Actuarial Research Clearing House Table of Contents 2006.1

• 2006.1 Proceedings
• Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
• Mexico City, Mexico
• August 11–13, 2005

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Table of Contents

 

Topic/Title/Author(s)

Actuarial and Statistical Models

• A Dynamic Programming Approach to Valuing Reload Executive Stock Options
• P. Dayandanda (Abstract Only)

• Applications of Capture–Recapture Methods
• T. Herzog (Complete Article)

• Bootstrap Estimation of the Conditional Tail Expectation (CTE)
• H.T. Kim (Abstract Only)

• Estimating Trends with Percentage of Smoothness Chosen by the User
• V. Guerrero (Abstract Only)

• Fuzzy Regression Models and the Term Structure of Interest Rates
• A. Shapiro (Complete Article)

• Predicting Health Care Expenditures with Correlation Between Inpatient and Outpatient Utilizations
• J. Gao (Abstract Only)

• Risk Management at a Leading Canadian Bank: An Actuarial Science Graduate’s View
• Y. Zhou (Abstract)
• Y Zhou (Complete Article)

• Useful Properties of the Three–Parameter Burr XII Distribution
• Y. Wang (Abstract Only )

Education

• A Joined–Up Syllabus for Technical Actuarial Education
• M. Hardy (Abstract Only)

• Mistakes? We’ve Seen a Few
• J. Shepherd (Complete Article)

• Risk Management Education
• R. Brown (Presentation Slides)

• The Work of the SOA Accreditation implementation Task Force: A Status Report and Opportunity for Feedback
• W. Luckner (Complete Article)

Insurance Topics

• A Comparison of Methods for Modeling an Aggregate Life Insurance Claims Distribution
• S. Christiansen, T. Edwalds (Abstract Only )

• Bancassurance in India: Who Ties the Knot and Why
• T. Sinha (Complete Article)

• Bayesian Claims Reserving When There Are Negative Values in the Runoff Triangle
• E. de Alba, M. Corzo (Complete Article)

• Long Term Deferred Annuity Products
• Y. Liu (Abstract Only)

• Longitudinal Modeling of Singapore Automobile Insurance
• E. Frees, E. Valdez (Abstract Only )

• Rainfall Insurance
• E. Baqueiro, T. Sinha (Complete Article)

• Tail Index Estimation for Partitioned Insurance Losses
• J. Henry, III, P.H. Hsieh (Abstract Only)

Mortality Issues

• An Interpolation Method to Produce Continuous Force of Mortality
• S. Hossain (Abstract Only)

• Analysis of Mortality Data Using Smoothing Spline Poisson Regression
• N.D. Shyamalkumar (Complete Article)

• Mortality Under Standard Individuality Life Insurance Between 1999–2002 Anniversaries
• J. Rendon (Presentation Slides)

• Mexican Demographics
• L. Huerta (Presentation Slides)

• Phase–Type Law of Mortality
• X. Lin, X. Liu (Abstract Only)

• Projecting the Mortality Experience of Canadian Assured Lives
• J. Li (Abstract Only)

Pensions

• A Better–Defined Benefit Contribution Policy: Contribute No Less than the Normal Cost
• D. Kausch (Complete Article)

• A Comparative Study of IBNR Methodologies for the Colombian Pension System
• A. Correa, L. Gutierrez, A.F. Ochoa (Abstract Only)

• Analysis of the Pension Reform in Mexico
• H. Sandoval (Complete Article)

• Pricing of Guaranteed Products for Defined Benefit Pension Funds
• M. Saxonov (Complete Article)

• Provisions for Adverse Deviations: The Margin Based Approach for Setting Assumptions for Pension Plans
• K. Shand (Abstract Only)

• Some Salary Scale Estimation Methods for Pension Valuations
• G. Palacios Horscheck (Abstract Only)

• The Cost of Minimum Pension Guarantee
• A. Renteria, T. Sinha (Complete Article)

• The Valuation of Hybrid Pension Plan
• K. Chen (Abstract)
• K. Chen (Presentation Slides)

• Topics in Lump Sum Payments from Defined Benefit Pension Plans
• K. Hays (Abstract Only)

Finance Theory

• Catastrophe Options with Stochastic Interest Rates and Compound Poisson Losses
• S. Jaimungal, T. Wang (Abstract Only)

• CTE and Capital Allocation Under the Skew Elliptical Distributions
• K. Tan (Abstract Only)

• Estimating the 5th Percentile of the DJI Daily Returns
• J. Zhu (Abstract Only)

• Insurance Capital as a Shared Asset
• D. Mango (Complete Article)

• On Indifference Pricing for Double–Trigger Reinsurance Products
• S. Jaimungal, S. Nayak (Abstract Only)

• Operational Risk Capital Provisions for Banks and Insurance Companies
• E. Afambo (Complete Article)

• Pricing American Options on Exponential Levy Processes
• A. Kolkiewicz (Abstract Only)

• Study of Variance Reduction Techniques for American Option Pricing
• J. La, C. Lemieux (Abstract Only)

Risk Theory

• Adjustment Coefficient in the Sparre Anderson Model with Reinsurance
• Z. Li (Complete Article)

• Analysis of the Discounted Penalty Function in a Discrete–Time Risk Model with Dependence
• D. Landriault (Abstract Only)

• Factors Affecting Labour Risks Severity
• N. Perez, A. Yanez (Complete Article)

• Modeling Natural Catastrophe Risk: An Application to Earthquakes and Hurricanes
• M. Boudreault, H. Cossette, E. Marceau (Abstract Only)

• On the Expected Discounted Penalty Function for Levy Risk Processes
• J. Garrido, M. Morales (Complete Article)

• Ruin Measures in Risk Models with Time Dependent Claim Amounts
• M. Boudreault, H. Cossette, D. Landriault, E. Marceau (Abstract Only)

• The Compound Poisson Risk Model with a Threshold Dividend Strategy
• X. Lin, K. Pavlova (Abstract Only)