Exam P Practice Problem 36 – Number of Claims

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Problem 36

A claim examiner of an insurer reviews the claim history of two independent insureds. Let be the annual number of claims of the first insured (Insured # 1). Let be the annual number of claims of the second insured (Insured # 2). The claim examiner finds tht follows a Poisson distribution with mean 1, and that follows a distribution with the following probability function.

1. Between these two insureds, what is the probability that one of the insureds has two more claims than the other insured in a year?
2. Given that one of the insured has two more claims than the other insured, what is the probability that Insured # 1 has more claims than Insured # 2?

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