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THE ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CREDIBILITY THEORY IN ACTUARIAL PRACTICE

open access: yesPravo, 2014
Actuarial science is based on the use of financial and statistical models and depends on the practical framework, starting from the operation of the insurance market through the accounting system and the available data.
Nataša Papić Blagojević   +1 more
doaj  

From the Ne’er-Do-Well to the Criminal History Category: The Refinement of the Actuarial Model in Criminal Law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Harcourt discusses three developments in 20th century criminal law: the evolution of parole board decision-making in the early 20th century, the development of fixed sentencing guidelines in the late 20th century, and the growth of criminal profiling as ...
Harcourt, Bernard E.
core   +2 more sources

Modelling the fair value of annuities contracts: the impact of interest rate risk and mortality risk [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the problem of the fair valuation of annuities contracts. The market consistent valuation of these products requires a pricing framework which includes the two main sources of risk affecting the value of the ...
Ballotta, L., Esposito, G., Haberman, S.
core   +1 more source

Throughput in the UCT Actuarial Science programme: a microcosm of the profession’s transformation challenge

open access: yes, 2018
We employ survival analysis to investigate throughput rates, and certain demographic and educational factors that exert a significant influence on them, in the Actuarial Science programme at the University of Cape Town. The results contextualise the huge
D. Strugnell, S. Ranchod
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Rationale and design of the randomized ‘early ventricular assist device’—Trial (VAD‐DZHK3)

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, EarlyView.
The VAD‐DZHK3 trial is a randomised controlled study evaluating whether elective LVAD implantation improves outcomes in end‐stage heart failure (HF) patients listed for heart transplantation compared with delayed implantation after clinical deterioration.
Christoph Knosalla   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surplus analysis for variable annuities with a GMDB option [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In this paper, we analyze the insurance surplus for a Variable Annuity contract with a Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (GMDB) option. Initially, we derive the first two moments of the distribution of the surplus; and subsequently, we develop the whole ...
Haberman, S., Piscopo, G.
core  

Unlocking the Future of Insurance: The Power of Open Data, Digital Transformation, and Human Talent

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite rapid technological advancement in insurance, there remains a critical gap in understanding how open data initiatives affect employee digital competencies and organizational transformation. This research investigates this relationship through a systematic review of 51 scholarly articles published between 2018 and 2024, using structured
Narongsak Sukma, Siriporn Yamnill
wiley   +1 more source

Can Neuroscience Help Predict Future Antisocial Behavior? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Part I of this Article reviews the tools currently available to predict antisocial behavior. Part II discusses legal precedent regarding the use of, and challenges to, various prediction methods.
Anderson, Nathaniel E.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Twenty‐year survival outcomes after multipeptide vaccination for resected high‐risk melanoma: A post‐hoc analysis of a randomized clinical trial

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? While melanoma vaccines have shown therapeutic promise, predicting their clinical benefits is challenged by factors such as delayed response to immunotherapy and scarcity of biomarkers. Here, the authors examined the long‐term efficacy of vaccination with either 4 or 12 class I MHC‐restricted peptides in high‐risk melanoma.
Emily K. Ninmer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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