Summer 1997, Volume 1, Reserving Call Papers

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How Much is Enough? An Empirical Testing of the Relationship between the Variability of Reserve Estimates and the Volume of Data
Mark W. Littman, FCAS

Reserving For Excess Layers: A Guide to Practical Reserving Applications
Edward D. Dew, FCAS, and Barton W. Hedges, FCAS

The Scorecard System
Mark J. Mahon, FCAS

Performance Testing Aggregate and Structural Reserving Methods Through Simulation
John W. Rollins, ACAS

A Comparative Study of the Performance of Loss Reserving Methods Through Simulation
Prakash Narayan, ACAS and Thomas V. Warthen III, FCAS

Downward Bias of Using High-Low Averages for Loss Development Factors
Cheng-sheng Peter Wu, ACAS

Conjoint Prediction of Paid and Incurred Losses
Leigh J. Halliwell, ACAS

Loss Reserve Testing: Beyond Popular Methods
Robert A. Weber, ACAS Oakley E. Van Slyke, FCAS and Guiseppe Russo