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Exploring Mechanisms Insurers Employ To Set Premiums And Maximize Profitability, Brent Ferenczy
Exploring Mechanisms Insurers Employ To Set Premiums And Maximize Profitability, Brent Ferenczy
Senior Honors Theses
The insurance industry is a very complex segment of the macroeconomy. An explain will be given as to how these companies are able to maintain and maximize their profits, allowing them to remain in business. A key area in this process is the setting of premiums. This activity draws from many areas of the business model. This paper will start with a birds-eye view and telescope in, starting with standard business practices and ending with specific undertakings of insurance companies. Companies must keep adequate liquid funds. This is done mainly through forecasting cash outflows and investing their assets under management. …
The Impact Of Different Worldviews On The Financial Planning Process, Luke Osterhus
The Impact Of Different Worldviews On The Financial Planning Process, Luke Osterhus
Senior Honors Theses
An individual's worldview has an effect on all aspects of their life. Worldview affects the decisions people make, the clothes they wear, the people they interact with, and so much more. What is often overlooked is the impact of worldview on one's view and use of money. Money is universal and everyone has some form of currency or assets. However, the way money is used, whether it is saved, spent, or invested, is often determined by an individual's own concept of money. Additionally, relationships between people are often chosen or influenced by an individual's worldview. Human beings are seen differently …
Predictive Power Of Criminal Background On Losses, Krista Malmquist Whipple
Predictive Power Of Criminal Background On Losses, Krista Malmquist Whipple
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Product and data science teams for the auto insurance industry have been trying to increase pricing segmentation with validated rating variables to decrease rate subsidization. The criminal background data availability provided a new behavior variable to test against insurance-based credit scores as a potential predictive variable in the generalized linear rating model. Criminal background was analyzed using a Poisson Log Linear model and other key insurance rating variables for predicting loss costs. The study supported the inclusion of the criminal background data in combination with insurance-based credit score as the variable’s addition could improve the overall fit of the predictive …
External Forces That Impact Profitability In The Insurance Industry, Christopher P. Pellegrino
External Forces That Impact Profitability In The Insurance Industry, Christopher P. Pellegrino
Senior Honors Theses
The insurance industry is influenced by many factors that impact profitability. Insurers must do their best to make predictions based on expectations to remain solvent and profitable. Inevitably, they are faced with external factors that are outside of their control. Insurers must be aware of these external forces that may impact profits. External forces impact entire sub-industries of the insurance industry and some companies maintain profitability while others fail. This work intends to take a look at the major external forces that each insurance sub-industry faces and discuss some of the potential solutions that have been developed to minimize the …