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401-3936-00L 6 Credits MSC D-ITET , D-MATH , D-INFK

obsolet -> durch 401-3934-00L ersetzen (auch Data Science MSc)

Does not take place this semester.
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Last Updated: 2026-02-27 01:05:22

Abstract

We study statistical methods in supervised learning for non-life insurance pricing such as generalized linear models, generalized additive models, Bayesian models, neural networks, classification and regression trees, random forests and gradient boosting machines.

Objective

The student is familiar with classical actuarial pricing methods as well as with modern machine learning methods for insurance pricing and prediction.

Content

We present the following chapters: - generalized linear models (GLMs) - generalized additive models (GAMs) - neural networks - credibility theory - classification and regression trees (CARTs) - bagging, random forests and boosting

Resources

Lecture Notes

The lecture notes are available from:M.V. Wüthrich, C. Buser. Data Analytics for Non-Life Insurance Pricinghttp://ssrn.com/abstract=2870308

Literature

Further literature: M.V. Wüthrich, M. Merz. Statistical Foundations of Actuarial Learning and its Applications, Springer 2023. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-12409-9

General Information

Levels
MSC

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes
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