Diese Dissertation setzt sich aus vier Arbeiten zusammen, die Forschungsfragen bezüglich verschiedener Kernaufgaben von Versicherungsunternehmen betrachten: Das Pricing von Versicherungsprodukten, die Schätzung zukünftiger Schäden, das Management von Aktiva und Passiva und die Erfüllung der...

In the mandatory health insurance market in Switzerland, a range of insurers offer policies that differ in characteristics like premium and service level while benefits are the same and regulated by law. In this paper, we give an overview of the market and analyse the relationship between...

In compulsory health insurance in Switzerland, policyholders can choose two main features, the level of deductible and the type of plan. Deductibles can be chosen among six levels, which range from CHF 300 to 2500. While the coverage and benefits are identical, insurers offer several plans where...

Long-term care (LTC) encompasses a set of services provided to impaired and dependent elderly people. To assess the level of the dependence several scales are used, including activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental ADL (IADL) and functional limitations. Once an elderly person fails to...