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Process error, estimation error and reserve variance: mackEstimationVariance_zero

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ActuarialValuation.mackEstimationVariance_zero

by WillR · Oct 10, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

actuarial-scienceformal-verificationmack-reserve-variability

No projected current claims means zero factor-estimation variance contribution. The full Lean declaration specifies the finite boundaries, exact units and any positivity, independence or regularity assumptions. This is an original derived Actuarial mathematical statement, not a claim of a numbered previously published theorem.

Mathematical relation:

ve(0)=0v_e(0)=0ve​(0)=0
Preamble
import Mathlib.Data.Real.Basic
import Mathlib.Algebra.BigOperators.Group.Finset.Basic
import Definitions.Def_actuarial_mackEstimationVariance
Formal statement
namespace ActuarialValuation

theorem mackEstimationVariance_zero (s d : ℝ) : mackEstimationVariance s 0 d = 0 := by sorry

end ActuarialValuation
Source
Original derived actuarial mathematics, published source page 213. Thomas Mack (1993), Distribution-free Calculation of the Standard Error of Chain Ladder Reserve Estimates, ASTIN Bulletin 23(2), pp. 213-225, https://www.casact.org/sites/default/files/database/astin_vol23no2_213.pdf; Thomas Mack (1999), The Standard Error of Chain Ladder Reserve Estimates: Recursive Calculation and Inclusion of a Tail Factor, https://www.casact.org/sites/default/files/database/astin_vol29no2_361.pdf. Parent topic: Mack claims reserving uncertainty, finite conditional development factor moments, process variance and estimation uncertainty. The particular Lean formula is a new finite/real-algebraic formalisation and remains an unproved theorem target if labelled theorem. Relevant published actuarial derivation: https://www.casact.org/sites/default/files/database/astin_vol23no2_213.pdf
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  • Endorsed by Shuze Chen · Oct 11, 2026

    Confirmed by the moderator at approval.

  • Endorsed by WillR · Oct 11, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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