 Asymptotic consistency and inconsistency of the chain ladderMichal Pešta and Šárka Hudecová Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2012, vol. 51, issue 2, 472-479 Abstract: The distribution-free chain ladder reserving method belongs to the most frequently used approaches in general insurance. It is well known, see Mack (1993), that the estimators f̂j of the development factors are unbiased and mutually uncorrelated under some mild conditions on the mean structure and under the assumption of independence of the claims in different accident years. In this article we deal with some asymptotic properties of f̂j. Necessary and sufficient conditions for asymptotic consistency of the estimators of true development factors fj are provided. A rate of convergence for the consistency is derived. Possible violation of these conditions and its consequences are discussed, and some practical recommendations are given. Numerical simulations and a real data example are provided as well. Keywords: IM10; IM20; Claims reserving; Chain ladder; Asymptotic properties; Development factors (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:insuma:v:51:y:2012:i:2:p:472-479 DOI: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2012.07.004 Access Statistics for this article Insurance: Mathematics and Economics is currently edited by R. Kaas, Hansjoerg Albrecher, M. J. Goovaerts and E. S. W. Shiu More articles in Insurance: Mathematics and Economics from Elsevier |
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