General Stein-Type Covariance Decompositions with Applications to Insurance and Finance

Abstract
A general ‘multivariate’ decomposition of covariances is formulated and proved, and its role in the context of financial risk measurement and pricing is demonstrated.

Keywords: Covariance decompositions; insurance pricing; economic pricing; weighted allocations; capital asset pricing model.

Volume
Vol. 40, No. 1
Page
1-7
Year
2010
Categories
Actuarial Applications and Methodologies
Capital Management
Capital Allocation
Financial and Statistical Methods
Risk Pricing and Risk Evaluation Models
Publications
ASTIN Bulletin
Authors
Edward Furman