Abstract
In this work we present an explicit formula for the Laplace transform in time of the finite time ruin probabilities of a classical Levy model with phase-type claims. Our result generalizes the ultimate ruin probability formula of Asmussen and Rolski [IME 10 (1991) 259]-see also the analog queuing formula for the stationary waiting time of the M/Ph/1 queue in Neuts [Matrix-geometric Solutions in Stochastic Models: An Algorithmic Approach. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 1981]-and it considers the deficit at ruin as well. © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 371-377 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Insurance: Mathematics and Economics |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Jul 2003 |
Keywords
- Deficit at ruin
- Finite-time ruin probability
- Laplace transform
- Lundberg's equation
- Phase-type distribution