1 Belgium -- 2 Europe -- 3 North America -- 4 Statistical Bases -- 5 Number or Amount of Claim? -- 6 Claim Frequency, Average Cost per Claim, and Pure Premium -- 7 Criticism of the Belgian Tariff -- 8 Selection of the Significant Variables -- 9 Use of the Results of a Sample Survey -- 10...

1. Introduction -- 2. Bayesian Statistical Analysis -- 3. Computational Aspects of Bayesian Analysis -- 4. Prediction with Parameter Uncertainty -- 5. The Credibility Problem -- 6. The Hierarchical Bayesian Approach -- 7. The Hierarchical Normal Linear Model -- 8. Examples -- 9. Modifications to...

All property and casualty insurers are required to carry out loss reserving as a statutory accounting function. Thus, loss reserving is an essential sphere of activity, and one with its own specialized body of knowledge. While few books have been devoted to the topic, the amount of published...

1 Introduction -- Trends in Insurance Rate Litigation -- Rate Regulatory Laws -- Focus of Analysis -- I The Procedural Aspects of Insurance Rate Regulation -- 2 Ratemaking Initiative -- 3 Nature of Administration Rate Hearings -- 4 Procedural Due Process -- 5 Evidence -- 6 Rights of Third...

The eight essays in Insurance, Risk Management, and Public Policy encompass the economic and financial theory of insurance, insurer and corporate risk managment, and insurance regulation. These essays will be of broad interest to researchers in the area of insurance economics, finance, and risk...

The interaction between mathematicians and statisticians reveals to be an effective approach to the analysis of insurance and financial problems, in particular in an operative perspective. The Maf2006 conference, held at the University of Salerno in 2006, had precisely this purpose and the...

Insurance is a concept, a technique, and an economic institution. It is a major tool of risk management, and plays an important role in the economic, social, and political life of all countries. Economic growth throughout the world has even expanded the role of insurance. Theory and Practice of...