Further improved recursions for a class of compound Poisson distributions
Stathis Chadjiconstantinidis and
Georgios Pitselis
Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2009, vol. 44, issue 2, 278-286
Abstract:
In the present paper we develop more efficient recursive formulae for the evaluation of the t-order cumulative function [Gamma]th(x) and the t-order tail probability [Lambda]th(x) of the class of compound Poisson distributions in the case where the derivative of the probability generating function of the claim amounts can be written as a ratio of two polynomials. These efficient recursions can be applied for the exact evaluation of the probability function (given by De Pril [De Pril, N., 1986a. Improved recursions for some compound Poisson distributions. Insurance Math. Econom. 5, 129-132]), distribution function, tail probability, stop-loss premiums and t-order moments of stop-loss transforms of compound Poisson distributions. Also, efficient recursive algorithms are given for the evaluation of higher-order moments and r-order factorial moments about any point for this class of compound Poisson distributions. Finally, several examples of discrete claim size distributions belonging to this class are also given.
Keywords: t-order; cumulative; distribution; function; t-order; tail; probability; Stop-loss; transforms (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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