Advanced severity, frequency, and aggregate loss models including tail fitting, censoring, and truncation.
These are the key learning objectives for Advanced Loss Modeling on SOA Exam ASTAM. Paraphrased from the public SOA syllabus — we recommend also checking the current syllabus on soa.org before your exam sitting.
Fit heavy-tailed severity distributions including Pareto, Weibull, and generalized beta
Handle censored and truncated data in parameter estimation
Apply extreme value theory to tail modeling
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SOA Exam ASTAM has 5 topic areas. Advanced Loss Modeling is weighted at approximately 20–30% of the exam — here is where it sits relative to the other topics.
| Topic area | Weight |
|---|---|
| → Advanced Loss Modeling | 20–30% |
| Credibility Theory | 15–25% |
| Ratemaking | 15–25% |
| Loss Reserving | 20–30% |
| Reinsurance | 10–20% |
Classical limited fluctuation credibility, Buhlmann and Buhlmann-Straub models, and Bayesian credibility.
Loss ratio and pure premium methods, trend and development, expense provisions, and classification ratemaking.
Loss development and reserving methods including chain ladder, Bornhuetter-Ferguson, Cape Cod, and frequency-severity approaches.
Reinsurance structures including proportional and non-proportional treaties, and pricing reinsurance programs.
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