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Document Details : Title: Linear Estimation and Credibility in Continuous Time Author(s): NORBERG, Ragnar Journal: ASTIN Bulletin Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Date: November 1992 Pages: 149-165 DOI: 10.2143/AST.22.2.2005112 Abstract : The theory of linear filtering of stochastic processes provides continuous time analogues of finite-dimensional linear Bayes estimators known to actuaries as credibility methods. In the present paper a selfcontained theory is built for processes of bounded variation, which are of particular relevance to insurance. Two methods for constructing the optimal estimator and its mean squared error are deviced. Explicit solutions are obtained in a continuous time variation of Hachemeister's regression model and in a homogeneous doubly stochastic generalized Poisson process. The traditional discrete time set-up is compared to the one with continuous time, and some merits of the latter are pointed out. |
