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CAS Exam 8 Fall 2017, Question 20

Study guide: Exam 9

An earthquake model produces the following damage function for a $1,000,000 home in California:

The probability of an event occurring with a given intensity is:

Intensity Probability
3.5 10%
6.0 5%
8.5 2%

Part a (0.75 points)

Identify what A, B, and C represent in the above graph.

Part b (1.75 points)

Determine the premium for this home given the following information:

  • The insurer's expense load is 20% of premium
  • The risk load is set to 8% of the standard deviation of the loss

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