Practical Risk Theory for Actuaries
eBook - ePub

Practical Risk Theory for Actuaries

  1. 576 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Practical Risk Theory for Actuaries

About this book

This classic textbook covers all aspects of risk theory in a practical way. It builds on from the late R.E. Beard's extremely popular book Risk Theory, but features more emphasis on simulation and modeling and on the use of risk theory as a practical tool. Practical Risk Theory is a textbook for practicing and student actuaries on the practical asp

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Yes, you can access Practical Risk Theory for Actuaries by C.D. Daykin,T. Pentikainen,Martti Pesonen in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Mathematics & Probability & Statistics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. MONOGRAPHS ON STATISTICS AND APPLIED PROBABILITY
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Nomenclature
  9. PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF PRACTICAL RISK THEORY
  10. PART TWO STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS OF INSURANCE BUSINESS
  11. APPENDIX A: Derivation of the Poisson formula
  12. Appendix B: Pólya and Gamma distributions
  13. Appendix C: Asymptotic behaviour of the compound mixed
  14. Appendix D: Numerical calculation of the normal d.f.
  15. Appendix E: Derivation of the recursion formula for F
  16. Appendix F: Simulation
  17. Appendix G: Time series
  18. Appendix H: Portfolio selection
  19. Appendix I: Solutions to exercises
  20. Bibliography
  21. Subject index
  22. Author index