RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 URBANÍKOVÁ, Marta T1 STOCHASTIC METHODS IN INSURANCE JF Trends in education YR 2009 VO 2 IS 1 SP 235 OP 238 UL https://tvv-journal.upol.cz/en/artkey/tvv-200901-0054.php AB The contribution deals with the possibility of using the stochastic methods in insurance. The models are based on the probability distribution of a random variable representing the amount of claims. Particularly, Log-normal, Gama, Beta, Paret and compound Poisson distributions are used. These models allow for an effective calculation of a risk premium.