Introductory Statistics with Applications in General Insurance / Edition 2

by I. B. Hossack, J. H. Pollard, B. Zehnwirth

Overview

This is a new edition of a very successful introduction to statistical methods for general insurance practitioners. No prior statistical knowledge is assumed, and the mathematical level required is approximately equivalent to school mathematics. While the book is primarily introductory, the authors discuss some more advanced topics, including simulation, calculation of risk premiums, credibility theory, estimation of outstanding claim provisions and risk theory. All topics are illustrated by examples drawn from general insurance, and references for further reading are given. Solutions to most of the exercises are included. For the new edition, the opportunity has been taken to make minor improvements and corrections throughout the text, to rewrite some sections to improve clarity, and to update the examples and references. A new section dealing with estimation has also been added.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521655347
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/01/1999
Edition description:	Revised Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.09(h) x 0.75(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and mathematical preliminaries; 2. Elementary probability; 3. Random variables and their distribution; 4. Location and dispersion; 5. Statistical distributions useful in general insurance work; 6. Inferences from general insurance data; 7. The risk premium; 8. Experience rating; 9. Simulation; 10. Estimation of outstanding claim provisions; 11. Elementary risk theory.