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SOA ERMEnterprise Risk Management (CERA / FSA cross-track)

Fellowship (FSA)
4 hours·8–10 written-answer questions·400 study hours
Score 0/0 · 5 MC
  1. ERM · Q1
    Multiple choice
    Risk measurement: VaR/TVaR, copulas, extreme value

    Which copula exhibits zero upper-tail dependence regardless of its correlation parameter (for ρ<1|\rho|<1)?

  2. ERM · Q2
    Multiple choice
    Risk measurement: VaR/TVaR, copulas, extreme value

    Annual losses are exponential with mean θ=1,000\theta=1{,}000. Calculate TVaR0.95TVaR_{0.95} using VaRp=θln(1p)VaR_p=-\theta\ln(1-p) and TVaRp=VaRp+θTVaR_p=VaR_p+\theta for the exponential.

  3. ERM · Q3
    Written answer
    Risk measurement: VaR/TVaR, copulas, extreme value

    Explain why relying solely on linear (Pearson) correlation to model dependence between two lines of business can understate joint tail risk, and how a copula-based approach addresses this.

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