The Cost of Operational Risk Loss Insurance

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Robert A. Jarrow

Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management; Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Jeffrey Oxman

University of St. Thomas

Yildiray Yildirim

Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York

Date Written: May 5, 2008

Abstract

Using the Algo FIRST operational risk database, this paper computes the cost of operational risk loss insurance for a sample of banks over a 1-year horizon. The estimated cost of 1-year operational risk loss insurance for an average bank is 1.24% as a percentage of firm value on December 31, 2006, while an average AA bank is 0.24%. These estimates far exceed the typical 1-year default insurance premiums as reflected in market CDS rates for similarly rated banks. These insurance premiums confirm the economic importance of operational risk in the management of financial institutions.

Suggested Citation

Jarrow, Robert A. and Oxman, Jeffrey and Yildirim, Yildiray, The Cost of Operational Risk Loss Insurance (May 5, 2008). Review of Derivatives Research, Vol. 13, No. 3, 2010, Johnson School Research Paper Series No. 19-2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1755601

Robert A. Jarrow

Cornell University - Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management ( email )

Department of Finance
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Cornell SC Johnson College of Business ( email )

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Jeffrey Oxman

University of St. Thomas ( email )

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Yildiray Yildirim (Contact Author)

Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College - The City University of New York ( email )

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New York, NY 10010
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