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Expected utility operators and coinsurance problem

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The expected utility operators introduced in a previous paper, offer a framework for a general risk aversion theory, in which risk is modelled by a fuzzy number $A$. In this paper we formulate a coinsurance problem in the possibilistic setting defined by an expected utility operator $T$. Some properties of the optimal saving $T$-coinsurance rate are proved and an approximate calculation formula of this is established with respect to the Arrow-Pratt index of the utility function of the policyholder, as well as the expected value and the variance of a fuzzy number $A$. Various formulas of the optimal $T$-coinsurance rate are deduced for a few expected utility operators in case of a triangular fuzzy number and of some HARA and CRRA-type utility functions.

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  • Irina Georgescu, 2019. "Expected utility operators and coinsurance problem," Papers 1908.06927, arXiv.org.
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