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  • Simulating Random Variates from Makeham's Distribution and from Others with Exact or Nearly Log-Concave Densities
    brute force method of random variate generation, direct inversion either of the cumulative distribution ... below. Examining these numbers, it is evident that direct inversion of the cdf using Newton- Raphson's method ...

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    • Authors: Jacques F Carriere, John A Mereu, Gordon E Klein, David Scollnik, Jeffrey S Pai
    • Date: Oct 1995
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • The Mathematical Forces Operating on Reserves
    The Mathematical Forces Operating on Reserves The insurance reserve for an individual contract can ... PAPER MOHAMED F. AMER: Equations (x.1) t take care of the effect of interest and mortality but do ...

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    • Authors: Mohamed F Amer, John A Mereu, Cecil J Nesbitt, Courtland C Smith, Robert E Beard
    • Date: Oct 1963
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Life Insurance>Reserves - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods
  • Dividend Formulas in Group Insurance
    Dividend Formulas in Group Insurance The paper discusses the optimal design of dividend - or premium ... "Uncertainty and the WeIfare Economics of Medical Care," American Economic Review, LIII (1963), 941-73 ...

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    • Authors: Hans U Gerber, James C Hickman, Donald A Jones, John A Mereu
    • Date: Oct 1974
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
    • Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods