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A copula based Bayesian approach for paid–incurred claims models for non-life insurance reserving

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  • Peters, Gareth W.
  • Dong, Alice X.D.
  • Kohn, Robert

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Our article considers the class of recently developed stochastic models that combine claims payments and incurred losses information into a coherent reserving methodology. In particular, we develop a family of hierarchical Bayesian paid–incurred claims models, combining the claims reserving models of Hertig (1985) and Gogol (1993). In the process we extend the independent log-normal model of Merz and Wüthrich (2010) by incorporating different dependence structures using a Data-Augmented mixture Copula paid–incurred claims model.

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  • Peters, Gareth W. & Dong, Alice X.D. & Kohn, Robert, 2014. "A copula based Bayesian approach for paid–incurred claims models for non-life insurance reserving," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 258-278.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:insuma:v:59:y:2014:i:c:p:258-278
    DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2014.09.011
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