Courses Bachelor Display 2022-2023

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Course title Actuarial Statistics
Course code EBC2125
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
5 17-4-2023 9-6-2023 X X
Level Advanced
Coordinator Dries Vermeulen
For more information: d.vermeulen@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
See course contents.
Description
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) USED IN THIS COURSE IS WITH RESERVATION. A RE-EMERGENCE OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND NEW COUNTERMEASURES BY THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT MIGHT FORCE COORDINATORS TO CHANGE THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS USED. THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING/ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS.

This course is an Actuarial elective.
This course treats the basics of actuarial risk theory, in particular : utility theory and (re-)insurance, individual and collective loss models, ruin theory, and premium principles.
Literature
Kaas R., M. Goovaerts, J. Dhaeneand M. Denuit, Modern Actuarial Risk Theory, Springer (2009). An earlier edition of this book will be used.
Prerequisites
Level of first two years of the Econometrics and OR bachelor program, in particular Mathematics, Probability Theory, and Mathematical Statistics.
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Lecture / Assignment
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Participation / Written Exam
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Bachelor Econometrics and Operations Research Year 3 Elective Course(s)
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