The financial modeling of property-casualty insurance companies

North American Actuarial Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 41-69

  Hodes, Douglas M ^a   Feldblum, Sholom ^a   Neghaiwi, Antoine A ^b  

^a Liberty Mutual Insurance Group   (United States)

^b Zurich Insurance Group   (Switzerland)

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EID: 85011172243     PISSN: 10920277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10920277.1999.10595826     Document Type: Article

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