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  • A Linear Programming Approach to Graduation
    A Linear Programming Approach to Graduation In this paper two theorems concerning the optimality of the perfect-fit and perfect-smoothness graduations are proved. Two examples are presented and ...

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    • Authors: James C Hickman, Stuart Klugman, Robert B Miller, Donald R Schuette, Harwood Rosser, Thomas N E Greville
    • Date: Oct 1978
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • The Unfunded Present Value Family of Pension Funding Methods
    The Unfunded Present Value Family of Pension Funding Methods An extension of a paper published in the 1952 Transactions by the same author, describing and classifying various funding methods for ...

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    • Authors: William A Dreher, James C Hickman, Malcolm D MacKinnon, Cecil J Nesbitt, Donald R Sondergeld, Robert C Tookey, Charles L. Trowbridge, Dorrance C. Bronson, Harwood Rosser
    • Date: Mar 1963
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Pensions & Retirement>Assumptions and methods; Pensions & Retirement>Defined benefit plans; Pensions & Retirement>Funding
  • Notes on Bayesian Graduation
    Notes on Bayesian Graduation This paper discusses the Bayesian graduation method of Kimeldorf and Jones and develops methods for managing four technical problems in their method. It also includes ...

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    • Authors: James C Hickman, Donald A Jones, Thomas G Kabele, Stuart Klugman, Steven F McKay, Robert B Miller, Harwood Rosser
    • Date: Oct 1977
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Bayesian methods