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Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, Volume 75 - Issue 1 - June 1949

Contents

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Research Article

  • The Distribution of Sickness

  • L. E. Coward
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    18 August 2016, pp. 12-38

  • ‘The fact that many applications of probability are based on belief or faith should not discourage us; for it is better to do something, though it may not be quite reliable, than nothing.’

    J. V. Uspensky

    This paper is concerned with the application of probability theory to sickness. An attempt is made to explore the form, and in particular the standard deviation, of the distribution of the sickness experienced by a body of lives. It appears that, in the past, none but empirical investigations have been made in this field, the theoretical foundation being entirely lacking. The only exceptions are Sir George Hardy's paper in J.I.A. Vol. XXVII, and the paper in J.S.S. Vol. VII by R. E. Beard on The standard deviation of the distribution of sickness. This statistic, as Beard points out, appears to have been practically ignored by British actuaries hitherto.

  • The Dissolution of a Superannuation Society

  • R. C. B. Lane
  • Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    18 August 2016, pp. 39-68

  • This paper is founded as factually as possible on a case which arose in practice. Originally it was intended to present the paper as a collection of the actual documents, letters, valuation reports and so on, with only a minimum of outright description. Unfortunately, it gradually became clear that the result would not be suitable and practically the whole has been rewritten. Nevertheless, an attempt has been made to retain as much of the atmosphere as possible.

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Memoirs

  • Abraham Levine

  • A. D. B.
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    18 August 2016, pp. 130-133
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  • Henry James Baker

  • A. T. W.
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    18 August 2016, p. 134
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  • James Douglas Watson

  • W. P. E.
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    18 August 2016, pp. 135-136
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