Iberian Actuarial Climate Index (IACI) v.0.2

Abstract

IACI (v.0.2) is the first version (0) of the Iberian Actuarial Climate Index, now completed in this new version (0.2) to all the Spanish provinces and autonomous regions from 1961 to 2023. It has been developed at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, in the Department of Actuarial and Financial Economics & Statistics. IACI (v.0.2) has been built following the guidelines that can be found in Zhou, N., Vilar-Zanón, J. L., Garrido, J., & Martínez, A. J. H. (2023, December). On the definition of an actuarial climate index for the Iberian Peninsula. In Anales del Instituto de Actuarios Españoles (No. 29, pp. 37-59). This can be downloaded from: https://doi.org/10.26360/2023_3 This last version of IACI (v.0.2) consists of: TIME EXTENSION: *From 1961 to 2023 PERIODS: *Monthly: January to December. *Seasonal: Seasons are the following -Q1 (DEC, JAN, FEB), -Q2 (MAR, APR, MAY), -Q3 (JUN, JUL, AUG), - Q4 (SEP, OCT, NOV). GEOGRAPHICAL EXTENSION: *Iberian Peninsula (excluding the Canary and Balearic Islands, and the autonomous African cities of Ceuta and Melilla) *The index particularized to the following geographical areas: -Spain (Except the Canary and Balearic Islands and the autonomous African cities of Ceuta and Melilla). -Portugal (continental) . -Andorra. -Spanish provinces: All the Spanish provinces are now included in the IACI (except the Canary and Balearic Islands). -Spanish Autonomous Regions: All except the Canary and Balearic Islands, and the autonomous African cities of Ceuta and Melilla.