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- Beard, R. E.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 341-353
Some further experiments in the use of the incomplete gamma function for the calculation of actuarial functions
341 SOME FURTHER EXPERIMENTS IN THE USE OF THE INCOMPLETE GAMMA FUNCTION FOR THE CALCULATION OF ACTUARIAL FUNCTIONS BY R. E. BEARD, M.B.E., F.I.A., A.S.A. Assistant General Manager, Pearl Assurance Company Ltd. INTRODUCTION THE experiments ... read more >>
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- Elderton, W. P.; Seal, H. L.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 368-372
Notes on other actuarial journals
368 NOTES ON OTHER ACTUARIAL JOURNALS BY SIR WILLIAM ELDERTON, K.B.E., PH.D. (OSLO), F.I.A., F.F.A., AND H. L. SEAL, B.Sc., PH.D., F.F.A. AMERICA Transactions of the Society of Actuaries, Vol. III, No. 7, September 1951 HOWELL, V. The economic ... read more >>
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 151-167
Reviews I
151 REVIEWS The Registrar General’s Statistical Review of England and Wales. [1940–1945 Text, Vol. I, Medical. H.M.S.O. 6 s. 6 d. 1940–1945 Text, Vol. II, Civil. H.M.S.O. 5 s. 0 d. 1946— 1947 Text, Vol. I, Medical. H.M.S.O. 6 s. 6 d .] THE war of ... read more >>
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- Elderton, W. P.; Seal, H. L.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 131-140
Notes on other actuarial journals
131 NOTES ON THE FINANCIAL TIMES- ACTUARIES EQUITY SHARE INDICES IN 1983 by J. C. H. BRUMWELL, M.A., F.I.A. 1. Classification of Stock Exchange Securities by Industry The original classifications were set out in the 1970 note in this series ... read more >>
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- Elderton, W. P.; Seal, H. L.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 248-249
Notes on other actuarial journals
248 NOTES ON OTHER ACTUARIAL JOURNALS BY SIR WILLIAM ELDERTON, K.B.E., PH.D. (OSLO), F.I.A., F.F.A., AND H. L. SEAL, B.Sc., PH.D., F.F.A. AUSTRALASIA Transactions of the Actuarial Society of Australasia, Vol. v, 1945–46 COOKSEY, W. J. Presidential ... read more >>
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- Bizley, M. T. L.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 122
On the coefficients in the expansion of [formula]
122 ON THE COEFFICIENTS IN THE EXPANSION OF e let BY M. T. L. BIZLEY, F.I.A., F.S.S., F.I.S. R. E. BEARD (J.I.A. LXXVI, 152) has derived the expansion of eet and e-et and has shown that the coefficients which he obtains can be expressed in terms of ... read more >>
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 366-367
Notes on the Transactions of the Faculty of Actuaries
366 NOTES ON THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE FACULTY OF ACTUARIES VOL. XX, PART 1 (NO. 174), 1951 Ross, J. M., President. Inaugural Address, pp. 1–12. Considers the contribution of life assurance to national savings, and some aspects of the incidence of ... read more >>
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 150
Memoirs I
150 MEMOIR ROBERT HORNBY WOFFINDIN ROBERT HORNBY WOFFINDIN was killed, with two of his senior officials, in a car accident in July last, at the early age of 57. At the time of his death he was President, for the year 1950-51, of the Actuarial ... read more >>
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 375-377
Official publications
375 ACTUARIAL NOTE ON THE SWITCHING OF GILT-EDGED STOCKS by A. T. JAMIESON, B.Sc., F.F.A., F.S.S. It is well-known that in gilt-edged switching it may be possible to carry out a “ closing ” operation to show a capital profit, although apparently ... read more >>
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- Haycocks, H. W.; Pegler, J. B. H.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 250-254
Articles of actuarial interest
250 ARTICLES OF ACTUARIAL INTEREST BY H. w. HAYCOCKS, B.Sc. (EcoN.), F.I.A., AND J. B. H. PEGLER, F.I.A. THE POPULATION INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE Population Studies Vol. IV, No. 4, March 1951 BROWN, S. P. Analysis of a hypothetical stationary ... read more >>
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 257-264
Reviews II
257 REVIEWS Friendly Societies. By W. T. C. BLAKE, F.I.A., and J. M. MOORE, F.I.A. [Pp. viii + 126. Cambridge: Published for the Institute of Actuaries and the Faculty of Actuaries at the University Press, 1951. 12 s. 6 d. ] THIS book, one of the ... read more >>
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 362-365
Continuous mortality investigation: pensioners under life-office pension schemes
362 CONTINUOUS MORTALITY INVESTIGATION: PENSIONERS UNDER LIFE-OFFICE PENSION SCHEMES AT the beginning of 1948 the continuous Mortality Investigation was extended to pensioners who had retired under life-office pension schemes. Thirty offices agreed ... read more >>
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- MacGillivray, E. J.; Houseman, D.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: [1]-[47]
Legal notes
LEGAL NOTES BY EVAN JAMES MACGILLIVRAY, B.A., LL.B. One of Her Majesty’s Counsel AND DAVID HOUSEMAN, A.I.A. (Solicitor) Trust and Claims Secretary, The London Life Association Ltd. John Shields and Co. (Perth) Ltd. v. Commissioners of Inland ... read more >>
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- Evans, A. W.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 238-247
Some compound interest approximations
238 SOME COMPOUND INTEREST APPROXIMATIONS BY A. W. EVANS, F.I.A. Actuary and Manager, The London Life Association Ltd. INTRODUCTION WHEN the employment of ( a )-½ as a medium for first-difference interpolation was suggested in J.I.A. LXXII, 453, no ... read more >>
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 378-386
Memoirs II
GEORGE JAMES LIDSTONE 378 MEMOIRS GEORGE JAMES LIDSTONE THERE can be few members of the profession who did not feel a sense of loss on learning of the death of G. J. Lidstone on 12 May 1952. Lidstone was born on 11 December 1870 in London and was ... read more >>
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- Haycocks, H. W.; Pegler, J. B. H.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 141-143
Articles of actuarial interest
141 ARTICLES OF ACTUARIAL INTEREST BY H. W. HAYCOCKS, B.Sc. (EcoN.), F.I.A., AND J. B. H. PEGLER, F.I.A. OXFORD UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS Bulletin December 1950 and February 1951 LANGLEY, KATHLEEN M. The distribution ofcapital in private ... read more >>
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- Hocking, W. S.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 354-361
The recent mortality of males in England and Wales in later middle life
354 THE RECENT MORTALITY OF MALES IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN LATER MIDDLE LIFE BY W. S. HOCKING, O.B.E., F.I.A. of the Government Actuary’s Department DURING the discussion on Beard’s paper ( J.I.A. LXXVII, 425) A. C. Edwards commented on the ... read more >>
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 387-395
Reviews III
387 REVIEWS Applied Statistics. Edited by L. H. C. TIPPETT. [A Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Vol. 1, No. 1, March 1952. To be published three times a year. Oliver and Boyd Ltd., Edinburgh. Single number 10S., annual subscription 25s.] ... read more >>
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- Haycocks, H. W.; Pegler, J. B. H.
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 373-374
Articles of actuarial interest
373 ARTICLES OF ACTUARIAL INTEREST BY H. W. HAYCOCKS, B.Sc. (ECON.), F.I.A., AND J. B. H. PEGLER,F.I.A AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION Journal Vol.XLVI, No. 253. March 1951 SAVAGE, L. J. The theory of statistical decision. An informal exposition ... read more >>
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- Journal of the Institute of Actuaries [JIA] (1952) 78: 366-367
Notes on the Transactions of the Faculty of Actuaries
366 MEMOIR ARTHUR HUNTER A COLUMN of the New York Times of 29 January 1964 carried the headline ‘ARTHUR HUNTER, ACTUARY, IS DEAD’. The wording is more direct than would be used in news- papers in this country but such was the reputation of Dr Arthur ... read more >>