Description: The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the undergraduate research in actuarial science at Ball State University. Abstracts of 23 honors theses, with brief comments about the students' careers, are given. Common characteristics of the theses are described. Helpful techniques for advising thesis writing students are provided. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1996, Vol. 1.

Description: This paper presents a model is which can be used for certain annuities when interest rates and future lifetimes are random. These can be used in determining contingency reserves for possible adverse interest and mortality experience for collections of life annuity contracts. Certain boundary crossing probabilities for the stochastic process component of the model are obtained. From Actuarial Research Clearing House 1991, VOL. 1.

Description: In this paper, a mathematical model is constructed to study the deviations of claims, investment performance, operating expenses, and lapse expenses as random stochastic processes. Discussions of the paper submitted by 2 readers follows

Description: Book comprises 27 papers from a 1982 symposium in honor of Robert J. Myers. Review describes the 27 papers that make up the volume, and gives an overall very positive review.

Description: This paper derives formulas for obtaining the ruin function and the distribution of total claims of collective risk theory. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1968, Vol. 20, Pt. 1, No. 57.

Description: The purpose of this paper is to explain several actuarial-demographic-statistical techniques and show their application in medical investigations. Actuarial Research Clearing House 1979, VOL. 1

Description: This paper derives a formula for approximating the ruin function of collective risk theory. Use of the ruin function to determine the amount of initial capital needed for a new line of business is discussed. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1969, Vol. 21, Pt. 1, No. 59 AB.

Description: This paper restates formulae from three textbooks for the Society of Actuaries Course 161 examination which do not use the same set of notation into a common notation. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House 1989, Vol. 2. From the Actuarial Research Clearing House ARCH 1989 Vol. 2.

Description: This paper discusses teaching demography at the college level, some associated problems, and it provides an extensive syllabus for demography. From ACTUARIAL RESEARCH CLEARING HOUSE, 1980 VOL. 2.

Description: The subject of this paper is a mathematical model for insurance company risks formed by a linear combination of four stochastic processes recognizing claim patterns, investment performance assumptions, operating expenses and lapse expenses. A discussion of the paper follows. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries 1978, Vol. 30.