Humor Me

by Michael Ersevim

Actuarial Bumper Stickers

Mike's All-Lines Credibility-Weighting Procedure for Class Rate Revision Filings:

Preconceived notion as to the answer	30%
Answer your boss expects to see	23%
Answer from the flawed spreadsheet	15%
Answer the regulators will approve	13%
Last year's answer	9%
Nearest integer to your initial indication	6%
An extra 5% for "good-luck"	4%

Editor's Note: For more of the best in actuarial humor, check out Jerome Tuttle's Web site actuarialjokes.com.