Quota-share retention under exponential utility (${\alpha }_{\ast }=(1-(1+{\theta }_R{)}^{-1/2})/(\beta \mu )$)

For independent Poisson process arrivals and exponential distribution claim sizes of mean $\mu$, minimizing the logarithm of the negative expected exponential utility gives $H^{\prime }(\alpha )=\lambda \beta \mu [(1-\beta \mu \alpha {)}^{-2}-(1+{\theta }_R)]$. Its strictly positive second derivative makes the displayed stationary point unique. On $0\le \alpha \le 1$, the optimum is $\min (1,{\alpha }_{\ast })$. On the strictly open interval $0<\alpha <1$, there is no maximizer when ${\alpha }_{\ast }\ge 1$, only a supremum at full retention. The stationary retention increases with reinsurer loading and is independent of the direct insurer's loading.