Description: The adjustment coefficient R plays an important role in mathematical ruin theory this paper presents several different methods for estimating the variance of R. Examples are given in which the variance is so high that the estimate of R must be considered essentially worthless and other means are sought for estimating ruin probabilities. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House ARCH 1990 Vol. 1.

Description: Covers individual life Canadian mortality experience for 1988 - 1989 anniversaries. Historical data from 1981 forward is also shown.

Description: The goal of this paper is to develop best possible estimates for the higher moments of a distribution of a positive bounded random variable, such as claim amounts, where these estimates are given in terms of the mean.

Description: This panel discussion is about claim reserves. It focused on: 1. Review of methods and statutory requirements in the establishment of claim reserves for property and casualty, life and health insurance. 2. Discussion of different approaches in casualty and life blanks e.g., incurred but not reported reserves.

Description: Covers individual life mortality experience between 1980 - 1981 anniversaries and 1976 - 1981 anniversaries.

Description: This paper represents an attempt to formulate a cohesive and consistent approach to the analysis of claim liabilities. Numerical examples are used to illustrate the methodology. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House ARCH 1990 Vol. 1.

Description: This purpose of this paper is to furnish management of smaller companies with small company experience. This includes a comparison between medical and non-medical business and the maintaining of a continuous investigation procedure. This paper additionally determines experience rates of mortality for dividend purposes. Experience by cause of death is also provided.

Description: Covers the intercompany mortality experience under Standard Ordinary insurance between 1978 and 1979 policy anniversaries, and also for the period between 1974 and 1979 policy anniversaries where one year's exposure generally provided an insufficient volume of data.

Description: Covers 1983 - 1984 and 1979 - 1984 anniversaries mortality experience for individual life insurance.