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Insurance and the “Irrationalization” of Disaster Policy: A Political Crisis Theory for an Age of Climate Risk

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the last several years, disaster insurance programs around the world have experienced disruptions that many observers interpret to be a primary symptom of “climate crisis” (Bittle 2024). Governments have responded to these disruptions through disjointed and at times contradictory measures: they treat disasters, alternately, as “Acts of God”
Stephen J. Collier
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Class Imbalance Problem in Health Data Classification: Practical Application From an Oversampling Viewpoint

Applied Computational Intelligence and Soft Computing
While analyzing health data is important for improving health outcomes, class imbalance in datasets poses major challenges to machine learning classification models.
Edmund Fosu Agyemang, Joseph Agyapong Mensah, Eric Nyarko, Dennis Arku, Benedict Mbeah-Baiden, Enock Opoku, Ezekiel Nii Noye Nortey   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Editorial for special issue on advances in Actuarial Science and quantitative finance. [PDF]

Methodol Comput Appl Probab, 2022
Feng R, Figueroa-López JE, Guo J, Lefèvre C.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Faculty Positions in Actuarial Science and/or Mathematical Finance in the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University [PDF]

, 2007
Shaoyu Wang
openalex   +2 more sources

Completeness and Quality of Data for Children in Medicaid Comprehensive Managed Care Compared to Fee‐for‐Service, 2001–2019

Health Services Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the data in national Medicaid research files for children enrolled in comprehensive managed care (CMC) vs. fee‐for‐service (FFS). Study Setting and Design This observational study utilized inpatient, other services, and pharmacy files in national Medicaid data from 2001 to 2019.
Kristen Lloyd, Sanika Rege, Stephen Crystal, Mark Olfson, Daniel B. Horton, Hillary Samples   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring Multivariate Copula Models and Fuzzy Interest Rates in Assessing Family Annuity Products

JTAM (Jurnal Teori dan Aplikasi Matematika)
This research explores the development of a reversionary annuity product transformed into a family annuity covering three individuals: husband, wife, and children.
Kurnia Novita Sari, Ady Febrisutisyanto, Randi Deautama, Nursiti Azirah, Pida Mahani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Index Creation, Information Changes, and Financing*

Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study how stock index inclusion affects corporate financing using a global sample of 198 index events—primarily new index launches—across 21 markets. Firms added to indexes issue more public debt but not equity, leading to a sustained increase in leverage.
VIDHAN K. GOYAL, DANIEL URBAN, WENTING ZHAO   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carillion's Fall: Accounting for Construction Projects*

Accounting Perspectives, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case describes the circumstances surrounding the fall of Carillion plc, a large UK construction company. Carillion issued a series of write‐downs that hurt investor confidence and led to debt covenant violations. Students assume the role of a fictional investor, Holly Chapman, who has lost money investing in Carillion.
Mary Gillett, Darren Henderson, Pooja Krishen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

5th Conference in Actuarial Science & Finance on Samos, September 4-7, 2008 [PDF]

, 2008
D Louvain
openalex   +2 more sources

FEATURES OF USING VBA IN TEACHING ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS

Фізико-математична освіта
The article is devoted to the analysis of practice of application of specific computational techniques within MS Excel, including VBA, for teaching selected topics in actuarial mathematics. Formulation of the problem.
Volodymyr Zubchenko, Rostyslav Yamnenko
doaj   +3 more sources