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Course Outlines

Spring 2022 - ACMA 831 G100

Advanced Actuarial Models (4)

Class Number: 6946

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Mon, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Thu, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 25, 2022
    Mon, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Aggregate claims models. Models for incurred but not reported claims. Bonus-malus systems in automobile insurance. Mortality models. Students with credit for ACMA 821 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:


Course Outline:

The main objective of this course is to study advanced actuarial models for general insurance and for mortality rates, and to introduce some methods which are relevant to actuarial practice in property and casualty (P&C) insurance and in mortality projections. The topics covered by this course are the following:

  1. Aggregate claims models.
  2. Models for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claims.
  3. Bonus-Malus systems in automobile insurance.
  4. Mortality models and their application.
  5. GLM for claim frequency and severity, and for aggregate claims; Classical risk process and ruin theory; Tweedie distributions; Extreme value theory for claim severities (if time allows).

Grading

  • Assignments 30%
  • Project 30%
  • Presentation 10%
  • Exam 30%

NOTES:

Above grading is subject to change.

Materials

RECOMMENDED READING:

Stochastic Claims Reserving Methods in Insurance, 2008, M.V. Wüthrich and M. Merz; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Actuarial Modelling of Claim Counts, 2007, M. Denuit, X. Marechal, S. Pitrebois, and J.-F. Walhin; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Loss Models, 5th Edition, 2019, S.A. Klugman, H.H. Panjer, and G.E. Willmot; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Modern Actuarial Risk Theory, 2001, R. Kaas, M. Goovaerts, J. Dhaene and M. Denuit; Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

A Course in Credibility Theory and its Application, 2005, H. Bühlmann and A. Gisler; Springer.

Stochastic Processes for Insurance and Finance, 2000, T. Rolski, H. Schmidli, V. Schmidt, and J. Teugels; John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Bonus-Malus Systems in Automobile Insurance, 1995, J. Lemaire, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Insurance Risk and Ruin, 2005, D.C.M. Dickson; Cambridge University Press.

Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022

Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place.  Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.