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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>📉 &#039;&#039;&#039;Aggregate exceedance probability (AEP)&#039;&#039;&#039; is a statistical metric used in [[Definition:Catastrophe modeling | catastrophe modeling]] that expresses the probability of total [[Definition:Loss | losses]] from all events in a given period exceeding a specified threshold. Unlike its counterpart, the [[Definition:Occurrence exceedance probability (OEP) | occurrence exceedance probability (OEP)]], which focuses on the single largest event, AEP captures the cumulative effect of multiple loss events — making it particularly valuable for [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurers]] and [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurers]] managing portfolios exposed to frequent, moderate-severity perils as well as rare catastrophic ones.<br /> <br /> ⚙️ Catastrophe models generate an AEP curve by simulating tens of thousands of possible annual loss outcomes and ranking them. Each point on the curve represents a loss amount paired with the probability that aggregate annual losses will exceed it. For example, a 1% AEP loss of $500 million means there is a one-in-one-hundred chance that total annual catastrophe losses for the portfolio will surpass that figure. [[Definition:Underwriter | Underwriters]] and [[Definition:Risk manager | risk managers]] use AEP outputs to calibrate [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] programs — particularly [[Definition:Aggregate excess of loss reinsurance | aggregate excess of loss]] treaties, where recoveries depend on cumulative rather than per-event losses. [[Definition:Rating agency | Rating agencies]] and regulators also reference AEP metrics when assessing a carrier&#039;s [[Definition:Capital adequacy | capital adequacy]] relative to its risk profile.<br /> <br /> 🔎 Getting the AEP analysis right has direct financial consequences. A carrier that relies solely on OEP metrics might adequately protect itself against a single devastating hurricane but remain dangerously exposed to a year in which several moderate storms, wildfires, and convective-storm events stack up. The 2017 North Atlantic hurricane season — featuring Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in rapid succession — illustrated exactly this scenario, with aggregate losses far exceeding what many carriers had modeled on a per-occurrence basis. As climate variability intensifies and [[Definition:Secondary peril | secondary perils]] like wildfire and severe convective storms grow in frequency, AEP has gained prominence in [[Definition:Enterprise risk management (ERM) | enterprise risk management]] frameworks, capital planning, and [[Definition:Solvency | solvency]] assessments across the global insurance market.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Occurrence exceedance probability (OEP)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Catastrophe modeling]]<br /> * [[Definition:Probable maximum loss (PML)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Aggregate excess of loss reinsurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Enterprise risk management (ERM)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Return period]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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