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Chapter IV: Ruin Theory

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Part of the book series: Probability Theory and Stochastic Modelling ((PTSM,volume 96))

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Let R(t) be the reserve of the insurance company at time t and u = R(0).

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Asmussen, S., Steffensen, M. (2020). Chapter IV: Ruin Theory. In: Risk and Insurance. Probability Theory and Stochastic Modelling, vol 96. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35176-2_4

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