Statistical model of risk assessment of insurance company’s functioning

The article studies the basic problems of studying the risks of insurance companies’ functioning. It distinguishes the main types of risks of losses that occur during the functioning of insurers. Considering the fact that in practical activity of insurance companies not all types of risks are realized it is offered to use the algorithm of constructing a model for risk assessment of insurance companies’ operations. The model is based on the essential requirements and defining features of statistical models, including: risk assessment on the basis of probability theory.