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An optimal insurance strategy for an individual under an intertemporal equilibrium

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  • Zhou, Chunyang
  • Wu, Chongfeng
  • Zhang, Shengping
  • Huang, Xuejun

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In this paper, we discuss how a risk-averse individual under an intertemporal equilibrium chooses his/her optimal insurance strategy to maximize his/her expected utility of terminal wealth. It is shown that the individual's optimal insurance strategy actually is equivalent to buying a put option, which is written on his/her holding asset with a proper strike price. Since the cost of avoiding risk can be seen as a risk measure, the put option premium can be considered as a reasonable risk measure. Jarrow [Jarrow, R., 2002. Put option premiums and coherent risk measures. Math. Finance 12, 135-142] drew this conclusion with an axiomatic approach, and we verify it by solving the individual's optimal insurance problem.

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  • Zhou, Chunyang & Wu, Chongfeng & Zhang, Shengping & Huang, Xuejun, 2008. "An optimal insurance strategy for an individual under an intertemporal equilibrium," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 255-260, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:42:y:2008:i:1:p:255-260
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