On the renewal risk model under a threshold strategy

In this paper, we consider the renewal risk process under a threshold dividend payment strategy. For this model, the expected discounted dividend payments and the Gerber–Shiu expected discounted penalty function are investigated. Integral equations, integro-differential equations and some closed form expressions for them are derived. When the claims are exponentially distributed, it is verified that the expected penalty of the deficit at ruin is proportional to the ruin probability.     

Dividend payments with a threshold strategy in the compound Poisson risk model perturbed by diffusion

In the absence of dividends, the surplus of an insurance company is modelled by a compound Poisson process perturbed by diffusion. Dividends are paid at a constant rate whenever the modified surplus is above the threshold, otherwise no dividends are paid. Two integro-differential equations for the expected discounted dividend payments prior to ruin are derived and closed-form solutions are given. Accordingly, the Gerber–Shiu expected discounted penalty function and some ruin related functionals, the probability of ultimate ruin, the time of ruin and the surplus before ruin and the deficit at ruin, are considered and their analytic expressions are given by general solution formulas. Finally the moment-generating function of the total discounted dividends until ruin is discussed.     

On a compound Poisson risk model with dependence and in the presence of a constant dividend barrier

In this paper, we consider a classical risk process with dependence and in the presence of a constant dividend barrier. The dependence structure between the claim amounts and the interclaim times is introduced through a Farlie–Gumbel–Morgenstern copula. We analyze the expectation of the discounted penalty function and the expectation of the present value of the distributed dividends. For each function, an integro‐differential equation with boundary conditions is derived, and the solution is provided. Finally, we find an explicit solution for each function when the claim amounts are exponentially distributed. We illustrate the impact of the dependence on these two quantities. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Gerber–Shiu discounted penalty functions for a risk model with two classes of claims

In this paper, we consider the ruin problems for a risk model involving two independent classes of insurance risks. We assume that the claim number processes are independent Poisson and generalized Erlang(n) processes, respectively. When the generalized Lundberg equation has distinct roots with positive real parts, both of the Gerber–Shiu discounted penalty functions with zero initial surplus and the Laplace transforms of the Gerber–Shiu discounted penalty functions are obtained. Finally, some explicit expressions for the Gerber–Shiu discounted penalty functions with positive initial surplus are given when the claim size distributions belong to the rational family.     

On the Ruin Problem in a Markov-Modulated Risk Model

In this paper, we consider the compound Poisson risk model influenced by an external Markovian environment process, i.e. Markov-modulated compound Poisson model. The explicit Laplace transforms of Gerber–Shiu functions are obtained, while the explicit Gerber–Shiu functions are derived for the K _n -family claim size distributions in the two-states case.      

On a class of renewal risk model with random income

In this paper, we consider a renewal risk process with random premium income based on a Poisson process. Generating function for the discounted penalty function is obtained. We show that the discounted penalty function satisfies a defective renewal equation and the corresponding explicit expression can be obtained via a compound geometric tail. Finally, we consider the Laplace transform of the time to ruin, and derive the closed‐form expression for it when the claims have a discrete K_m distribution (i.e. the generating function of the distribution function is a ratio of two polynomials of order m∈?⁺). Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analysis of the multiple roots of the Lundberg fundamental equation in the PH (n) risk model

In the study of the Sparre Andersen risk model with phase‐type (n) inter‐claim times (PH (n) risk model), the distinct roots of the Lundberg fundamental equation in the right half of the complex plane and the linear independence of the eigenvectors related to the Lundberg matrix L_δ(s) play important roles. In this paper, we study the case where the Lundberg fundamental equation has multiple roots or the corresponding eigenvectors are linearly dependent in the PH (n) risk model. We show that the multiple roots of the Lundberg fundamental equation det[L_δ(s)] = 0 can be approximated by the distinct roots of the generalized Lundberg equation introduced in this paper and that the linearly dependent eigenvectors can be approximated by the corresponding linearly independent ones as well. Using this result we derive the expressions for the Gerber–Shiu penalty function. Two special cases of the generalized Erlang(n) risk model and a Coxian(3) risk model are discussed in detail, which illustrate the applicability of main results. Finally, we consider the PH(2) risk model and conclude that the roots of the Lundberg fundamental equation in the right half of the complex plane are distinct and that the corresponding eigenvectors are linearly independent. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Absolute ruin in the compound Poisson model with credit and debit interests and liquid reserves

In this paper, we study the absolute ruin probability in the compound Poisson model with credit and debit interests and liquid reserves. At first, we derive a system of integro‐differential equations with certain boundary conditions for the Gerber–Shiu function. Then, applying these results, we obtain asymptotical formula of the absolute ruin probability for subexponentially claims. Furthermore, when the claims are exponentially distributed, we obtain the explicit expressions for the Gerber–Shiu function and the exact solution for the absolute ruin probability. Finally, we discuss the absolute ruin probability by using the Gerber–Shiu function when debit interest is varying. In the case of exponential individual claim, we give the explicit expressions for the Gerber–Shiu function. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the joint distribution of surplus before and after ruin under a Markovian regime switching model

We consider a Markovian regime switching insurance risk model (also called Markov-modulated risk model). The closed form solutions for the joint distribution of surplus before and after ruin when the initial surplus is zero or when the claim size distributions are phase-type distributed are obtained.     

Ruin measures for a compound Poisson risk model with dependence based on the Spearman copula and the exponential claim sizes

This paper is devoted to an extension to the classical compound risk model. We relax the independence assumption of claim amounts and interclaim times. The dependent structure between these random variables is described by the Spearman copula. We study the Laplace transform of the discounted penalty function and we give the explicit expression of it for the exponential claim size.     

The Gerber-Shiu discounted penalty function in the risk process with phase-type interclaim times

In this paper, we consider the Gerber-Shiu discounted penalty function for the Sparre Anderson risk process in which the interclaim times have a phase-type distribution. By the Markov property of a joint process composed of the risk process and the underlying Markov process, we provide a new approach to prove the systems of integro-differential equations for the Gerber-Shiu functions. Closed form expressions for the Gerber-Shiu functions are obtained when the claim amount distribution is from the rational family. Finally we compute several numerical examples intended to illustrate the main results.     

On the ruin probabilities of a bidimensional perturbed risk model

We follow some recent works to study the ruin probabilities of a bidimensional perturbed insurance risk model. For the case of light-tailed claims, using the martingale technique we obtain for the infinite-time ruin probability a Lundberg-type upper bound, which captures certain information of dependence between the two marginal surplus processes. For the case of heavy-tailed claims, we derive for the finite-time ruin probability an explicit asymptotic estimate.     

On the discounted penalty function in the renewal risk model with general interclaim times

The defective renewal equation satisfied by the Gerber-Shiu discounted penalty function in the renewal risk model with arbitrary interclaim times is analyzed. The ladder height distribution is shown to be a mixture of residual lifetime claim severity distributions, which results in an invariance property satisfied by a large class of claim amount models. The class of exponential claim size distributions is considered, and the Laplace transform of the (discounted) defective density of the surplus immediately prior to ruin is obtained. The mixed Erlang claim size class is also examined. The simplified defective renewal equation which results when the penalty function only involves the deficit is used to obtain moments of the discounted deficit.     

On the compound Poisson risk model with dependence based on a generalized Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern copula

In this paper we consider an extension to the classical compound Poisson risk model in which we introduce a dependence structure between the claim amounts and the interclaim time. This structure is embedded via a generalized Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern copula. In this framework, we derive the Laplace transform of the Gerber-Shiu discounted penalty function. An explicit expression for the Laplace transform of the time of ruin is given for exponential claim sizes.     

On the discounted penalty function in the discrete time stationary renewal risk model

In this paper we consider the discrete time stationary renewal risk model. We express the Gerber-Shiu discounted penalty function in the stationary renewal risk model in terms of the corresponding Gerber-Shiu function in the ordinary model. In particular, we obtain a defective renewal equation for the probability generating function of ruin time. The solution of the renewal equation is then given. The explicit formulas for the discounted survival distribution of the deficit at ruin are also derived.     

On the absolute ruin problem in a Sparre Andersen risk model with constant interest

In this paper, we extend the work of Mitric and Sendova (2010), which considered the absolute ruin problem in a risk model with debit and credit interest, to renewal and non-renewal structures. Our first results apply to MAP processes, which we later restrict to the Sparre Andersen renewal risk model with interclaim times that are generalized Erlang (n) distributed and claim amounts following a Matrix-Exponential (ME) distribution (see for e.g. Asmussen and O’Cinneide (1997)). Under this scenario, we present a general methodology to analyze the Gerber-Shiu discounted penalty function defined at absolute ruin, as a solution of high-order linear differential equations with non-constant coefficients. Closed-form solutions for some absolute ruin related quantities in the generalized Erlang (2) case complement the results obtained under the classical risk model by Mitric and Sendova (2010).     

A generalized penalty function with the maximum surplus prior to ruin in a MAP risk model

In this paper, a risk model where claims arrive according to a Markovian arrival process (MAP) is considered. A generalization of the well-known Gerber-Shiu function is proposed by incorporating the maximum surplus level before ruin into the penalty function. For this wider class of penalty functions, we show that the generalized Gerber-Shiu function can be expressed in terms of the original Gerber-Shiu function (see e.g. [Gerber, Hans U., Shiu, Elias, S.W., 1998. On the time value of ruin. North American Actuarial Journal 2(1), 48-72]) and the Laplace transform of a first passage time which are both readily available. The generalized Gerber-Shiu function is also shown to be closely related to the original Gerber-Shiu function in the same MAP risk model subject to a dividend barrier strategy. The simplest case of a MAP risk model, namely the classical compound Poisson risk model, will be studied in more detail. In particular, the discounted joint density of the surplus prior to ruin, the deficit at ruin and the maximum surplus before ruin is obtained through analytic Laplace transform inversion of a specific generalized Gerber-Shiu function. Numerical illustrations are then examined.     

Analysis of the expected discounted penalty function for a general jump-diffusion risk model and applications in finance

In this paper, we extend the Cramér-Lundberg risk model perturbed by diffusion to incorporate the jumps of surplus investment return. Under the assumption that the jump of surplus investment return follows a compound Poisson process with Laplace distributed jump sizes, we obtain the explicit closed-form expression of the resulting Gerber-Shiu expected discounted penalty (EDP) function through the Wiener-Hopf factorization technique instead of the integro-differential equation approach. Especially, when the claim distribution is of Phase-type, the expression of the EDP function is simplified even further as a compact matrix-type form. Finally, the financial applications include pricing barrier option and perpetual American put option and determining the optimal capital structure of a firm with endogenous default.