ASOP12.RiskClass

Reading: Actuarial Standard of Practice No. 12, Risk Classification

Study Tips

ASOPs generally have these sections:

Section 1. Purpose, Scope, Cross References, and Effective Date

Section 2. Definitions

Section 3. Analysis of Issues and Recommended Practices

Section 4. Communications and Disclosures

Appendices

Sections 3 & 4 contain most of the relevant information. The definitions in Section 2 are usually obvious and familiar, and are covered in either the Werner of Friedland source texts anyway. You can skip Section 1 and the Appendices. The appendices usually contain either very general background information or comments on the draft version of the ASOP.

Estimated Study Time: 30 minutes (you may occasionally refer back to this ASOP while studying the main pricing and reserving material)

BattleTable

Based on past exams, the main things you need to know (in rough order of importance) are:

• fact A...
• fact B...

reference	part (a)	part (b)	part (c)	part (d)
E (2016.Fall #10)	considerations: - for risk classification

In Plain English!

Section 2: Definitions

The xxxx terms defined in this sections are: xxxx.