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A Stochastic Approach to Actuarial Functions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2016

A. H. Pollard  and
J. H. Pollard
A. H. Pollard
Affiliation:
Macquarie University and University of Cambridge*
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The classical approach to actuarial problems has been deterministic. That is, the assumption has been made that the number of policies in force is large, that chance fluctuations are unimportant, and that the use of mean values is adequate. The actual cost to a company of an annuity, for example, may in fact vary from nothing (if the annuitant dies immediately) to a large amount (if he lives to be a nonogenarian). On average, the cost will be ax, and for many purposes, this value is good enough.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Institute of Actuaries , Volume 95 , Issue 1 , June 1969 , pp. 79 - 113
Copyright
Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 1969

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