Pricing fair deposit insurance: Structural model approach

Tzu Tai, Cheng Few Lee, Tian Shyr Dai, Keh Luh Wang, Hong Yi Chen

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Abstract

In this chapter, we propose the structural model in terms of the Stair Tree model and barrier option to evaluate the fair deposit insurance premium in accordance with the constraints of the deposit insurance contracts and the consideration of bankruptcy costs. First, we show that the deposit insurance model in Brockman and Turle (2003) is a special case of our model. Second, the simulation results suggest that insurers should adopt a forbearance policy instead of a strict policy for closure regulation to avoid losses from bankruptcy costs. An appropriate deposit insurance premium can alleviate potential moral hazard problems caused by a forbearance policy. Our simulation results can be used as reference in risk management for individual banks and for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Financial Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics, and Machine Learning (In 4 Volumes)
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co.
Pages583-602
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9789811202391
ISBN (Print)9789811202384
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020

Keywords

  • Bankruptcy
  • Barrier option
  • Deposit insurance
  • FDIC
  • Insurance premium
  • Moral hazard
  • Policy
  • Tree model

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