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DAT-16 Data For Modeling. Nolan Asch Discussion of how data , or the LACK of it, influences how reinsurers use Reinsurance Pricing Models. WHAT IS WANTED Limits Profile Losses excess of half the attachment Loss versus LAE. WHAT YOU GET Sometimes…… EVERYTHING Sometimes……
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DAT-16 Data For Modeling Nolan Asch Discussion of how data , or the LACK of it, influences how reinsurers use Reinsurance Pricing Models
WHAT IS WANTED Limits Profile Losses excess of half the attachment Loss versus LAE WHAT YOU GET Sometimes…… EVERYTHING Sometimes…… Much Less DATA FOR REINSURANCE PRICING
What To Do If You Get The Proper Data • Exposure Rating REI-18 • Experience Rating REI-17
Twist the data to try to fit the model inputs Twist the model to adapt to your data What To Do If You Do NOT Get The Proper Data
What to do if you do NOT get proper data • DEMAND PROPER DATA!
How Models Are Typically Twisted • Subject Premiums • Adjusted Subject Premiums • Limits Profiles • Locations NOT premiums
Typical Limits Profile ( claims) Twisting • Excludes business no longer written • Too General ( All GL / All auto) • Substitutes locations for premiums
TYPICAL MODEL TWISTING • “As If “ Analyses • ( Heroic) Assumptions • Comparison to Benchmarks
How Sensitive are models to proper data? • Run sensitivity analysis
HOW SENSITIVE ARE MODELS TO DATA? • Use various dimensions to find the key variable or variables.
Trend Factors Loss Development Factors ( or any other input variable that is key to the rating models) COMMON DIMENSIONS TO TEST
WHAT DATA ISSUES RELATE TO A VENDOR? • Does the vendor have a lot of experience in the data field and do they have a great deal of experience in the insurance industry??