5. An insurance policy reimburses the excess of a loss over 2. The policy- holder's loss, Y, follows a distribution with density function f (y) = 2/y if y > 1 and 0 otherwise. What is the expected value of the benefit paid under the insurance policy?

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15. An insurance policy reimburses the excess of a loss over 2. The policy-
holder's loss, Y, follows a distribution with density function f (y) = 2/y³
if y > 1 and 0 otherwise. What is the expected value of the benefit
paid under the insurance policy?
Let the payment be X,
(0
if Y < 2
X = u(Y) =
|Y – 2 if Y > 2
Transcribed Image Text:15. An insurance policy reimburses the excess of a loss over 2. The policy- holder's loss, Y, follows a distribution with density function f (y) = 2/y³ if y > 1 and 0 otherwise. What is the expected value of the benefit paid under the insurance policy? Let the payment be X, (0 if Y < 2 X = u(Y) = |Y – 2 if Y > 2
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