Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure
A Master of Science thesis in Engineering Systems Management by Mai Muhtaseb entitled, "Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure," submitted in January 2016. Thesis advisor is Dr. Malick Ndiaye and thesis co-advisor is Mr. Shivash Bhagaloo. Soft and hard copy available.
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| author | Muhtaseb, Mai |
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| dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv | Ndiaye, Malick Bhagaloo, Shivash |
| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Muhtaseb, Mai |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2016-04-20T05:58:02Z 2016-04-20T05:58:02Z 2016-01 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Insurance Reinsurance Optimization Excess of Loss Return on Capital Reinsurance Mathematical optimization |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure |
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| spelling | Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance StructureMuhtaseb, MaiInsuranceReinsuranceOptimizationExcess of LossReturn on CapitalReinsuranceMathematical optimizationA Master of Science thesis in Engineering Systems Management by Mai Muhtaseb entitled, "Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure," submitted in January 2016. Thesis advisor is Dr. Malick Ndiaye and thesis co-advisor is Mr. Shivash Bhagaloo. Soft and hard copy available.In the current practice in the region, before purchasing a reinsurance contract, small to medium insurance companies rarely conduct internal analysis of their data and experiences in order to evaluate and achieve optimal reinsurance arrangements and contracts. Most companies settle their reinsurance agreements through reinsurance intermediary, broker, who acts as the link of communication, negotiation and settlement between both the reinsurers and the ceding insurer. Alternatively, the reinsurance companies or intermediaries evaluate and analyze the insurer's historical losses and offer reinsurance agreement and proposal accordingly. Therefore, the proposed reinsurance structure is not necessarily the insurer's optimal arrangement. In this thesis, excess of loss reinsurance optimization models are developed in order to enable insurers to utilize user-friendly and efficient tools to evaluate the optimal reinsurance arrangement depending on financial requirements, and to gain better value of their reinsurance contracts. The models are developed to define the insurer's optimal reinsurance retention and ceding limits for two objectives; minimizing insurer's retention variance and maximizing insurer's return on capital. The model maximizing the return on capital resulted in more realistic optimization solutions of retention limits. A sensitivity analysis to evaluate the impact of the model's parameters on the return on capital was also conducted, and it was concluded that the impact of the insurer's retention limit on the return on capital was significantly small. Moreover, the defined capital and gross premium safety loading had a major impact on the behavior of the return on capital.College of EngineeringDepartment of Industrial EngineeringMaster of Science in Engineering Systems Management (MSESM)Ndiaye, MalickBhagaloo, Shivash2016-04-20T05:58:02Z2016-04-20T05:58:02Z2016-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesisapplication/pdf35.232-2016.15http://hdl.handle.net/11073/8309en_USoai:repository.aus.edu:11073/83092025-06-26T12:33:25Z |
| spellingShingle | Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure Muhtaseb, Mai Insurance Reinsurance Optimization Excess of Loss Return on Capital Reinsurance Mathematical optimization |
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| title | Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure |
| title_full | Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure |
| title_fullStr | Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure |
| title_short | Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure |
| title_sort | Optimization of Excess of Loss Reinsurance Structure |
| topic | Insurance Reinsurance Optimization Excess of Loss Return on Capital Reinsurance Mathematical optimization |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11073/8309 |