Portfolio Optimization under Solvency Constraints: A Dynamical Approach
Asanga, S., Asimit, A.V., Badescu, A. & Haberman, S. (2014). Portfolio Optimization under Solvency Constraints: A Dynamical Approach. North American Actuarial Journal, 18(3), pp. 394-416. doi: 10.1080/10920277.2014.910127
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Abstract
We develop portfolio optimization problems for a nonlife insurance company seeking to find the minimum capital required that simultaneously satisfies solvency and portfolio performance constraints. Motivated by standard insurance regulations, we consider solvency capital requirements based on three criteria: ruin probability, conditional Value-at-Risk, and expected policyholder deficit ratio. We propose a novel semiparametric formulation for each problem and explore the advantages of implementing this methodology over other potential approaches. When liabilities follow a Lognormal distribution, we provide sufficient conditions for convexity for each problem. Using different expected return on capital target levels, we construct efficient frontiers when portfolio assets are modeled with a special class of multivariate GARCH models. We find that the correlation between asset returns plays an important role in the behavior of the optimal capital required and the portfolio structure. The stability and out-of-sample performance of our optimal solutions are empirically tested with respect to both the solvency requirement and portfolio performance, through a double rolling window estimation exercise.
Publication Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in North American Actuarial Journal on 19/5/2014, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10920277.2014.910127. |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
Departments: | Bayes Business School > Actuarial Science & Insurance |
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