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CAS Exam 5 Fall 2019, Question 1

Study guide: Exam 5

Given the following quarterly exposure information:

Calendar Year and Quarter Written Exposures Earned Exposures
2017 Q1 100 5.00
2017 Q2 450 247.50
2017 Q3 400 427.50
2017 Q4 100 52.50
2018 Q1 125 53.75
2018 Q2 550 528.75
2018 Q3 475 562.50
2018 Q4 30 59.00
  • The company started writing business on January 1, 2017.
  • The company stops writing business on December 31, 2018.
  • The quarterly earnings pattern was set by analyzing historical experience across the industry and is not uniform.
  • All policies are annual.
  • All policies are written on the first day of the quarter.
  • There are no policy cancellations and no mid-term adjustments.

Part a (0.5 points)

Calculate the 2017 policy year earned exposures as of March 31, 2018.

Part b (0.25 points)

Calculate the in-force exposures as of May 31, 2018.

Part c (0.5 points)

Calculate the calendar year 2018 unearned exposures.

Part d (0.5 points)

Calculate the calendar year 2019 quarter 1 earned exposures.

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