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VaR

It stands for value at risk; a risk measure that summarizes in a single number the overall risk (value at...

Value at Risk

A risk measure that summarizes in a single number the overall risk (value at risk) in a portfolio of financial...

Back Testing

A reality check in calculating VaR. It involves testing how well the VaR estimates would have performed in the past....

Conjectural Wrong Way Risk

A type of wrong way risk (WWR) that comes into play because of general market risk factors (macroeconomic factors) affecting...

Gap Risk

The risk that arises when income decreases due to changes in interest rates associated with changed maturity profile of interest-bearing...

Insurance Adjustment

The determination of the amount due for payment under a policy of insurance. Insurance adjustment denotes the determination of the...

Adjustment

The determination of the amount due for payment under a policy of insurance. Insurance adjustment denotes the determination of the...

Underwriting Cycle

In relation to underwriting in insurance, it is the successive up- and-down pattern that characterizes the property and casualty (P&C)...

Qualifying Insurance Policy

In accounting, it is an insurance policy is issued by an insurance firm not related (i.e., not a related party)...

Underwriting Discipline

In connection with underwriting in insurance, it is the process undertaken by an insurer whereby it properly evaluates the risk...