distribution strategy and optimal firm value function is a widely discussed topic. In the present paper, it is assumed that the firm faces two types of liquidity risks: a Brownian risk and a Poisson risk. The firm can control the time and amount of dividends paid out to shareholders. By sufficiently taking into account the safety of the company, bankruptcy is said to take place at time $t$ if the cash reserve of the firm runs below the linear barrier b+kt (not zero), see 1. We deal with the problem of maximizing the expected total discounted dividends paid out until bankruptcy. The optimal dividend return (or, firm value) function is identified as the classical solution of the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation where a second-order differential-integro equation is involved. By solving the corresponding HJB equation, the analytical solution of the optimal firm value function is obtained, the optimal dividend strategy is also characterized, which is of linear barrier type: at time t the firm keeps cash inside when the cash reserves level is less than a critical linear barrier and pays cash in excess of this linear barrier as dividends.     

保费和索赔到达率与余额相依的最优有界分红率问题

研究保费和索赔到达率与余额相依的最优有界分红问题,目标是最大化破产前的累积期望折现分红。首先,给出一个策略是平稳马氏策略的充分必要条件,运用测度值生成元的理论得到测度值动态规划方程（DPE）,并且给出了验证定理的证明。最后,讨论了测度值DPE和相应拟变分不等式（QVI）之间的关系,并且证明了最优分红策略为具有波段结构的平稳马氏策略。     

Optimal dividend strategies for a risk process under force of interest

In the classical Cramér–Lundberg model in risk theory the problem of maximizing the expected cumulated discounted dividend payments until ruin is a widely discussed topic. In the most general case within that framework it is proved [Gerber, H.U., 1968. Entscheidungskriterien fuer den zusammengesetzten Poisson-prozess. Schweiz. Aktuarver. Mitt. 1, 185–227; Azcue, P., Muler, N., 2005. Optimal reinsurance and dividend distribution policies in the Cramér–Lundberg model. Math. Finance 15 (2) 261–308; Schmidli, H., 2008. Stochastic Control in Insurance. Springer] that the optimal dividend strategy is of band type. In the present paper we discuss this maximization problem in a generalized setting including a constant force of interest in the risk model. The value function is identified in the set of viscosity solutions of the associated Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation and the optimal dividend strategy in this risk model with interest is derived, which in the general case is again of band type and for exponential claim sizes collapses to a barrier strategy. Finally, an example is constructed for Erlang(2)-claim sizes, in which the bands for the optimal strategy are explicitly calculated.     

常数红利下索赔到达时间间距为混合分布的罚金折现期望函数

在常数红利策略下考虑索赔时间间隔为指数分布与Erlang(2)分布混合时的风险模型,在此红利策略下,若保险公司的盈余在红利线以下时不支付红利,否则红利以等于保费率的常速率予以支付.对于此风险模型,推导并求解了罚金折现期望函数所满足的微积分方程,并在索赔量为指数分布时研究了其解的形式.     

The Optimal Dividend and Capital Injection Strategies in the Classical Risk Model with Randomized Observation Periods

This paper considers the optimal dividend and capital injection strategies in the classical risk model with randomized observation periods. Assume that ruin is prohibited. We aim to maximise the expected discounted dividend payments minus the expected penalised discounted capital injections. We derive the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) equation and prove the verification theorem. The optimal control strategy and the optimal value function are obtained under the assumption that the claim sizes are exponentially distributed.     

具有混合指数索赔分布的经典复合泊松风险模型中的分红问题

本文研究了具有某混合指数索赔分布的经典复合泊松风险模型中的分红问题.利用随机控制理论,在无界分红强度的假设下,给出了值函数的显式表达式和相应的最优分红策略.推广了文献[4]的结果.     

The compound Poisson risk model with dependence under a multi-layer dividend strategy

In this paper, a compound Poisson risk model with time-dependent claims is studied under a multi-layer dividend strategy. A piecewise integro-differential equation for the Gerber-Shiu function is derived and solved. Asymptotic formulas of the ruin probability are obtained when the claim size distributions are heavy-tailed.     

一类混合分红策略下的广义Erlang(n)风险模型

本文考虑混合分红策略下索赔来到间隔为广义Erlang(n)分布的更新风险模型,利用指数分布的无记忆性,分别得到破产前期望折现分红函数和折现分红的矩母函数满足的积分-微分方程及其边界条件.最后给出索赔为指数分布及索赔来到间隔为广义Erlang(2)分布的风险模型的期望折现分红函数的精确表达式.     

具有红利边界的Erlang（2）风险模型

给出了具有边界红利策略的Erlang（2）风险模型,在此红利策略下,若保险公司的盈余在红利线以下时不支付红利,否则红利以低于保费率的常速率予以支付．对于该模型,本文推导了Gerber-Shiu折现惩罚函数所满足的两个积分－微分方程和更新方程．     

具有常量红利界的带干扰项的风险模型及最优红利界

对于保险公司来说,如何确定其红利策略,使得投保人利益最大化是一个需要研究的课题.研究了具有常量红利界的带干扰项的经典风险模型下,索赔量为混合指数分布情形时的最优红利界的计算方法.     

Optimal dividends and bankruptcy procedures: Analysis of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process

This paper investigates the impact of bankruptcy procedures on optimal dividend barrier policies. We specifically focus on Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, which allows a firm in default to continue its business for a certain period of time. Our model is based on the surplus of a firm that earns investment income at a constant rate of credit interest when it is in a creditworthy condition. The firm pays a debit interest rate that depends on the deficit level when it is in financial distress. Thus, the surplus follows an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) process with a negative surplus-dependent mean-reverting rate. Default and liquidation are modeled as distinguishable events by using an excursion time or occupation time framework. This paper demonstrates how the optimal dividend barrier can be obtained by deriving a closed-form solution for the dividend value function. It also characterizes the distributional property and expectation of bankruptcy time subject to the bankruptcy procedure. Our numerical examples show that under an optimal dividend barrier strategy, the bankruptcy procedure may not prolong the expected bankruptcy time in some situations.     

On the classical risk model with credit and debit interests under absolute ruin

In this paper, we consider the dividend payments in a compound Poisson risk model with credit and debit interests under absolute ruin. We first obtain the integro-differential equations satisfied by the moment generating function and moments of the discounted aggregate dividend payments. Secondly, applying these results, we get the explicit expressions of them for exponential claims. Then, we give the numerical analysis of the optimal dividend barrier and the expected discounted aggregate dividend payments which are influenced by the debit and credit interests. Finally, we find the integro-differential equations satisfied by the Laplace transform of absolute ruin time and give its explicit expressions when the claim sizes are exponentially distributed.     

The Markovian regime-switching risk model with a threshold dividend strategy

In this paper, we study a regime-switching risk model with a threshold dividend strategy, in which the rate for the Poisson claim arrivals and the distribution of the claim amounts are driven by an underlying (external) Markov jump process. The purpose of this paper is to study the unified Gerber-Shiu discounted penalty function and the moments of the total dividend payments until ruin. We adopt an approach which is akin to the one used in [Lin, X.S., Pavlova, K.P., 2006. The compound Poisson risk model with a threshold dividend strategy. Insu.: Math. and Econ. 38, 57-80] to extend the results for the classical risk model with a threshold dividend strategy to our model. The matrix form of systems of integro-differential equations is presented and the analytical solutions to these systems are derived. Finally, numerical illustrations with exponential claim amounts are also given.     

Dividend optimization for jump–diffusion model with solvency constraints

Belhaj (2010) established that a barrier strategy is optimal for the dividend problem under jump–diffusion model. However, if the optimal dividend barrier level is set too low, then the bankruptcy probability may be too high to be acceptable. This paper aims to address this issue by taking the solvency constrain into consideration. Precisely, we consider a dividend payment problem with solvency constraint under a jump–diffusion model. Using stochastic control and PIDE, we derive the optimal dividend strategy of the problem.     

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??In this paper, we consider the optimal dividend problem in the spectrally positive L\'{e}vy model with regime switching. By an auxiliary optimal problem, the principle of dynamic programming and the fluctuation theory of L\'{e}vy processes, we show that optimal strategy is a modulated barrier strategy. The value function and the optimal dividend barrier are obtained by iteration.