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This chapter briefly reviews Bayesian statistics, Markov chain Monte Carlo methods, and non-life insurance claims reserving methods. Some of the most influential literature are listed in this chapter. Two Bayesian inferential engines, BUGS and Stan, are introduced. At the end the monograph structure is given and the general notation is introduced.
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Gao, G. (2018). Introduction. In: Bayesian Claims Reserving Methods in Non-life Insurance with Stan. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3609-6_1
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