Chapter 4 Appendix
Loss Forecasting
Exhibit A4.1 Areas Under the Normal Curve (One Tail)
Time Value of Money
Other Risk Management Applications
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Risk management application problems

1. Chapter 4 Appendix

Risk
Management
Application
Problems
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2. Loss Forecasting

• Probability distributions commonly used in
loss forecasting include:




Normal
Binomial
Exponential
Poisson
• The normal distribution is used in many
situations
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3. Exhibit A4.1 Areas Under the Normal Curve (One Tail)

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4. Time Value of Money

• When decisions involve consideration of
cash flows over time, the interest-earning
capacity of money must be taken into
account
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5. Other Risk Management Applications

• An accurate forecast of the timing and magnitude
of claims is especially important when losses are
retained
• The ability to forecast ultimate claims for liability
lines is an important skill for the risk manager
– Loss development factors are multipliers that can be
applied to claims settled to date to estimate the ultimate
claims for a period
• When pricing catastrophe bonds, the probability of
various loss contingencies must be considered
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