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Estimating Gerber–Shiu functions from discretely observed Lévy driven surplus

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In this paper, an estimator of the Gerber-shiu function via the empirical Fourier transform of the GSH was proposed, and the L 2 -consistency of the estimator under the assumption of high-frequency observation of the surplus process in a long term was evaluated.
Abstract
Consider an insurance surplus process driven by a Levy subordinator, which is observed at discrete time points. An estimator of the Gerber–Shiu function is proposed via the empirical Fourier transform of the Gerber–Shiu function. By evaluating its mean squared error, we show the L 2 -consistency of the estimator under the assumption of high-frequency observation of the surplus process in a long term. Simulation studies are also presented to show the finite sample performance of the proposed estimator.

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Estimating the Gerber–Shiu function in a Lévy risk model by Laguerre series expansion

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A new efficient method for estimating the Gerber–Shiu function in the classical risk model

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Computing the Gerber–Shiu function by frame duality projection

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Estimating the discounted density of the deficit at ruin by Fourier cosine series expansion

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On the Time Value of Ruin

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the joint distribution of the time of ruin, the surplus immediately before ruin, and the deficit at ruin, which can naturally be interpreted as discounting, and obtained explicit answers for zero initial surplus, very large initial surplus and arbitrary initial surplus if the claim amount distribution is exponential or a mixture of exponentials.
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A Course in Probability

Neil A. Weiss
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Optimal capital structure and endogenous default

TL;DR: This paper takes a model for the value of the firm's assets which allows for jumps, and finds that the spreads do not go to zero as maturity goes to zero.
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On the discounted penalty at ruin in a jump-diffusion and the perpetual put option

TL;DR: In this article, the authors considered the jump-diffusion that is obtained if an independent Wiener process is added to the surplus process of classical ruin theory, and examined the expected discounted value of a penalty at ruin; it satisfies a defective renewal equation which has a probabilistic interpretation.
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A generalized defective renewal equation for the surplus process perturbed by diffusion

TL;DR: In this article, the authors considered the surplus process of the classical continuous time risk model containing an independent diffusion process and proposed an asymptotic formula for the expected discounted penalty function.
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