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2.2 SST Valuation<br />

2.2.1 Market Value Margin and <strong>Solvency</strong> Capital<br />

Requirement<br />

In SST terminology, the value of the basis risk is called the market value<br />

margin (MVM), and is equal <strong>to</strong> the difference between the market-consistent<br />

value of the liabilities and the value of the ORP. Denoting the portfolio of<br />

liabilities by L, the market-consistent value of the liabilities Vt(L) attimet<br />

is given by<br />

Vt(L) =V 0<br />

t (L)+MVMt(L),<br />

where<br />

V 0<br />

t (L) = Vt(ORPt) = value of the optimal replicating portfolio,<br />

MVMt(L) = market value margin = value of the basis risk.<br />

The SST <strong>Solvency</strong> Condition<br />

The basic idea of the SST <strong>to</strong> determine required regula<strong>to</strong>ry capital is the<br />

following: A firm is considered solvent at time t = 0 if, at time t =1,<br />

with sufficiently high probability, the market(-consistent) value of the assets<br />

exceeds the market-consistent value of the liabilities, i.e.<br />

V1(A1) ≥ V1(L1). (2.13)<br />

Let us quickly comment on this solvency condition. Since we have expressed<br />

the value of the liabilities by means of a (super-)replicating portfolio, condition<br />

(2.13) guarantees that such a (super-)replicating portfolio can be purchased<br />

at time t = 1 by converting the assets <strong>to</strong> the (super-)replicating<br />

portfolio. This then ensures a regular run-off of the liabilities, which implies<br />

that the obligations <strong>to</strong>wards the policyholders can be fulfilled 7 . It is<br />

assumed that the conversion of the assets can be achieved instantly.<br />

The SST approach is based on the cost of capital margin, and so the corresponding<br />

super-replicating portfolios have <strong>to</strong> be considered. These require<br />

capital, whose size depends on whether the first or the second strategy for<br />

the one-year max covers is selected (see Section 2.1.3) 8 . The SST is based on<br />

the second strategy, and thus the super-replicating portfolio for the liabilities<br />

at time t =1isgivenby<br />

� an unbiased optimal replicating portfolio ORP1<br />

7<br />

I.e. the policyholder’s claims can be paid, except when the default option is exercised.<br />

However, the default option is an integral part of the contract between policyholder and<br />

(re)insurance company.<br />

8<br />

Such capital would typically be provided by another (re)insurance company which<br />

takes over the run-off of the liabilities.<br />

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