Insurance Rating Variables: What They Are and Why They Matter

July 24, 2019

It sounds simple: an insurance premium is how much it costs to provide insurance coverage. But figuring out what that cost should be is actually quite complicated — so complicated that insurance companies employ entire actuarial departments to do just that. A lot goes into how actuaries determine the cost of risk, and rating variables are a crucial component in that process.

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Amissima Assicurazioni - Asset Management & In

Carige Assicurazioni S.p.A. ha assunto la denominazione AMISSIMA Assicurazioni S.p.A. Il nuovo Gruppo Assicurativo AMISSIMA è assoggettato alla direzione e al coordinamento di AMISSIMA Holdings S.r.l. A seguito dell acquisizione da parte di Primavera Holdings S.r.l. (società affiliata ad Apollo Global Management) della partecipazione di controllo di Carige Assicurazioni S.p.A., quest ultima dal 5 giugno 2015 non è più assoggettata alla direzione e coordinamento di Carige Vita Nuova S.p.A.

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