An Actuarial Exploration of Fantasy Football Insurance : Modeling Relative Injury Risk in Professional Athletes

Abstract

The purpose of the project was to price and analyze the profitability of a hypothetical fantasy football insurance product. To accomplish this, various statistical techniques were explored to help predict player injury risk in the National Football League (NFL). These predictions were utilized to formulate team-based premiums for 2021. Profitability was then examined based on actual outcomes.