Abstract: A dual model of the perturbed classical compound Poisson risk model is considered under a constant dividend barrier. A new method is used in deriving the boundary condition of the equation for the expectation function by studying the local time of a related process. We obtain the expression for the expected discount dividend function in terms of those in the corresponding perturbed compound Poisson risk model without barriers. A special case in which the gain size is phase-type distributed is illustrated. We also consider the existence of the optimal dividend level.

Key words: compound Poisson process, deficit at ruin, time of ruin, surplus before ruin, diffusion process, Gerber-Shiu function, integro-differential equation