Analysis of the No-Claim Discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in Malaysia

The No-Claim Discount (NCD) is a system that adjusts the premium paid by policyholders according to their individual insurance claim history. The current NCD system in Malaysia is not protecting good drivers more than bad drivers. Good drivers, who are in the maximum discount group are being pena...

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Main Authors: Haslifah Hashim, Nurin Haniah Asmuni
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Published: Penerbit ukm 2009
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spelling ukm-19322011-06-20T04:10:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1932/ Analysis of the No-Claim Discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in Malaysia Haslifah Hashim, Nurin Haniah Asmuni, The No-Claim Discount (NCD) is a system that adjusts the premium paid by policyholders according to their individual insurance claim history. The current NCD system in Malaysia is not protecting good drivers more than bad drivers. Good drivers, who are in the maximum discount group are being penalised unfairly more than those in the 0-percent discount level. Therefore, this paper introduces an alternative step-back NCD system with additional classes and a malus zone, which is rather “tough” to policyholders. The idea is that the bonuses awarded to good drivers should be compensated for by maluses from bad drivers. The main actuarial tools for evaluating and comparing different NCD systems are then used in this study in terms of the fairness of penalty charges to policyholders, the total difference of premium income collected by insurance companies and the efficiency of the systems Penerbit ukm 2009-12 Article PeerReviewed Haslifah Hashim, and Nurin Haniah Asmuni, (2009) Analysis of the No-Claim Discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in Malaysia. Journal of Quality Measurement and Analysis, 5 (2). pp. 29-43. ISSN 1823-5670 http://www.ukm.my/~ppsmfst/jqma/index.html
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description The No-Claim Discount (NCD) is a system that adjusts the premium paid by policyholders according to their individual insurance claim history. The current NCD system in Malaysia is not protecting good drivers more than bad drivers. Good drivers, who are in the maximum discount group are being penalised unfairly more than those in the 0-percent discount level. Therefore, this paper introduces an alternative step-back NCD system with additional classes and a malus zone, which is rather “tough” to policyholders. The idea is that the bonuses awarded to good drivers should be compensated for by maluses from bad drivers. The main actuarial tools for evaluating and comparing different NCD systems are then used in this study in terms of the fairness of penalty charges to policyholders, the total difference of premium income collected by insurance companies and the efficiency of the systems
format Article
author Haslifah Hashim,
Nurin Haniah Asmuni,
spellingShingle Haslifah Hashim,
Nurin Haniah Asmuni,
Analysis of the No-Claim Discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in Malaysia
author_facet Haslifah Hashim,
Nurin Haniah Asmuni,
author_sort Haslifah Hashim,
title Analysis of the No-Claim Discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in Malaysia
title_short Analysis of the No-Claim Discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in Malaysia
title_full Analysis of the No-Claim Discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in Malaysia
title_fullStr Analysis of the No-Claim Discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of the No-Claim Discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in Malaysia
title_sort analysis of the no-claim discount system and the proposed modification: a case study in malaysia
publisher Penerbit ukm
publishDate 2009
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1932/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1932/
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