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Richies insurance company offers a 250,000 life insurance policy for a premium of $750 per year. If the probability you live through the year is .9977 what is the expected value to the insurance company
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Let X be the net value of the policy to the insurance company. X be the discrete random variable.

The person who lives through the year-

  • Premium amount is 750.
  • The amount paid by the company will be 0.
  • Net profit of the company is (750-0=750).
  • Probability of the person who lives through the year is 0.9977.

The person who dies within the 1 year period is

  • Premium amount is 750.
  • The amount paid by the company is 250,000.
  • Net profit of the company is (750-250,000=-249,250).
  • Probability that the person dies within the 1 year period is (1-0.9977=0.0023).

 

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