The Function and Place of the Statistical Department in a Multiple Line Casualty Company [Discussion]

One cannot read Mr. Linder's paper without a feeling of disappointment that none of the practical problems relating to the gathering, analyzing and compiling of statistical data have been touched upon. The paper presents some valuable suggestions to the prospective organizer or efficiency expert and I understand that there are some, perhaps very few, companies whose chief executives might do well to give serious consideration to this subject, although Mr. Linder states that "it is no longer necessary to argue that statistics represent the fundamental basis of good insurance management." The author has proven his case for a statistical department in the organization of a multiple line casualty company, and I believe his argument might apply with equal force to any casualty company.