Claim Severity Calculator

Score claim severity from incurred losses and counts. Adjust for expenses, inflation, and risk factors. See results instantly, then download files for sharing today.

Calculator Inputs
Affects formatting only.
Used as the denominator for severity.
Enables pure premium per unit.
Payments made to date.
Outstanding case or IBNR estimate.
Salvage/subrogation reduces incurred.

Subtracted from gross per-claim amount.
Caps net per-claim severity if set.
100 means no coinsurance impact.

Projects net incurred to ultimate.
Applies a factor of (1 + %/100).
Optional extra trend separate from inflation.
Adds expense loading as a factor.
Added before factors; set 0 to ignore.
Allocated evenly across claims.

Used for present value outputs.
If 0, PV equals adjusted amount.
Rendered after you calculate.

Risk sliders
These affect the risk multiplier around a neutral center of 3.
Controls how strongly sliders influence severity.
Simple3Complex
Low2High
Low2High
Low2High
Low2High

Reinsurance (optional)
Per-claim excess of loss structure with a ceded percentage.

Severity thresholds (per claim)
Customize category cutoffs for your portfolio.
How to use
  1. Enter claim counts, paid, reserves, and recoveries.
  2. Set deductible, limit, coinsurance, and development factor.
  3. Add inflation, trend, and expense assumptions as needed.
  4. Use reinsurance fields if ceded protection applies.
  5. Adjust risk sliders and calculate for updated outputs.
  6. Export CSV or PDF to document your scenario.
Formula used

Net incurred = max(0, Paid + Reserves − Recoveries).

Ultimate incurred = Net incurred × LDF.

Gross per claim = Ultimate incurred / Claim count.

Net per claim = max(0, Gross − Deductible), capped by Limit.

After coinsurance = Net per claim × (Coinsurance%/100).

Before reinsurance = After coinsurance + Per-claim expense.

Ceded = min(max(0, BeforeRe − Attach), ReLimit) × Ceded%.

Retained = BeforeRe − Ceded.

Risk multiplier = 1 + ((AvgRisk − 3) × Step%), using the mean of all sliders.

Adjusted per claim = Retained × Inflation × Trend × Expense × Risk + Fixed/claim.

Present value = Adjusted × 1/(1+Discount)^Years (when provided).

Pure premium = Adjusted total / Exposure units (optional).

Example data table
Sample scenarios to validate inputs and outputs.
Scenario Claims Paid Reserves Recoveries LDF Deductible Inflation Expense PV rate Notes
Retail slip-and-fall 12 36,000 18,000 2,000 1.05 500 4% 6% 3% Moderate stress with small recoveries
Auto property damage 45 90,000 25,000 0 1.02 250 3% 5% 0% Short-tailed with simple assumptions
Workers’ comp claim set 9 120,000 90,000 5,000 1.20 1,000 6% 9% 4% Longer tail, higher development and PV

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