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Bootstrapping vs. Asymptotic Theory in Property and Casualty Loss Reserving [PDF]

, 2015
One of the key functions of a property and casualty (P&C) insurance company is loss reserving, which calculates how much money the company should retain in order to pay out future claims.
DiFronzo, Andrew J., Jr.
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‘Hurry Up and Get Me out of Here’: The Experience of People Under 65 Years (Still) Stuck in Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government set a target for no‐one under 65 years of age to be living in residential aged care (RAC) by 2025. The numbers of young people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) have significantly declined since the start of the targets.
Elroy Dearn, Kate D'Cruz, Mark Brown, Jacinta Douglas, Dianne Winkler   +4 more
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The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the way that Australian newspapers have framed the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Introduced in 2013, the NDIS represented a major change in Australia's disability support policy, moving for the first time to a nationwide universal insurance model.
Meera Chinnappa, Jennifer Smith‐Merry, Kuo‐yi Jade Chang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Dead-anyway Effect Revis(it)ed [PDF]

In the expected-utility theory of the monetary value of a statistical life, the so-called “dead-anyway” effect discovered by Pratt and Zeckhauser (1996) asserts that an individuals' willingness to pay (WTP) for small reductions in mortality risk ...
Friedrich Breyer, Stefan Felder
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Supported Decision‐Making Rights in Behaviour Support Policies

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disability policy emphasises that people with disability have the right to exercise their will and preferences in their lives, and decision‐making support must be provided to realise this right if they request. One context in which people's will and preferences are often restricted is behaviour support.
Sally Robinson, Karen R. Fisher, Julian Laurens, Alinka Fisher, Sabrina Forte, Katrina Reschke, Rosemary Kayess   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling Extreme Losses in JSE Life Insurance Price Index Growth Rates Using the Generalised Extreme Value Distribution (GEVD) and the Generalised Pareto Distribution (GPD)

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The life insurance sector plays a critical role in financial system stability but is inherently exposed to extreme market fluctuations due to long-term liabilities and asset–liability mismatches. This study investigates extreme losses in the growth rates
Delson Chikobvu, Tendai Makoni, Frans Frederik Koning   +2 more
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Does financial reform increase or reduce savings ? [PDF]

Using Principal Components, the authors construct a 25-year time series index of financial liberalization for each of eight developing countries: Chile, Ghana, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Turkey, and Zimbabwe.
Bandiera, Oriana, Caprio, Gerard, Honohan, Patrick, Schiantarelli, Fabio   +3 more
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Housing as Asset‐Based Welfare in Australia: An Investigation Through a Consumption Lens

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Housing asset‐based welfare has long been a key component of Australia's social policy. This resonates with a parallel literature identifying a trade‐off between homeownership and the size of nations' welfare states, wherein owner‐occupiers in smaller welfare states tend to come to rely on housing wealth to meet many of their welfare needs ...
Gavin A. Wood, Christopher Phelps, Silvia Salazar, Rachel Ong ViforJ   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Auto Insurance Risk Evaluation With Transformer and SHAP

IEEE Access
The evaluation of auto insurance risks is a fundamental task for financial institutions, crucial for setting equitable premiums and managing risks effectively.
Tiejiang Sun, Jingyun Yang, Jiale Li, Jiaying Chen, Mingyue Liu, Li Fan, Xukang Wang   +6 more
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Government guarantees on pension fund returns [PDF]

This report reviews defined contribution pension return guarantees typically made by governments in connection with pension privatizations. Finance theory related to the pricing of options provides a unifying framework for evaluating the cost of these ...
Pennacchi, Pennacchi, George
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