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Forecasting Mortality Rates with a Two-Step LASSO Based Vector Autoregressive Model
This paper proposes a two-step LASSO based vector autoregressive (2-LVAR) model to forecast mortality rates. Within the VAR framework, recent studies have developed a spatial–temporal autoregressive (STAR) model, in which age-specific mortality rates are
Thilini Dulanjali Kularatne +2 more
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Longevity is without a doubt on the rise throughout the world due to advances in technology and health. Since 1960, Ghana’s average annual mortality improvement has been about 1.236%.
Samuel Asante Gyamerah +3 more
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One of the basic variables used in the process of tariff calculation of premiums in motor hull liability insurance is the age of the insured. In this type of insurance offered by insurers operating on the Polish market, this variable is taken into ...
Anna Szymańska
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Regulatory Highlights – The Year 2016 In Review and Implications for 2017 [PDF]
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (“PUCT” or “Commission”) started out last year much the same way that it is starting out this year—the key item on its agenda will be the sale of Oncor Electric Delivery, LLC out of the EFH bankruptcy—however this ...
Liebmann, Diana
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Market failure in the municipal economy
The aim of this paper is, firstly, to assess the main factors of market failure in the municipal economy and, secondly, to show its practical consequences for the regulatory framework.
Piotr Jeżowski
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Personalization as a promise: Can Big Data change the practice of insurance?
The aim of this article is to assess the impact of Big Data technologies for insurance ratemaking, with a special focus on motor products.The first part shows how statistics and insurance mechanisms adopted the same aggregate viewpoint.
Laurence Barry, Arthur Charpentier
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The Problem of Data Bias in the Pool of Published U.S. Appellate Court Opinions
For decades, researchers have studied the relationship between the political leanings of judges and the outcomes of appellate litigation in the United States. The primary source of data for this research has been published judicial opinions that describe cases and their outcomes.
Keith Carlson +2 more
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Actuarial Impacts of Loss Cost Ratio Ratemaking in U.S. Crop Insurance Programs
This study examines the actuarial implications of the loss cost ratio (LCR) ratemaking methodology employed by the Risk Management Agency as a component of base rates for U.S.
Joshua D. Woodard +2 more
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This article proposes a novel application of the Bayesian variable selection framework for driver telematics data. Unlike the traditional LASSO, the Bayesian variable selection framework allows us to incorporate the importance of certain features in ...
Himchan Jeong, Minwoo Kim
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Improving automobile insurance ratemaking using telematics : incorporating mileage and driver behaviour data [PDF]
We show how data collected from a GPS device can be incorporated in motor insurance ratemaking. The calculation of premium rates based upon driver behaviour represents an opportunity for the insurance sector.
Ayuso, Mercedes +3 more
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