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Concordance Probability for Insurance Pricing Models

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  • Jolien Ponnet

    (Department of Mathematics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium)

  • Robin Van Oirbeek

    (Data Office, Allianz Benelux, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
    Department of Mathematics, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium)

  • Tim Verdonck

    (Department of Mathematics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
    Department of Mathematics, University of Antwerp, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium)

Abstract

The concordance probability, also called the C-index, is a popular measure to capture the discriminatory ability of a predictive model. In this article, the definition of this measure is adapted to the specific needs of the frequency and severity model, typically used during the technical pricing of a non-life insurance product. For the frequency model, the need of two different groups is tackled by defining three new types of the concordance probability. Secondly, these adapted definitions deal with the concept of exposure, which is the duration of a policy or insurance contract. Frequency data typically have a large sample size and therefore we present two fast and accurate estimation procedures for big data. Their good performance is illustrated on two real-life datasets. Upon these examples, we also estimate the concordance probability developed for severity models.

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  • Jolien Ponnet & Robin Van Oirbeek & Tim Verdonck, 2021. "Concordance Probability for Insurance Pricing Models," Risks, MDPI, vol. 9(10), pages 1-26, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jrisks:v:9:y:2021:i:10:p:178-:d:651452
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