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Activity Number: 269
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Section on Risk Analysis
Abstract - #304847
Title: Hierarchical Models in the Insurance Industry
Author(s): Bill Stergiou*+
Companies: CNA
Address: 333 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60604,
Keywords: hierarchical ; insurance ; model ; claim ; profit ; predictive
Abstract:

Although hierarchical models have become very popular in the social sciences they have received scant attention for their predictive power in the insurance industry. This session will introduce how hierarchical models can be used in insurance to predict the profitability of insurance policies as well as the ultimate cost of a claim.


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