Marie-Pier Côté, Université Laval

Research

Background risk model Censoring (open claims)Copulas Global correlation Individual general insurance claims Multivariate analysis Rank-based inference Reserving

Latest funding

Refinements of general insurance pricing models
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$295,193
Modeling, inference and risk aggregation for dependent insurance losses
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Modeling, inference and risk aggregation for dependent insurance losses
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$161,000

All 4 grants and awards

Refinements of general insurance pricing models

Principal investigatorNSERC2025Advantage

Principal investigators: Côté, Marie-Pier

Keywords: Mathematical sciences; Information and communication services

$295,193

Modeling, inference and risk aggregation for dependent insurance losses

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Côté, MariePier

$12,500

Modeling, inference and risk aggregation for dependent insurance losses

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Côté, Marie-Pier

Keywords: copulas; multivariate analysis; risk aggregation; individual general insurance claims; rank-based inference; reserving; background risk model; global correlation; censoring (open claims)

$161,000

Big data analytics in insurance

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Badard, Thierry T

$1,608,692

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Background risk model Dear Professor Côté, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on background risk model connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Refinements of general insurance pricing models" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]