Abstract
A multiperiod model is developed to measure the costs posed to the guaranty fund in a setting that incorporates risk-based capital regulations, interest rate risk and the possibility of catastrophic losses. The guaranty contract is modeled as a put option on the asset of the insurance company with a stochastic strike price and an uncertain maturity. The impacts of the key factors of this model are examined numerically and shown to make material differences in the costs to the guaranty fund.
Volume
29
Page
2435‐2454
Number
10
Year
2005
Keywords
Catastrophe,Guaranty fund,Option pricing,Risk-based capital,discount rate, predictive analytics
Categories
Catastrophe Risk
Publications
Journal of Banking & Finance