An Chen

Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science

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Ulm, 89081

Germany

http://www.uni-ulm.de/mawi/ivw/team

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1.

Optimal Asset Allocation in Life Insurance: The Impact of Regulation

ASTIN Bulletin, Vol. 46, No. 3 (2016), pp. 605-626
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2016
An Chen and Peter Hieber
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Université de Lausanne
Downloads 450 (135,742)
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regulation, life insurance, credit risk, barrier options, utility maximization, contract design

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Merger and Acquisitions - Collar Contracts

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2014
An Chen and Christian Hilpert
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Deakin University - Deakin Business School
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mergers & acquisitions, collar offer, walk-away option, pricing, welfare analysis

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Optimal Retirement Products under Subjective Mortality Beliefs

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Vol. 101 (2021), pp. 55-69
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 22 Mar 2022
An Chen, Peter Hieber and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Université de Lausanne and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 372 (168,720)
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Behavioral insurance, subjective mortality beliefs, optimal retirement product design, tontine, annuity

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Constrained Non-Concave Utility Maximization: An Application to Life Insurance Contracts with Guarantees

European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 273, No. 3, pp. 1119-1135, 2019
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 06 Dec 2018
An Chen, Peter Hieber and Thai Nguyen
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Université de Lausanne and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
Downloads 355 (177,679)
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optimal asset alllocation, insurance contract design, investment guarantee, utility maximization

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Tonuity: A Novel Individual-Oriented Retirement Plan

ASTIN Bulletin, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 5-30, 2019
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 28 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2019
An Chen, Peter Hieber and Jakob Klein
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Université de Lausanne and Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics
Downloads 354 (178,233)
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longevity risk, tontines, pooled annuities, capital requirements, lifetime utility

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A Utility-Based Comparison of Pension Funds and Life Insurance Companies under Regulatory Constraints

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 28 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2011
Dirk Broeders, An Chen and Birgit Koos
European Central Bank (ECB), Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of Bonn - Department of Economics
Downloads 287 (223,013)
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Pension plans, barrier options, contingent claim approach, mean- variance-skewness analysis

Modeling Non-Monotone Risk Aversion Using SAHARA Utility Functions

Journal of Economic Theory, Vol 146, 2011
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 15 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2011
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Maastricht University and University of Twente - Department of Applied Mathematics
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SAHARA utility, optimal investment problem, dual approach, utility indifference pricing

Modeling Non-Monotone Risk Aversion Using SAHARA Utility Functions

Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 146, 2011
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 01 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2011
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Maastricht University and University of Twente - Department of Applied Mathematics
Downloads 139 (435,849)
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SAHARA utility, optimal investment problem, dual approach, utility indifference

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How Relative Compensation Can Lead to Herding Behavior

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2013
An Chen and Markus Pelger
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
Downloads 274 (233,817)
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relative compensation, management compensation, herding, risk-aversion

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The Tontine Puzzle

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 May 2022 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2024
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, University of Siegen and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 261 (245,696)
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Financial decision-making, retirement planning, risk sharing, almost stochastic dominance

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New Performance-Vested Stock Option Schemes

Applied Financial Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 29 May 2010 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2012
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and University of Bonn - The Bonn Graduate School of Economics
Downloads 254 (252,564)
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Executive Stock Options, Asian Options, Parisian Options

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Target Date Funds: Marketing or Finance?

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 Mar 2015
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University and Ulm University
Downloads 253 (253,594)
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Utility theory, Optimal asset allocation, Defined contribution, Target date fund

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Downloads 234 (273,745)
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Valuation of Liabilities in Hybrid Pension Plans

Midwest Finance Association 2012 Annual Meetings Paper
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 30 Sep 2011
European Central Bank (ECB), Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and De Nederlandsche Bank
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Market consistent valuation, overlapping generations, forward risk adjusted measure

Valuation of Liabilities in Hybrid Pension Plans

De Nederlandsche Bank Working Paper No. 326
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 15 Dec 2011
European Central Bank (ECB), Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and De Nederlandsche Bank
Downloads 113 (514,146)
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Market consistent valuation, overlapping generations, forward risk adjusted measure, Vasicek

Utility-Equivalence of Pension Security Mechanisms

De Nederlandsche Bank Working Paper No. 414
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Jan 2014
Dirk Broeders, An Chen and Birgit Koos
European Central Bank (ECB), Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of Bonn - Department of Economics
Downloads 116 (503,890)

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Pension plans, pension regulation, guarantee systems, power utility, certainty equivalents

Utility-Equivalence of Pension Security Mechanisms

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 08 Jan 2014
An Chen, Dirk Broeders and Birgit Koos
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, European Central Bank (ECB) and University of Bonn - Department of Economics
Downloads 114 (510,755)

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Pension plans, pension regulation, guarantee systems, power utility, certainty equivalents

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Optimal Insurance Contract Design Under Mortality

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 15 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2014
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics and Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics
Downloads 226 (283,082)

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Cumulative prospect theory, Mortality, Life and pension insurance, Portfolio choice

Pension Benefit Security: A Comparison of Solvency Requirements, a Pension Guarantee Fund and Sponsor Support

Journal of Risk and Insurance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 12 Nov 2010 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2011
Dirk Broeders and An Chen
European Central Bank (ECB) and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
Downloads 139 (435,849)
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Pension Plans, Regulation, Barrier Options, Rainbow Barrier Options, Guarantee Systems

Pension Benefit Security: A Comparison of Solvency Requirements, a Pension Guarantee Fund and Sponsor Support

De Nederlandsche Bank Working Paper No. 268
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Oct 2011
Dirk Broeders and An Chen
European Central Bank (ECB) and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
Downloads 87 (617,019)
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Pension plans, regulation, barrier options, rainbow barrier options, guarantee systems

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Optimal Collective Investment: The Impact of Sharing Rules, Management Fees and Guarantees

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Sep 2018 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2020
An Chen, Thai Nguyen and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 219 (291,779)

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Collective investment problems, guarantee design, risk sharing

17.

Valuation and Design of Sustainability-Linked Bonds

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2024
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Ulm University
Downloads 218 (293,012)

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sustainability, bonds, security design, coupon step-up, default

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Optimal Casualty Insurance and Repair in the Presence of a Securities Market

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 30 Nov 2013
An Chen and Philip H. Dybvig
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Washington University in St. Louis - John M. Olin Business School
Downloads 208 (306,363)
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optimal casualty insurance, optimal regulation

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Options on Tontines: An Innovative Way of Combining Tontines and Annuities

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 14 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2019
An Chen and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 191 (331,569)
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annuity, tontine, option pricing, optimal retirement products, net loss analysis

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On the Optimal Combination of Annuities and Tontines

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 05 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2019
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, University of St. Gallen and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 190 (333,171)
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Optimal retirement products, annuity, tontine, tonuity, antine

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Optimal Investment with Time-Varying Stochastic Endowments

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 27 Jun 2014 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2015
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University and Ulm University
Downloads 183 (344,791)
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Utility maximization, Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation, stochastic endowment, viscosity solution

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Optimal Investment for a Defined-Contribution Pension Scheme Under a Regime Switching Model

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Jun 2014
An Chen and Lukasz Delong
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences
Downloads 167 (373,658)

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DC plans, regime switching

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Strategic timing for corporate social responsibility investments under reputational risks

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Apr 2023 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2024
An Chen, Leonard Gerick and Qihe Tang
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and UNSW Sydney
Downloads 164 (379,658)

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CSR; Real options; Reputational loss; Time to invest; Bermudan options

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Optimal Investment and Consumption When Allowing Terminal Debt

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 11 Jul 2013
An Chen and Michel Vellekoop
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of Amsterdam - Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)
Downloads 156 (396,237)
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SAHARA utility, optimal consumption and investment, dual approach

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How Does the Insurer's Mobile Application Sales Strategy Perform?

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics, University of Limerick - Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick - Kemmy Business School and Fudan University - School of Economics
Downloads 155 (398,358)
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Mobile Application, Insurance Distribution, Sales Performance, Heterogeneity Analysis

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On retirement time decision making

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 09 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 11 May 2021
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics and University of Copenhagen
Downloads 155 (398,358)
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optimal retirement time, decision making, mortality, optimal consumption, investment

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On the Equivalence Between Value-at-Risk- and Expected Shortfall-based risk measures in Non-Concave Optimization

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2022
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics and EDHEC Business School
Downloads 153 (402,694)

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Value-at-Risk, Expected Shortfall, Optimal investment strategy, Non-concave utility maximization

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In-Arrears Term Structure Products: No Arbitrage Pricing Bounds and the Convexity Adjustments

International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 19 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2012
Klaus Sandmann and An Chen
University of Bonn - The Bonn Graduate School of Economics and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
Downloads 148 (413,829)
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In-arrears Swaps, In-arrears Caps and Floors, Convexity Adjustments, Pricing Bounds, Risk-neutral Pricing, Change of Measure.

Striking the Balance: Life Insurance Timing and Asset Allocation in Financial Planning

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Dec 2023
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Bielefeld University - Center for Mathematical Economics and Ulm University
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Portfolio Optimization, Consumption Planning, Life Insurance, Optimal Stopping, Stochastic Control

Striking the Balance: Life Insurance Timing and Asset Allocation in Financial Planning

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 Jan 2024
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Bielefeld University - Center for Mathematical Economics and Ulm University
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Portfolio Optimization, Consumption Planning, Life Insurance, Optimal Stopping, Stochastic control

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Collective Longevity Swap: a Novel Longevity Risk Transfer Solution and Its Economic Pricing

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 22 Jul 2022
An Chen, Hong Li and Mark Schultze
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Gordon S Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada - Department of Economics and Finance and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
Downloads 142 (427,690)

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Collective Longevity Swap, Economic Pricing; Principal-Agent-Model, Longevity Risk Transfer

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Optimal Supervisory Rules for Pension Funds Under Diverse Pension Security Mechanisms

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Nov 2013
An Chen and Simona Clever
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics
Downloads 132 (453,180)

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regulation, IORP, sponsor support, pension guarantee fund, risk measure

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Pay for Tax Certainty? Advance Tax Rulings for Risky Investment under Multi-Dimensional Tax Uncertainty

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 01 Dec 2022
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Université de Lausanne and Paderborn University
Downloads 131 (455,958)

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advanced tax ruling, cash flow uncertainty, loss offset provisions, optimal fee, optimal investment, tax uncertainty

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Optimal Retirement Planning Under Partial Information

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 07 Nov 2019
Nicole Bäuerle and An Chen
University of Karlsruhe and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
Downloads 130 (458,807)

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Partial Information, Optimal Consumption, Optimal Asset Allocation, CRRA

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On the Unfairness of Actuarial Fair Annuities

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 28 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 19 Dec 2022
An Chen and Steven Vanduffel
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
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fairness, actuarial pricing, financial pricing, equal utility, (innovative) retirement products

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A Risk-Based Model for the Valuation of Pension Insurance

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2011
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 30 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 16 Nov 2012
An Chen
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
Downloads 129 (461,580)

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PBGC Insurance, Defined Benefit Plan, Correlation, Sponsor Support

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Intergenerational Risk Sharing in a Defined Contribution Pension System: Analysis with Bayesian Optimization

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2023
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Eurecom and EDHEC Business School
Downloads 128 (464,324)
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Intergerational risk sharing, Defined contribution, Automatic Adjustment Rule, Bayesian optimization,

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A Collective Investment Problem in a Stochastic Volatility Environment: The Impact of Sharing Rules

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 11 May 2020
An Chen, Thai Nguyen and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 128 (464,324)
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collective investment problems, stochastic volatility, portfolio insurance, sharing rules

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Linking Risk Management Under Expected Shortfall to Loss-Averse Behavior

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 10 Sep 2020
An Chen and Thai Nguyen
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Université Laval
Downloads 127 (467,199)
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risk management, (weighted) expected shortfall, asset allocation, multiple-reference-based preferences

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A Risk-Based Premium: What Does It Mean for DB Plan Sponsors?

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Mar 2012 Last Revised: 19 May 2013
An Chen and Filip Uzelac
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of Bonn - The Bonn Graduate School of Economics
Downloads 118 (494,391)
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PBGC, Defined Benefit Plan, Distress Termination, Correlation, Sponsor Support

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Balancing Annuities and Tontines: A Study of Temporal Risk Aversion in Retirement Planning

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 13 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2024
An Chen and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 117 (500,918)

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Uncertain lifetime, temporal risk aversion, retirement planning, innovative retirement products, annuities and tontines

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Who Chooses Which Retirement Income? A CPT-Based Analysis

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 08 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2023
An Chen and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 116 (500,918)
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Behavioral economics, retirement planning, unit-linked retirement benefits, innovative retirement products

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Care-Dependent Tontines

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 14 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2021
An Chen, Yusha Chen and Xian Xu
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics and Fudan University - School of Economics
Downloads 115 (504,238)
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Tontine; Care-dependent; Lifetime utility

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Optimal Stock Option Schemes for Managers

Forthcoming, Review of Managerial Science
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2013
An Chen and Markus Pelger
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
Downloads 115 (504,238)
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Different Executive Stock Options, Asian, American and Parisian Options, Welfare Analysis

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Pension Regulation and the Market Value of Pension Liabilities - A Contingent Claims Analysis Using Parisian Options

Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 1201-1214
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 24 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2011
Dirk Broeders and An Chen
European Central Bank (ECB) and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
Downloads 115 (504,238)
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pension funds, DB and DC pension plans, barrier options, Parisian barrier options

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Portability vs Asset Price and Contribution Risk: A Continuous-Time Expected Utility Comparisons of DB and DC Pension Plans

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 19 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2013
An Chen and Filip Uzelac
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of Bonn - The Bonn Graduate School of Economics
Downloads 114 (507,541)

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defined benefit plan, defined contribution plan, portability risk, asset price & contribution risk

Investing in Green Bonds with Goal-Oriented Preferences

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 May 2024
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics, Université Laval and Linkoping University - Department of Management and Engineering Division
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portfolio planning, CSR investment goals, utility gains, utility losses

Investing in Green Bonds with Goal-Oriented Preferences

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Jun 2024
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics, Université Laval and Linkoping University - Department of Management and Engineering Division
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portfolio planning, CSR investment goals, utility gains, utility losses

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Tail Index-Linked Annuity: A Longevity Risk Sharing Retirement Plan

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Sep 2020
An Chen, Hong Li and Mark Schultze
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Gordon S Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada - Department of Economics and Finance and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
Downloads 111 (517,683)
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indexed annuity, longevity risk, multi-population mortality, retirement product design

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Tontines with Mixed Cohorts

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2020
An Chen, Linyi Qian and Zhixin Yang
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, East China Normal University (ECNU) and Ball State University
Downloads 101 (554,396)
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longevity risk, tontines, mixed cohort, certainty equivalent payment, lifetime utility.

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Asymmetric Information and Longevity Risk Transfer

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Feb 2022
An Chen, Hong Li and Mark Schultze
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Gordon S Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada - Department of Economics and Finance and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
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Longevity Risk, Adverse selection, Longevity Swap, Economic Pricing, Principal-Agent-Model

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Fees in Tontines

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2021
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, University of Barcelona and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 97 (569,638)

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annuity, tontine, optimal retirement products, fees

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Incentive Compatible Compensation and Regulation

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 22 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 20 May 2014
An Chen
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
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executive stock option programmes, call spread, default probability, regulation

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Optimal Payoff Schemes for Managers (Asymmetric Information Case)

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Jan 2012
An Chen and Markus Pelger
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Different Executive Stock Options, Asian, American and Parisian Options, Welfare Analysis

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Optimal Payoffs under Smooth Ambiguity

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Nov 2023
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Downloads 94 (581,198)
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Finance, model ambiguity, KMM preferences, ambiguity aversion, drift and volatility uncertainty

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Pareto-Optimal Investments and Contracting for Non-linear Payoffs

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 Jan 2024
An Chen, Peter Hieber and Thai Nguyen
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Université de Lausanne and Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science
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Contracts with non-linear elements, dynamic portfolio planning, non-concave utility maximization, Pareto optimality

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Linear Risk Sharing in Intergenerational Pension

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 26 Jun 2023 Last Revised: 06 Sep 2023
University of Piraeus - Department of Banking and Financial Management, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Downloads 90 (597,080)
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Collective pension scheme, sharing rules, defined contribution, defined benefit

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Life Reinsurance Under Perfect and Asymmetric Information

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 May 2023
An Chen, Maria Hinken and Yang Shen
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of New South Wales (UNSW)
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Life Reinsurance, Equity-linked Life Insurance with Guarantees, Default Option, Stackelberg Game

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Success and Failure of the Financial Regulation on a Surplus-Driven Financial Company

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 13 Sep 2021 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2025
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics and EDHEC Business School
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Value-at-Risk; Expected Shortfall; Average Value-at-Risk; Non-concave optimization; Equivalence

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On The Investment Strategies in Occupational Pension Plans

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Apr 2021
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University and Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics
Downloads 82 (631,325)

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Optimal Asset Allocation, Defined Contribution Plans, Target Date Funds

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Bequest-embedded annuities and tontines

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2020
An Chen and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of St. Gallen
Downloads 81 (635,721)
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annuity, tontine, bequest motive, optimal retirement product design

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On the Market-Consistent Valuation of Participating Life Insurance Heterogeneous Contracts under Longevity Risk

Risks 9, no. 1: 20. https://doi.org/10.3390/risks9010020
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
University of Trieste - Dipartimento di Matematica Applicata, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, affiliation not provided to SSRN and The Business School (formerly Cass)
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participating life insurance, heterogeneous policyholders, market-consistent valuation, longevity risk, fair contract analysis

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Optimizing portfolios under carbon risk constraints: Setting effective constraints to favor green investments

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 07 Nov 2024
An Chen, Leonard Gerick and Zhuo Jin
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Macquarie University
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Sustainable investing, climate change, carbon risk management, utility maximization, environmentel risk constraint, carbon risk metric

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Dynamic Tonuity: Adapting Retirement Benefits to a Changing Environment

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 30 Apr 2024
An Chen, Yusha Chen and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Department of Mathematics and Economics and University of St. Gallen
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Retirement plan, tonuity, dynamic switching time, two-population stochastic mortality

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On the Impact of Low Interest Rates on Common Withdrawal Rules in Old Age

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 28 Jul 2022
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University and Ulm University
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Retirement Savings, Withdrawal Rules, Optimal Consumption Strategy, Optimal Investment Strategy

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Indifference Pricing Under Sahara Utility

Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Jan 2021
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Ulm University
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SAHARA Utility, Indifference Pricing, Utility Maximization, Finite Difference Scheme, Incomplete Markets

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Optimal Collective Investment: An Analysis of Individual Welfare

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 04 Jan 2023
University of Münster - Finance Center Muenster, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Mercator School of Management and Université Laval
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collective utility function, risk sharing, financial fairness, Pareto-optimality

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Current Developments in German Pension Schemes: What Are the Benefits of the New Target Pension?

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 28 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2020
An Chen and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of St. Gallen
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Target pension, occupational pension schemes, collective risk sharing

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Tontines with mixed cohorts: actuarial fairness and social welfare

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2022
An Chen and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of St. Gallen
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Tontine, optimal retirement product design, actuarial fairness

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On the Ethics of Mortality Risk Sharing

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 06 Jun 2024
An Chen, Steven Daskal and Manuel Rach
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Northern Illinois University and University of St. Gallen
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Insurance ethics, tontine, uncertain lifetime, risk sharing

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EXPLORING HEALTH IMPROVEMENT INCENTIVES THROUGH WELLNESS-LINKED PRODUCTS

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 12 Aug 2024
An Chen and Stefan Schelling
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Ulm University
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Life Insurance, Self-Protection, Prevention, Wellness-linked Insurance

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Time Consistency in Optimal Retirement Planning

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 25 Oct 2023
d-fine GmbH, Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of St. Gallen
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annuity, tontine, time consistency, optimal consumption

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Knightian Uncertainty and Insurance Regulation Decision

Netspar Discussion Paper Series No. DP 2008-012
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 02 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 20 May 2011
An Chen and Xia Su
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and University of Bonn - Economic Science Area
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Ambiguity, ambiguity equity, optimal regulation, default and liquidation design

Optimal Consumption under Smooth Ambiguity

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Feb 2025
An Chen and Shihao Zhu
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Ulm University
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Contingent Consumer Choice, Smooth Ambiguity Models, Underinsurance Puzzle, Annuity Puzzle, Ambiguity Aversion JEL: D11

Optimal Consumption Under Smooth Ambiguity

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Feb 2025
An Chen and Shihao Zhu
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Ulm University
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Contingent Consumer Choice, Smooth Ambiguity Models, Underinsurance Puzzle, Annuity Puzzle, Ambiguity Aversion

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Risk management under weighted limited expected loss

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 01 May 2024
An Chen and Thai Nguyen
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Université Laval
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utility maximization with constraint, risk management, (weighted) expected limited loss, asset allocation

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The Role of Health in Consumption and Portfolio Decision-making: Insights from State-dependent Models

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 28 Jun 2024
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Université Laval, East China Normal University (ECNU) and Ball State University
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health-dependent utility, optimal consumption, asset allocation, semi-Markov process JEL: G11, G23

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Default Risk, Bankruptcy Procedures and the Market Value of Life Insurance Liabilities

Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Vol. 40, No. 2, March 2007, 231-255
Posted: 08 Aug 2016
An Chen and Michael Suchanecki
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Equity-linked life insurance, Default risk, Liquidation risk, Contingent claims pricing, Parisian options, Bankruptcy procedures

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Parisian Exchange Options

Quantitative Finance, Vol. 11, No. 8, August 2011, 1207-1220
Posted: 08 Aug 2016
An Chen and Michael Suchanecki
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Parisian exchange options, Exotic options, Parisian options, Exchange options