CAS Exam 7 Spring 2015, Question 25

Study guide: Exam 9

Part a (0.5 points)

Define each of the following:

• i. Insurance underwriting risk
• ii. Liquidity risk

Part b (0.75 points)

Identify an event scenario that illustrates comovement of insurance underwriting risk and liquidity risk. Briefly describe how the potential for this scenario could affect the assessment of these two risk types.

Part c (0.75 points)

Identify a risk mitigation strategy for the scenario identified in part b. above. Briefly describe how this strategy would reduce each component of risk considered here.

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Concepts tested

• Risk Management
• Reinsurance
• Insurance Risk
• Financial Risk
• Risk Mitigation

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