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  2. Factor of safety - Wikipedia

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    In engineering, a factor of safety (FoS) or safety factor (SF) expresses how much stronger a system is than it needs to be for an intended load.Safety factors are often calculated using detailed analysis because comprehensive testing is impractical on many projects, such as bridges and buildings, but the structure's ability to carry a load must be determined to a reasonable accuracy.

  3. Actuarial reserves - Wikipedia

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    In insurance, an actuarial reserve is a reserve set aside for future insurance liabilities. It is generally equal to the actuarial present value of the future cash flows of a contingent event. In the insurance context an actuarial reserve is the present value of the future cash flows of an insurance policy and the total liability of the insurer ...

  4. Bornhuetter–Ferguson method - Wikipedia

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    In the second approach, reported (or paid) losses are first developed to ultimate using a chain-ladder approach and applying a loss development factor (LDF). Next, the chain-ladder ultimate is multiplied by an estimated percent reported. Finally, expected losses multiplied by an estimated percent unreported are added (as in the first approach).

  5. What are reserves for a mortgage? - AOL

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    To calculate mortgage reserves, simply multiply your monthly mortgage payment by the number of months your lender requires in reserves. For example, if your monthly mortgage payment is $1,800 and ...

  6. Chain-ladder method - Wikipedia

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    Select claim development factors; Select tail factor; Calculate cumulative claim development factors; Project ultimate claims; Age-to-age factors, also called loss development factors (LDFs) or link ratios, represent the ratio of loss amounts from one valuation date to another, and they are intended to capture growth patterns of losses over ...

  7. Loss reserving - Wikipedia

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    Loss reserving is the calculation of the required reserves for a tranche of insurance business, [1] including outstanding claims reserves.. Typically, the claims reserves represent the money which should be held by the insurer so as to be able to meet all future claims arising from policies currently in force and policies written in the past.

  8. What is a factor rate and how to calculate it - AOL

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    How to calculate a factor rate. Using the factor rate provided by the lender, you can quickly calculate the cost of the borrowed funds. For example, if you borrowed $100,000 with a factor rate of ...

  9. Oil and gas reserves and resource quantification - Wikipedia

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    Resource estimates are undiscovered volumes, or volumes that have not yet been drilled and flowed to surface. A non-reserve resource, by definition, does not have to be technically or commercially recoverable and can be represented by a single, or an aggregate of multiple potential accumulations, e.g. an estimated geological basin resource. [14]