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CAS Loss Reserve Seminar. Unique Reserving Issues For Private Passenger Automobiles September 24, 2002 Greg Hayward - FCAS, FCIA, MAAA, CPCU State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Be Careful. Ohio New York
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CAS Loss Reserve Seminar Unique Reserving Issues For Private Passenger Automobiles September 24, 2002 Greg Hayward - FCAS, FCIA, MAAA, CPCU State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Be Careful Ohio New York New Jersey
Traditional Methods How Far Off Can You Be ? 1997 Ohio Uninsured/Underinsured 3 Year Paid Link Ratios 29.4% High 5 Year Paid Link Ratios 29.4% High 3 Year Incurred Link Ratios 11.9% High 5 Year Incurred Link Ratios 15.9% High Bornhuetter-Ferguson 18.4% High
Why Didn’t Traditional MethodsWork ? Ohio UM/UIM 1993 Supreme Court Ruling in the Savoie case: • UM and UIM Coverage Stacks • UIM Excess vs. difference in limits • Each Person entitled to separate limits 1994 Martin Case – Owned but uninsured exclusion was invalidated Oct. 1994 – Legislature changed UM/UIM back to pre-Savoie case
Traditional MethodsHow Far Off Can You Be? 1999 Ohio Uninsured/Underinsured 3 Year Paid Link Ratios 28.1% Low 5 Year Paid Link Ratios 28.5% Low 3 Year Incurred Link Ratios 12.3% Low 5 Year Incurred Link Ratios 16.1% Low Bornhuetter-Ferguson 3.2% High
Why Didn’t Traditional Methods Work ? 1999 Ohio UM/UIM • Linko Case – Invalidated every UM rejection form • Scott-Prontzer Case – Employees and family members under employer’s UM coverage even when outside scope of employment in non-company vehicles • Supreme Court overturned the legislature’s tort reform law
Traditional MethodsHow Far Off Can You Be ? New York AIP – PIP 3 Year Link Ratios 26.0% Low 5 Year Link Ratios 25.0% Low Bornhuetter-Ferguson 52.9% Low
Why Didn’t Traditional Methods Work? New York • Rapidly Changing Mix of Business -> 94-97 : 45% decline in policies with 56% increase in cost per car • FR Law Change in 1996 from 10/20/5 to 25/50/10 • Presbyterian case limiting the time to review claims without penalties • Suspected Fraud Claims Tripled
Traditional MethodsHow Far Off Can You Be ? New Jersey PIP 3 Year Paid Link Ratios 35.2% Low 5 Year Paid Link Ratios 32.8% Low 3 Year Incurred Link Ratios 15.0% Low 5 Year Incurred Link Ratios 22.7% Low Bornhuetter-Ferguson 13.7% Low
Why Didn’t Traditional Methods Work ? New Jersey 1990 • Half of the market was in residual market (FIUA) • MTF forced depopulation (10/90-10/92 – Lost about $2 Billion in 2 years) – AIP startup on 10/92 • Take All Comers Law, Onerous Rate Regulation, Fraud, Abuse • Rapid growth with a deteriorating mix of business • Excess Profits Law requires paid loss development 1997 • Establish Urban Enterprise Zone Assignments • Further Restricted Ability to Underwrite and Manage Business 1999 • Mandated 15% overall Rate Rollback, 27% on PIP • Reforms promised but not put into place
What Should I Do? • Don’t be just mechanical – Examine each consideration in the Loss Reserve Principles and ASOP #36 • Do exploratory data analysis of multiple diagnostics to detect changes in historical patterns • Use a multi-step process to gather input from Operational Areas (Accounting, Claims, Underwriting, Legal) • Compare to the rest of the Industry • Consult with external Actuaries • Do more frequent analyses using various methods