Application of spectral and ARIMA analysis to combined-ratio patterns

Journal of Risk Finance

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-214

  Venezian, Emilio C ^a   Leng, Chao Chun ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Towers Perrin ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Data analysis; Property insurance; Underwriting

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015704251     PISSN: 15265943     EISSN: 09657967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/15265940610648625     Document Type: Article

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