How Do Insurance Risk Classes Affect Car Accident Probabilities?

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It's a great site to learn about math and science.In summary, the conversation discusses the classification of policyholders by a car insurance company into four classes based on their risk level: excellent, good, average, and bad. The probabilities of being involved in a car accident over a one year period are given for each risk level, with the assumption that car accidents are independent events. The proportions of policyholders in each risk level are also provided. The question then asks for the proportion of all policyholders who are involved in a car accident within a given one year period and the probabilities of being classified as each risk level if they did not have a car accident in a specific year.
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Can someone please help me out with this problem.

1. In order to determine insurance premiums, suppose car insurance company classifies policyholders into 1 of 4 classes: excellent risks, good risks, average risks, and bad risks. Record probability will be excellent risk involved in car accident over 1 year span is 0.02, and then 0.05, 0.14 and 0.32 respectively for good, average and bad risk. Of its policy holders, 8% are classified as excellent risks, 16% are classified as good rsiks, and 62% are classified as average risks. You may assume car accidents are independent events.

A) What proportion of all polciyholders are involved in a car accident within a given one year period? Explictly define all events

B) If policyholder did not get into car accident during 2010, what is the probability they are classified as

I) Excellent risk
II) Good risk
III) Average risk
IV) Bad riks

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agent2421 said:
Explictly define all events
This is a good starting point. What are your events?

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