Mean-Variance Optimization for Participating Life Insurance Contracts
Mathematical Finance
2025-03-26 v3
Abstract
This paper studies the equity holders' mean-variance optimal portfolio choice problem for (non-)protected participating life insurance contracts. We derive explicit formulas for the optimal terminal wealth and the optimal strategy in the multi-dimensional Black-Scholes model, showing the existence of all necessary parameters. In incomplete markets, we state Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equations for the value function. Moreover, we provide a numerical analysis of the Black-Scholes market. The equity holders on average increase their investment into the risky asset in bad economic states and decrease their investment over time.
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@article{arxiv.2407.11761,
title = {Mean-Variance Optimization for Participating Life Insurance Contracts},
author = {Felix Fießinger and Mitja Stadje},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.11761},
year = {2025}
}