Minimizing the Ruin Probability under the Sparre Andersen Model

Linlin Tian and Lihua Bai

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Abstract: In this paper, we consider the problem of minimizing the ruin probability of an insurance company in which the surplus process follows the Sparre Andersen model. Similar to Bai et al. \cite{bai2017optimal}, we recast this problem in a Markovian framework by adding another dimension representing the time elapsed since the last claim. After Markovization, We investigate the regularity properties of the value function and state the dynamic programming principle. Furthermore, we show that the value function is the unique constrained viscosity solution to the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation. It should be noted that there is no discount factor in our paper, which makes it tricky to prove the uniqueness. To overcome this difficulty, we construct the strict viscosity supersolution. Then instead of comparing the usual viscosity supersolution and subsolution, we compare the supersolution and the strict subsolution. Eventually we show that all viscosity subsolution is less than the supersolution.

Date: 2020-04
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