Conditional risk measure modeling for Latvian insurance companies
Conditional risk measure modeling for Latvian insurance companies
Author(s): Jekaterina Kuzmina, Gaida Pettere, Irina VoronovaSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Prague Development Center
Keywords: Latvian insurance market; asset allocation; risk management; Value at Risk; conditional risk measures
Summary/Abstract: Due to the current economical situation on the Latvian market insurance companies are forced to consider other possibilities of income generation. One of such opportunities could be seen in cash flows from investment operations, while managing stocks' portfolios. The process of portfolio management is tightly connected with adequate risk management. In the current paper we have used copula approach for estimating portfolio’s conditional risk measures and though to contribute to the discussion about appropriate risk management in the insurance companies.
Journal: Perspectives of Innovations, Economics and Business, PIEB
- Issue Year: 3/2009
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 59-61
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English