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1.3 The analysis of operational risk
1.4 The model-based approach
1.4.1 The modeling process
1.5 Organization of this book
Basel 11 - Operational risk
2 Basic probability concepts
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4 Models for the size of losses: Continuous distributions 57 4.2 A n inventory of continuous distributions 58 4.2.1 One-parameter distributions 58
4.1 Introduction 57
4.2.2 Two-parameter distributions 59 4.2.3 Three-parameter distributions 64 4.2.4 Four-parameter distributions 67 4.2.5 Distributions with finite support 68 4.3 Selected distributions and their relationships 68 4.3 I Introduction 68 4.3.2 Two important parametric families 69
4.4 Limiting distributions 70 4.5 The role of parameters 73 4.5 I Parametric and scale distributions 74
4.5.2 Finite mixture distributions 75 4.5.3 Data-dependent distributions 78
4.6 Tails of distributions 80 4.6.1 Classification based on moments 80 4.6.2 Classification based on tail behavior 81 4.6.3 Classification based on hazard rate
function 82
4.7 Creating new distributions 84 4.7.1 Introduction 84 4.7.2 Multiplication by a constant 84 4.7.3 Transformation by raising to a power 85
4.7.5 Continuous mixture of distributions 88
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4.7.6 Frailty models 90 4.8 TVaR for continuous distributions 93 4.8.1 Continuous elliptical distributions 94 4.8.2 Continuous exponential dispersion
distributions 97 4.9 Exercises 102 4.7.7 Splicing pieces of distributions 92
5 Models for the number of losses: Counting distributions 107 5.1 Introduction 107 5.2 The Poisson distribution 108 5.3 The negative binomial distribution 110 5.4 The binomial distribution 114 5.5 The (a,b,O) class f 14 5.7 Compound frequency models 122
5.8 Recursive calculation of compound probabilities 126 5.9 An inventory of discrete distributions 130 5.9.1 The (a,b,O) class 130 5.9.2 The (a, b, 1) class 132 5.9.3 The zero-truncated subclass 132 5.9.5 The compound class 135 5.10 A hierarchy of discrete distributions 136 5.11 Further properties of the compound Poisson class 137 5.12 Mixed frequency models 142 5.13 Poisson mixtures 144 5.14 Effect of exposure on loss counts 149 5.15 TVaR for discrete distributions 150
5.9.4 The zero-modified subclass 1 34
5.15.1 T VaR for discrete exponential dispersion
distributions 151 5.16 Exercises 156
6 Aggregate loss models 161 6.1 Introduction 161 6.2 Model choices 162 6.3 The compound model for aggregate losses 163 6.4 Some analytic results 168 6.5 Evaluation of the aggregate loss distribution 171
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6.6 The recursive method
6.6.1 Compound frequency models
6.6.2 Underflow/overjlow problems
6.6.3 Numerical stability
6.6.4 Continuous severity
6.6.5 Constructing arithmetic distributions
6.7 Fast Fourier transform methods
6.8 Using approximating severity distributions
6.10.3 T V a R for some severity distributions
6.10.4 Summary
6.11 Exercises
7 Extreme value theory: The study of jumbo losses
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Extreme value distributions
7.3 Distribution of the maximum
7.3.1 From a fixed number of losses
7.3.2 From a random number of losses
Stability of the maximum of the extreme value
distribution
7.4
7.5 The Fisher- Tippett theorem
7.6 Maximum domain of attraction
7.7 Generalized Pareto distributions
7.8 The frequency of exceedences
7.8.1 From a fixed number of losses
7.8.2 From a random number of losses
Stability of excesses of the generalized Pareto
7.9
7.10 Mean excess function
7.11 Limiting distributions of excesses
7.12 T V a R for extreme value distributions
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9 Review of mathematical statistics
10.2 Method of moments and percentile matching
10.3 Maximum likelihood estimation
10.3.1 Introduction
10.3.2 Complete, individual data
10.3.3 Complete, grouped data
10.3.4 Truncated or censored data
10.4 Variance and interval estimation
10.5 Bayesian estimation
10.5.1 Definitions and Bayes ’ theorem
10.5.2 Inference and prediction
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12.3 Graphical comparison of the density and
distribution functions
12.4 Hypothesis tests
22.4.1 Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
12.4.2 Anderson-Darling test
12.4.3 Chi-square goodness-of-fit test
12.44 Likelihood ratio test
Pareto distribution 13.2.3 Estimating the Pareto shape parameter
13.2.4 Estimating extreme probabilities
13.3.1 Mean excess plots
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14 Fitting copula models
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Maximum likelihood estimation
14.3 Semiparametric estimation of the copula
14.5 Goodness-of-fit testing
14.6 An example
Appendix A Gamma and related functions
Appendix B Discretization of the severity distribution
B,l The method of rounding
B 2 Mean preserving
B.3 Undiscretization of a discretixed distribution
Appendix C Nelder-Mead simplex method
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This book is is designed for the risk analyst who wishes to better understand the mathematical models and methods used in the management of operational risk in the banking and insurance sectors Many of the techniques in this book are more generally applicable to a wide range of risks However, each sector has its unique characteristics, its own data sources, and its own risk migation and management strategies Other major risk classes in the banking sector include credit risk and market risk In addition to these, the insurance sector also assumes the risk in the insurance contracts that it sells The product risk
in the insurance sector may dominate all other risk classes
This book is organized around the principle that much the analysis of opera- tional risk consists of the collection of data and the building of mathematical models to describe risk I have not assumed that the reader has any substan- tial knowledge of operational risk terminology or of mathematical statistics However, the book is more challenging technically than some other books on the topic of operational risk but less challenging than others that focus on risk mathematics This is intentional The purpose of the book is to provide detailed analytical tools for the practicing risk analyst as well as serving as a text for a university course
This book could serve as a text at the senior undergraduate or first-year graduate level for a course of one semester for students with a reasonable background in statistics, because many sections of the book can be covered rapidly Without a moderate background in statistics, students will require two semesters to cover the material in this book For chapters involving nu- merical computations, there are many exercises for students to practice and
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xiv PREFACE
reinforce concepts in the text
Many of the concepts in this book have been developed in the insurance field, where the modeling and management of risk is a core activity This book is built on previous books by this author along with co-authors, in particular
Loss Distributions [53], Insurance Risk Models [93], and two editions of Loss
Models: From Data to Decisions [SS]
H H PAXJER
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in numerous technical aspects of producing this book And finally, thanks to
my wife Joanne Coyle, who tolerated my many weekends and evenings at the ofice
H.H.P
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Introduction to
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Anything that can go wrong will go wrong
-Murphy
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Operational risk has only in recent years been identified as something that
should be actively measured and managed by a company in order to meet its objectives for stakeholders, including shareholders, customers, and manage- ment These objectives include future survival of the company, avoidance
of downgrades by rating agencies and remaining solvent for many years to come Operational risk is becoming a major part of corporate governance
of companies, especially in the financial services industry This industry in- cludes both banks and insurance companies, although they have somewhat different historical cultures in most countries More recently in other fields such as energy, where trading and hedging activity mirrors similar activity in the financial services industry, operational risk is being recognized as a vital part of a broader enterprise risk management framework
The definition of operational risk has not yet been universally agreed upon
In very general terms, operational risk refers to “risk” associated with the
“operations” of an organization “Risk” is not defined very specifically, nor is
“operations.’) Generally, the term “risk” refers to the possibility of things go- ing wrong, or the chances of things going wrong, or the possible consequences
of things that can go wrong “Operations” refers to the various functions of
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the organization (usually a company such as a bank or insurance company)
in conducting its business It does not refer specifically to the products or services provided by the company In banking, operational risk does not in- clude the risk of losing money as a result of normal banking activities such
as investing, trading, or lending except to the extent that operational activ- ities affect those normal activities An example of such an operational risk
in banking is fraudulent activity, such as unauthorized lending where a loan officer ignores rules, or rogue trading in which a trader is involved in trading activity beyond limits of authorization The well-known classic example of a rogue trader is Nick Leeson, whose activities resulted in the failure of Barings Bank, leading to its takeover by the ING financial services conglomerate operational risk is generic in nature The operational risk concept applies
to organizations of all types However, the specifics of operational risk will vary from company to company depending on the individual characteristics
of the company For example, a manufacturer will be exposed to somewhat different operational risks than a bank or an insurance company, but many are the same The risk of shutdown of the operations of a company because
of IT failure, flooding, or an earthquake exists for any company While the principles of operational risk modeling and management apply to all types of organization, in this book we will look at operational risk from the vantage point of a financial institution, such as a bank or insurance company
Measurement and modeling of risk associated with operations for the finan- cial sector began in the banking industry Operational risk is one of several categories of risk used in enterprise risk management (ERM) ERM involves all types of risk faced by a company Operational risk is one part only Many financial institutions have incorporated ERM into a new governance paradigm in which risk exposure is better understood and managed The responsibility for the risk management function in a company often falls under the title of chief risk officer (CRO), a title first held by James Lam in the 1990s [72] The CRO is responsible for the entire ERM process of the company in all its business units Within the ERM process are processes for each risk category Within the operational risk category, the responsibilities include:
Developing operational risk policies and internal standards
Controlling the operational risk self-assessment in each business unit Describing and modeling all internal processes
Testing all processes for possible weaknesses
Developing operational risk technology
Developing key risk indicators
Planning the management of major business disruptions
Evaluating the risk associated with outsourcing operations
Maintaining a database of operational risk incidents
Developing metrics for operational risk exposure
Developing metrics for effectiveness of risk controls
Modeling losses using frequency and severity