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For the Poisson distribution, GN​(z)=eλ(z−1), so the aggregate has a compound Poisson distribution and
κS​(t)=λ(MX1​​(t)−1).​
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Three differentiations immediately give
κS,3​=E(S−ES)3=λm3​=λEX13​.​
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The first two cumulants are λm1​ and λm2​. If λ>0 and claim sizes are strictly positive, m3​>0, so the paper's unstandardized skewness is strictly positive. For the degenerate count λ=0, the aggregate is zero and the third central moment is zero; strict positivity presumes a positive claim intensity.

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