Applying Fuzzy Logic to Risk Assessment and Decision-Making
Research Projects in Risk Management
The Casualty Actuarial Society, Canadian Institute of Actuaries, and the Society of Actuaries' Joint Risk Management Section is pleased to make available a research report exploring areas where fuzzy logic models may be applied to improve risk assessment and risk decision-making. The report was authored by Kailan Shang and Zakir Hossen.
Report
Applying Fuzzy Logic to Risk Assessment and Decision-Making
Fuzzy Logic Example Tool
*There is also an Excel tool that includes examples of some simple fuzzy logic modeling.
Questions
If you have any questions or comments regarding the report, please contact Steve Siegel, Research Actuary at ssiegel@soa.org.
Thank You
The Joint Risk Management Section would like to thank the following individuals for their input and review:
- Dan Bailey
- Mark Bergstrom
- Christopher Coulter
- Casey Malone
- Mary Neumann
- Joshua Parker
- Jason Sears
- Fred Tavan
- Andrei Titioura
- Zhiwei Zhu
- Steve Siegel, Research Actuary
- Barbara Scott, Research Administrator
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