Optimal Dividends for a Two-Dimensional Risk Model with Simultaneous Ruin of Both Branches

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Beitragende

Abstract

We consider the optimal dividend problem in the so-called degenerate bivariate risk model under the assumption that the surplus of one branch may become negative. More specific, we solve the stochastic control problem of maximizing discounted dividends until simultaneous ruin of both branches of an insurance company by showing that the optimal value function satisfies a certain Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman (HJB) equation. Further, we prove that the optimal value function is the smallest viscosity solution of said HJB equation, satisfying certain growth conditions. Under some additional assumptions, we show that the optimal strategy lies within a certain subclass of all admissible strategies and reduce the two-dimensional control problem to a one-dimensional one. The results are illustrated by a numerical example and Monte Carlo simulated value functions.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer116
FachzeitschriftRisks
Jahrgang10
Ausgabenummer6
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2 Juni 2022
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 85131738889
WOS 000816370500001
Mendeley 6be5b053-10ee-3ce4-9a42-aa0ea384a123

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation, admissibility, compound Poisson process, degenerate risk model, dividends, dynamic programming principle, optimal strategy, simultaneous ruin, stochastic control, viscosity solution

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