{"id":496,"date":"2020-06-26T09:38:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T04:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theactuarialclub.com\/learn\/?p=496"},"modified":"2025-04-30T11:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T06:27:01","slug":"short-and-long-tailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theactuarialclub.com\/learn\/terms\/short-and-long-tailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Short and Long Tailed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:37.27%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/theactuarialclub.com\/learn\/actuarial-gi-reserving\/other-reserves\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px\">&lt; Previous<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column ghostkit-d-sm-none ghostkit-d-md-none is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:57.1%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column tac-button-next is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:37.27%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/theactuarialclub.com\/learn\/terms\/earned-premium\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px\">Next &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d4edda\"><em>Somehow, Short-tailed and long-tailed suggest only if the claims are reported and settled quickly<\/em> <em>or are delayed. But these are used everywhere in General Insurance. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Short and Long tailed is an important concept there is not an exercise in which we are not going to use it, consider pricing, reserving or even Asset Liability Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Short Tailed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Short tailed means that the claims are generally reported quickly and settled quickly by the insurer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Long Tailed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Long tailed means that there is a sizeable proportion of total claim payments that takes a long time to be reported and\/or a long time for the insurer to settle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somehow, Short-tailed and long-tailed suggest only if the claims are reported and settled quickly or are delayed. But these are used everywhere in General Insurance. 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