Abstract
Actuaries have generally used the Poisson distribution to model accident frequencies for “repeatable” risks-that is, where more than one accident is possible in an exposure period. The reasons for this are both theoretical and practical.
Volume
LXXIV
Page
411-417
Year
1987
Categories
Actuarial Applications and Methodologies
Ratemaking
Classification Plans
Financial and Statistical Methods
Loss Distributions
Frequency
Business Areas
Automobile
Personal
Publications
Proceedings of the Casualty Actuarial Society
