Actuarial theory for dependent risks; measures, orders and models.047001492X Actuarial ac·tu·ar·y n. pl. ac·tu·ar·ies A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums. [Latin theory for dependent risks; measures, orders and models. Ed. by M. Denuit et al. John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
2005 440 pages $120.00 Hardcover HG8781 Traditionally, insurance has assumed that each risk is independent of others, but recently have noticed certain dependence in, for example the remaining lifetimes of a husband and wife. Denuit (U. Catholique de Louvain Louvain (l  väN`), Du. Leuven, city (1991 pop. 85,018), Flemish Brabant prov., central Belgium, on the Dijle River. , Belgium Belgium (bĕl`jəm), Du. België, Fr. La Belgique, officially Kingdom of Belgium, constitutional kingdom (2005 est. pop. 10,364,000), 11,781 sq mi (30,513 sq km), NW Europe. ) J. Dhaene and M. Goovearts (both Katholieke U. Leuven,
Belgium, and U. van Amsterdam) and R. Kaas (U. van Amsterdam) explain to
academics and practitioners how to measure risk, compare risks, measure
the strength of dependence, compare dependence structures, and model the
dependent structure.
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