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SOA Exam P Sample Question 310

Study guide: Exam P-1

An insurer offers policies for which insured loss amounts follow a distribution with density function

f(x) = \begin{cases} \dfrac{x}{50}, & \text{for } 0 < x < 10 \\ 0, & \text{otherwise.} \end{cases}

Customers may choose one of two policies. Policy 1 has no deductible and a limit of 4, while Policy 2 has a deductible of 4 and no limit.

Given the occurrence of an insured loss, calculate the absolute value of the difference between the insurer's expected claim payments under Policies 1 and 2.

  • A) 0.32
  • B) 0.64
  • C) 0.79
  • D) 0.91
  • E) 1.12

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