This book is ideal for practicing experts in particular actuaries in the field of property-casualty insurance, life insurance, reinsurance and insurance supervision, as well as teachers and students. The book closely examines the tasks an actuary encounters daily: estimation of loss ratios, claim frequencies and claim sizes. 1 Paperback / softback 21 Tables, black and white; 22 Illustrations, color; 9 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 338 p. 31 illus., 22 illus. in color.