Author

Publication

2004-02-23 - Academic Press

Language

English

Word Count

67,000 words, Guess

Page Count

268 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100126801460
  • ISBN-139780126801460
  • Goodreads714000
  • LibraryThing1201266
  • Open LibraryOL9283836M

Description

This book explains what actuaries are, what they do, and where they do it. It describes the ideas, techniques, and skills involved in the day-to-day work of actuaries. This second edition has been updated to reflect the rise of social networking and the internet, the progress toward a global knowledge-based economy, and the global expansion of the actuarial field that has occurred since the first edition. - Publisher.

First Sentence

The word actuary comes from the Latin word actuarius, which referred to shorthand writers in the days when things like typewriters and computers hadn't even been thought of.

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Other Editions

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