Question: As risk manager, you are concerned about the additional liability exposure the firm will face if it accepts a risky project. You obtain an estimate

As risk manager, you are concerned about the additional liability exposure the firm will face
if it accepts a risky project. You obtain an estimate of the annual total loss distribution from
an insurance company that has many years of experience dealing with these types of
exposures. The annual total loss distribution is given below. The management team is
worried about how the potential liability losses will be financed. The company decides to
establish a loss reserve such that it can be 91% confident that its actual losses can be met by
the fund. Determine the size of the required loss reserve using Chebychey's Theorem
and also the Normal Power Approximation. (Birthday is 4/26/2003)
Total Loss Distribution:
Mean ,$150,000 if your birth month is Jan., Feb., or March
$155,000 if your birth month is April, May, or June
$160,000 if your birth month is July, Aug., or Sept.
$165,000 if your birth month is Oct., Nov., or Dec.
Std. Dev. ,$40,000 if your hirth day is 1-8
$45,000 if your birth day is 9-17
$50,000 if your birth day is 18-24
$55,000 if your hirth day is 25-31
Skewness Coefficient 1.5 if your birth year is 2004 or later
2.0 if your birth year is 2003
2.5 if your birth year if 2002
3.0 if your birth year is 2001 or earlier
For example, for my birthdate of 10/20/1958, the total loss distribution has a mean of
$165,000, a standard deviation of $50,000, and a skewness coefficient of 3.
 As risk manager, you are concerned about the additional liability exposure

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