Our paper, “Functional Analysis of Loss-development Patterns in P&C Insurance” written with Qiheng (Steve) Guo and Mike Ludkovski, is now available on ArXiv. We analyze loss development in NAIC Schedule P loss triangles using functional data analysis methods. Adopting the functional viewpoint, our dataset comprises 3300+ curves of incremental loss ratios (ILR) of workers’ compensation lines over 24 accident years. Relying on functional data depth, we first study similarities and differences in development patterns based on company-specific covariates, as well as identify …