{"product_id":"life-death-and-money-hardcover","title":"Life Death and Money - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Renn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssentials of Nuclear Medicine Physics, Instrumentation, and Radiation Biology\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eActuaries Make Financial Sense\u003c\/b\u003e of the Future Actuaries are experts in assessing the financial impact of tomorrow's uncertain events. They enable financial decisions to be made with more confidence by: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanalysing the past \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emodelling the future \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eassessing the risks involved, and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecommunicating what the results mean in financial terms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eActuaries Enable More Informed Decisions\u003c\/b\u003e Actuaries add value by enabling business and individuals to make better-informed decisions, with a clearer view of the likely range of financial outcomes from different future events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe actuary's skills in finance and in risk management are used extensively in the areas of insurance, pensions and investment. Within these industries, actuaries manage and lead in the design and pricing of products. Actuaries also advise on the overall management of insurance companies and pension schemes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActuarial skills are valuable for any business managing long-term financial projects both in the public and private sectors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActuaries apply professional rigour combined with a commercial approach to the decision-making process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eActuaries Balance the Interests of All\u003c\/b\u003e Actuaries balance their role in business management with responsibility for safeguarding the financial interests of the public. The duty of actuaries to consider the public interest is illustrated by their legal responsibilities for protecting the benefits promised by insurance companies and pension schemes. The profession's code of conduct demands the highest standards of personal integrity from its members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eActuaries are experts in assessing risk, so it is not surprising that over the past few years they have become involved in many new areas of financial planning, including the appraisal of major capital projects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of essays published to celebrate the Institute of Actuaries' 150th Anniversary, leading experts describe how actuarial concepts have contributed to many important social and financial developments, and how these ideas will continue to make financial sense of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEven non-mathematicians will find this book useful in understanding how the scientific bases of the insurance and pensions industries grew up, and how they work today.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors each write from the perspective of their own special expertise. They include five former presidents of the Institute of Faculty of Actuaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eActuaries Make Financial Sense\u003c\/b\u003e of the Future Actuaries are experts in assessing the financial impact of tomorrow's uncertain events. They enable financial decisions to be made with more confidence by: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanalysing the past \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emodelling the future \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eassessing the risks involved, and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecommunicating what the results mean in financial terms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eActuaries Enable More Informed Decisions\u003c\/b\u003e Actuaries add value by enabling business and individuals to make better-informed decisions, with a clearer view of the likely range of financial outcomes from different future events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe actuary's skills in finance and in risk management are used extensively in the areas of insurance, pensions and investment. Within these industries, actuaries manage and lead in the design and pricing of products. Actuaries also advise on the overall management of insurance companies and pension schemes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActuarial skills are valuable for any business managing long-term financial projects both in the public and private sectors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eActuaries apply professional rigour combined with a commercial approach to the decision-making process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eActuaries Balance the Interests of All\u003c\/b\u003e Actuaries balance their role in business management with responsibility for safeguarding the financial interests of the public. The duty of actuaries to consider the public interest is illustrated by their legal responsibilities for protecting the benefits promised by insurance companies and pension schemes. The profession's code of conduct demands the highest standards of personal integrity from its members.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerek Renn is the author of Life, Death and Money: Actuaries and the Development of Social and Financial Markets, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.31 x 6.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52298680566034,"sku":"9780631209065","price":159.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/emJ5Y2orWUlrZkZxWU1lUkFGSnlHdz09.webp?v=1779803575","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/life-death-and-money-hardcover","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}