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Title: On the Upcrossing and Downcrossing Probabilities of a Dual Risk Model with Phase-Type Gains
Author(s): NG, Andrew C.Y.
Journal: ASTIN Bulletin
Volume: 40    Issue: 1   Date: 2010   
Pages: 281-306
DOI: 10.2143/AST.40.1.2049230

Abstract :
In this paper, we consider the dual of the classical Cramér-Lundberg model when gains follow a phase-type distribution. By using the property of phase-type distribution, two pairs of upcrossing and downcrossing barrier probabilities are derived. Explicit formulas for the expected total discounted dividends until ruin and the Laplace transform of the time of ruin under a variety of dividend strategies can then be obtained without the use of Laplace transforms.