{"product_id":"9783031116728","title":"A Risky Business: An Actuary’s Guide to Quantifying and Managing Risk in Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA Risky Business: An Actuary’s Guide to Quantifying and Managing Risk in Society\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTownsend, Catrin\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntangible, invisible and worth trillions, risk is everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIts quantification and management are key to the success and failure of individuals, businesses and governments. Whether you’re an interested observer or pursuing a career in risk, this book delves into the complex and multi-faceted work that actuaries undertake to quantify, manage and commodify risk—supporting our society and servicing a range of multi-billion-dollar industries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStarting at the most basic level, this book introduces key concepts in actuarial science, insurance and pensions. Through case studies, explanations and mathematical examples, it fosters an understanding of current industry practice. This book celebrates the long history of actuarial science and poses the problems facing actuaries in the future, exploring complex global risks including climate change, aging populations, healthcare models and pandemic epidemiology from an actuarial perspective.  It gives practical advicefor new and potential actuaries on how to identify an area of work to go into, how best to navigate (and pass!) actuarial exams and how to develop your skills post-qualification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Risky Business\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates how actuaries are central to society as we know it, revealing what they do and how they do it. It is the essential primer on actuarial science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2022-09-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031116728\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-11673-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 409\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46033779458188,"sku":"9783031116728","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031116728.jpg?v=1776084434","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031116728","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}