A framework for modelling losses arising from natural catastrophes in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisor Marx, G.L. (George Louis), 1954- en
dc.contributor.postgraduate Grobler, Roger R. en
dc.date.accessioned 2013-09-06T15:51:22Z
dc.date.available 2002-05-15 en
dc.date.available 2013-09-06T15:51:22Z
dc.date.created 2001-04-31 en
dc.date.issued 2003-05-15 en
dc.date.submitted 2002-04-04 en
dc.description Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2003. en
dc.description.abstract Property insurance covers policyholders against losses arising out of a wide range of occurrences. Premiums are calculated by taking into account estimates of the frequency and the severity of the losses. Estimating the frequency and severity arising from claims caused by natural catastrophes is difficult, due to the relatively low frequency of natural catastrophes, and the unavailability of historical catastrophe claims data. The accumulation of a large number of claims in the geographical area affected by the catastrophe is of particular interest to insurers and reinsurers alike. This dissertation discusses the fundamental issues underlying the modelling insurance losses from natural catastrophes in South Africa. A suggestion is given of the key parameters that need to be taken into account, and a framework is given for models describing losses arising from floods, hail and tornadoes. Copyright en
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dc.description.department Insurance and Actuarial Science en
dc.identifier.citation Grobler, RR, 2001, A framework for modelling losses arising from natural catastrophes in South Africa , MCom dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < en
dc.identifier.other http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04042002-141358/> en
dc.identifier.upetdurl http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04042002-141358/ en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23749
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher University of Pretoria en_ZA
dc.rights © 2001, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretori en
dc.subject South Africa en
dc.subject Natural castrophes en
dc.subject Property insurance en
dc.subject UCTD en_US
dc.title A framework for modelling losses arising from natural catastrophes in South Africa en
dc.type Dissertation en


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