Poisson- Weighted Lindley Distribution and Its Application on Insurance Claim Data

This paper introduces a new two-parameter mixed Poisson distribution, namely the Poisson-weighted Lindley (P-WL), which is obtained by mixing the Poisson with a new class of weighted Lindley distributions. The closed form, the moment generating function and the probability generating function are derived. The parameter estimations methods of moments and the maximum likelihood procedure are provided. Some simulation studies are conducted to investigate the performance of P-WL distribution. In addition, the compound P-WL distribution is derived and some applications to insurance area based on observations of the number of claims and on observations of the total amount of claims incurred will be illustrated.