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Barry Phipps tells Plus how he bridges the gap between the arts and sciences as an exhibition curator.

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Get the maths of this famous fractal

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June 2008
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insurance

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Tags: Bernoulli : St. Petersburg Paradox : utility function : expected prize : insurance


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If you had a crystal ball that allowed you to see your future, what would you arrange differently about your finances? Plus talks to the Government Actuary, Chris Daykin about the pensions crisis, and how actuaries use statistical and modelling techniques to plan for all our futures.

Tags: mathematical modelling : actuarial mathematics : pension : life insurance : statistical prediction : mathematics in the media : forecasting : insurance : stochastic process : multistate modelling


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Shane Whelan likes a challenge, and his career path has been defined both by what he enjoyed and by a desire to keep learning. Becoming an actuary seemed like the perfect solution.

Tags: statistics : pension : insurance : fund management : stock market


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Find out about what it is like to work as an actuary with Watson Wyatt Partners Worldwide. There's also salary information and a careers contact point.

Tags: statistics : actuarial mathematics : insurance