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A Risky Business - An Actuary's Guide to Quantifying and Managing Risk in Society (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022) Loot Price: R1,592
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A Risky Business - An Actuary's Guide to Quantifying and Managing Risk in Society (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): Catrin...

A Risky Business - An Actuary's Guide to Quantifying and Managing Risk in Society (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)

Catrin Townsend

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Intangible, invisible and worth trillions, risk is everywhere. Its quantification and management are key to the success and failure of individuals, businesses and governments. Whether you're an interested observer or pursuing a career in risk, this book delves into the complex and multi-faceted work that actuaries undertake to quantify, manage and commodify risk-supporting our society and servicing a range of multi-billion-dollar industries. Starting at the most basic level, this book introduces key concepts in actuarial science, insurance and pensions. Through case studies, explanations and mathematical examples, it fosters an understanding of current industry practice. This book celebrates the long history of actuarial science and poses the problems facing actuaries in the future, exploring complex global risks including climate change, aging populations, healthcare models and pandemic epidemiology from an actuarial perspective. It gives practical advice for new and potential actuaries on how to identify an area of work to go into, how best to navigate (and pass!) actuarial exams and how to develop your skills post-qualification. A Risky Business illuminates how actuaries are central to society as we know it, revealing what they do and how they do it. It is the essential primer on actuarial science.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: Switzerland
Release date: September 2022
First published: 2022
Authors: Catrin Townsend
Dimensions: 235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 409
Edition: 1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13: 978-3-03-111672-8
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Probability & statistics
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Decision theory > Risk assessment
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > General
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LSN: 3-03-111672-0
Barcode: 9783031116728

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