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Document Details : Title: On the Definition of Catastrophe Claims and the Calculation of their Expected Cost for the Purpose of Long Range Planning and Profit Centre Control Author(s): AJNE, Björn , WIDE, Harry Journal: ASTIN Bulletin Volume: 17 Issue: 2 Date: November 1987 Pages: 171-177 DOI: 10.2143/AST.17.2.2014972 Abstract : Some reasons are given for paying special attention to the gross cost of catastrophe claims in planning and control. A method is then described of defining catastrophe claims and estimating their expected cost. The various steps in applying the method to real data and its performance for planning and control are discussed and illustrated in conjunction with an investigation carried out on a company portfolio. |
