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Stochastic Optimal Control for Jump Diffusion Models with Singular Drifts

Optimization and Control 2026-05-08 v1

Abstract

We study a stochastic optimal control problem for jump-diffusion systems whose drift coefficient is piecewise Lipschitz continuous and exhibits threshold-induced discontinuities. Such dynamics naturally arise in applications with intervention policies triggered by safety levels, notably in insurance surplus management with dividend payments and capital injections. These features place the problem outside the scope of classical stochastic maximum principle (SMP) results, which rely on global smoothness assumptions. We establish both necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for this class of control problems. Our approach combines a Sobolev-type representation of the first variation process with smooth approximations and Ekeland's variational principle. As application, we study an optimal premium adjustment and reserve management policies for an insurance whose surplus is modelled by threshold-based dividend and capital injection policies.

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@article{arxiv.2605.06176,
  title  = {Stochastic Optimal Control for Jump Diffusion Models with Singular Drifts},
  author = {Antoine-Marie Bogso and Edward Fuituh Kameh and Olivier Menoukeu-Pamen and Felix Shu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.06176},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

30 pages, 3 figures

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