Analysis Severity Trend
Line of Business Commercial Auto
Policy Limits 8,000,000
Attachment Point 2,000,000
Trend Applied to Limit & Attachment 0.00%
Number of Years 10
Claims x Year 100; 100; 100; 100; 100; 100; 100; 100; 100; 100
Observed Trend 2.00%
Tolerance 0.25%
=Σ[(1) x (2)] Average Prior 5.00%
(1) A Priori Trends 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00% 8.00% 9.00% 10.00%
(2) Prior Trend Weight 2.50% 5.00% 7.50% 12.50% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 12.50% 7.50% 5.00% 2.50%
(3) Likelihood of Observation 3.52% 3.32% 3.88% 3.70% 4.38% 3.88% 4.10% 4.22% 4.06% 3.86% 3.62%
(4) = (2) x (3) Joint Probability 0.09% 0.17% 0.29% 0.46% 0.66% 0.58% 0.62% 0.53% 0.30% 0.19% 0.09%
(5) = (4) / Σ(4) Posterior Trend Weight 2.21% 4.17% 7.32% 11.63% 16.52% 14.63% 15.46% 13.26% 7.66% 4.85% 2.28%
Average Simulated Trend -0.01% -0.01% 0.03% 0.03% 0.05% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% -0.01% 0.00% -0.03%
2.5th Percentile -2.30% -2.19% -2.15% -2.14% -2.14% -2.27% -2.11% -2.19% -2.21% -2.23% -2.26%
97.5th Percentile 2.28% 2.19% 2.24% 2.24% 2.32% 2.22% 2.27% 2.21% 2.20% 2.23% 2.22%
(6) = Σ[(1) x (5)] Credibility-Weighted Trend Estimate 5.06%
* As above using alternate trend on Limit
* Trend applied to limit & attachment 4.00%
Average Prior 5.00%
A Priori Trends 0.00% 1.00% 2.00% 3.00% 4.00% 5.00% 6.00% 7.00% 8.00% 9.00% 10.00%
Prior Trend Weight 2.50% 5.00% 7.50% 12.50% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 12.50% 7.50% 5.00% 2.50%
Likelihood of Observation 3.74% 3.70% 3.86% 3.74% 4.08% 3.46% 4.12% 3.32% 3.80% 4.04% 3.72%
Joint Probability 0.09% 0.19% 0.29% 0.47% 0.61% 0.52% 0.62% 0.42% 0.29% 0.20% 0.09%
Posterior Trend Weight 2.47% 4.89% 7.66% 12.37% 16.19% 13.73% 16.35% 10.98% 7.54% 5.34% 2.46%
Average Simulated Trend 4.07% 4.07% 4.03% 4.03% 4.01% 4.00% 4.02% 4.03% 4.06% 4.07% 4.05%
2.5th Percentile 1.84% 1.81% 1.78% 1.83% 1.76% 1.74% 1.75% 1.69% 1.73% 1.81% 1.83%
97.5th Percentile 6.33% 6.41% 6.37% 6.30% 6.33% 6.31% 6.41% 6.26% 6.31% 6.43% 6.37%
Credibility-Weighted Trend Estimate 4.99%