Improved Approximations for the Aggregate Claims Distribution in the Individual Model
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- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in ASTIN Bulletin
- Vol. 16 (2) , 89-100
- https://doi.org/10.2143/AST.16.2.2015001
Abstract
Kornya-type higher order approximations are derived for the aggregate claims distribution and for stop loss premiums in the individual model with arbitrary positive claims. Absolute error bounds and error bounds based on concentration functions are given. In the Gerber portfolio containing 31 policies, second order approximations lead to an accuracy of 3 × 10−4, and third order approximations to 1.7 ×10−5.Keywords
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