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Just how risky are equities over the long term?
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 24th September 1991 JUST HOW RISKY ARE EQUITIES OVER THE LONG TERM? by Patrick Lee JUST HOW RISKY ARE EQUITIES OVER THE LONG TERM? CONTENTS Page (1) Introduction 3 (2) How Long Does The Long Term Have To ... read more >>
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History of life assurance in the United Kingdom, III
257 History of Life Assurance in the United Kingdom. By CORNELIUS WALFORD, F.I.A. (Continued from p. 133.) The second life assurance project in 1710 to be noticed is the following. 2. This day (16th December 1710) are published from the Office, at the ... read more >>
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The financial management of a life assurance sales operation
Presented to the Institute of Actuaries Students' Society on 6th January 1981 ACTUARIAL MANAGEMENT OF A UNIT-LINKED OFFICE by M. Iqbal 1 ACTUARIAL MANAGEMENT OF A UNIT-LINKED OFFICE by M Iqbal Presented to Institute of Actuaries Student Society on ... read more >>
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Long term care
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 14th May 1991 LONG TERM CARE by Peter Gatenby BSc, FIA by Peter Gatenby, B.Sc, F.I.A Contents 1. Background 2. Care Needs of the Elderly 3. Care Services and the Cost of Care 4. Meeting the Shortfall 5. ... read more >>
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Outstanding claims reserves
SESSION E1/F1 GENERAL INSURANCE CONVENTION 1991 LLANDRINDOD WELLS 23-26 OCTOBER CLAIMS MADE 1991 General Insurance Convention COVERAGE TRIGGERS by Colin Czapiewski and David Craighead 1. Introduction 1.1 There is a considerable vacuum in the knowledge ... read more >>
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Actuaries and communication skills
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 18th November 1997 ACTUARIES AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS by Eric Short ACTUARIES and COMMUNICATION SKILLS by ERIC SHORT "An outcome is not rendered satisfactory by the delivery of information, no matter ... read more >>
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Pension funding modelling and stochastic investment returns
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 6th March 1990 FURTHER APPLICATIONS OF STOCHASTIC INVESTMENT MODELS by Peter Lockyer FIA 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Economic time-series models provide the actuary with a useful tool when advising his clients on ... read more >>
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Reports of assurance companies, I
Ćgis Life Assurance Company: Report\; Alfred Life Assurance Society: Report\; Alliance Marine Assurance Company: Report\; Atlas: Report\; British Empire Mutual Fire Assurance Company: Report\; British Empire Mutual Life Assurance Company: Report\; Catholic ... read more >>
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Defining and exploiting investment manager skills
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 18th January 1994 DEFINING AND EXPLOITING INVESTMENT MANAGER SKILLS by Roger Urwin DEFINING AND EXPLOITING INVESTMENT MANAGER SKILLS Section 1 Introduction Page 2 2 The Investment Process 3 Investment ... read more >>
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Building a credible life office model
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 28th April 1998 BUILDING A CREDIBLE LIFE OFFICE MODEL by Phil Brooks and Tamsin Abbey Contents Introduction Model Outputs Model Structure The Liability Model The Asset Model Bringing Assets and ... read more >>
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Miscellanea, II
The mortality of the Scottish Widows' Fund and Life Assurance Society, 1815 to 1845\; Intensity of diseases at different periods of life\; Risks from gunpowder in Liverpool\; Marine insurance in 1693\; Advice to choose honest insurers\; The interest of the ... read more >>
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Design of company pension arrangements
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 30th March 1993 DESIGN OF COMPANY PENSION ARRANGEMENTS by John J Mason DESIGN OF COMPANY PENSION ARRANGEMENTS Section Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Introduction Why bother with company schemes? Recent ... read more >>
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The actuary and the unfair contract terms directive
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 13th December 1994 THE ACTUARY AND THE UNFAIR CONTRACT TERMS DIRECTIVE by Paul Kennedy To be read in conjunction with the accompanying ABI Guidance Note The actuary and the unfair contract terms ... read more >>
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Life office investment strategy
LIFE OFFICE INVESTMENT STRATEGY by Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 19th May 1992 Malcolm Kemp MA, FIA CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. A FRAMEWORK FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT 3. AN OVERVIEW OF LIFE OFFICE PRACTICE 4. THE DETAILS 5. ... read more >>
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Disclosure by general insurance companies
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 21st March 1995 THE IMPACT OF THE NEW DISCLOSURE REGIME by David Addison and Martin Pike THE IMPACT OF THE NEW DISCLOSURE REGIME Section 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Background to the new disclosure ... read more >>
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Ostriches and Emus
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 19th May 1998 OSTRICHES AND EMUS by Martin Nash, Michael Rennie and Paul Sheppard PECKING ORDER OSTRICHES AND EMUS 1 1 General Introduction 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Reasons for this Paper 1 Will the UK Join ... read more >>
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OLAB: Overseas life assurance business or opportunity lost and buried? A review of the tax environment of OLAB and the issues arising
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 28th October 1997 OLAB OVERSEAS LIFE ASSURANCE BUSINESS OR OPPORTUNITY LOST AND BURIED? by Paul Turnbull "Insurance is complicated and tax is even more complicated and the combination of the two is almost ... read more >>
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Developing products which are bought not sold
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 25th October 1994 DEVELOPING PRODUCTS WHICH ARE BOUGHT NOT SOLD by Keith Abercromby and Joanna Hall DEVELOPING PRODUCTS WHICH ARE BOUGHT NOT SOLD CONTENTS Section 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. INTRODUCTION DRIVERS ... read more >>
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Demography: the effects of changing population profiles
Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 24th January 1995 DEMOGRAPHY THE EFFECTS OF CHANGING POPULATION PROFILES by Dermot Grenham DEMOGRAPHY: THE EFFECTS OF CHANGING POPULATION PROFILES Dermot Grenham DPhil FIA CHAPTER 1 Introduction 2 Basic ... read more >>
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Life office investment strategy
LIFE OFFICE INVESTMENT STRATEGY by Presented to the Staple Inn Actuarial Society on 19th May 1992 Malcolm Kemp MA, FIA CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. A FRAMEWORK FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT 3. AN OVERVIEW OF LIFE OFFICE PRACTICE 4. THE DETAILS 5. ... read more >>