Entropy-metric estimation of the small data models with stochastic parameters

V Kovtun, T Altameem, M Al-Maitah, W Kempa - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The formalization of dependencies between datasets, taking into account specific
hypotheses about data properties, is a constantly relevant task, which is especially acute …

Modelling auto insurance Size-of-Loss distributions using Exponentiated Weibull distribution and de-grouping methods

S Xie - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
Rate regulation plays an important role in the financial service of the auto insurance
industry. Modelling the Size of Loss distributions, particularly the large loss distribution at the …

Method of winsorized moments for robust fitting of truncated and censored lognormal distributions

C Poudyal, Q Zhao, V Brazauskas - North American Actuarial …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
When constructing parametric models to predict the cost of future claims, several important
details have to be taken into account:(1) models should be designed to accommodate …

-estimation of Claim Severity Models Weighted by Kumaraswamy Density

C Poudyal, GR Aryal, K Pokhrel - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.09830, 2024 - arxiv.org
Statistical modeling of claim severity distributions is essential in insurance and risk
management, where achieving a balance between robustness and efficiency in parameter …

Robust estimation and diagnostic of generalized linear model for insurance losses: a weighted likelihood approach

TC Fung - Metrika, 2024 - Springer
This paper presents a score-based weighted likelihood estimator (SWLE) for robust
estimations of the generalized linear model (GLM) for insurance loss data. The SWLE …

Robust estimation and model diagnostic of insurance loss data: a weighted likelihood approach

TC Fung - arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.10459, 2022 - arxiv.org
This paper presents a score-based weighted likelihood estimator (SWLE) for robust
estimations of generalized linear model (GLM) for insurance loss data. The SWLE exhibits a …

Soft splicing model: bridging the gap between composite model and finite mixture model

TC Fung, H Jeong, G Tzougas - Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Considerations of both the heavy-tail phenomenon and multi-modality of a claim severity
distribution have been challenging in the actuarial literature and practices. In this article, we …