Actuarial Science

Actuarial science is an applied mathematical discipline that employs statistical and probabilistic modeling to quantify the financial consequences of uncertain future events and inform risk management decisions in insurance, pension systems, and related financial sectors.

Publications

104.2K

Citations

3.1K

Authors

1.3K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

347

Variants

Actuarial Sciences

Parents

Insurance

Children

Annuity ValuationAsset-liability ManagementCapital AdequacyCatastrophe ModelingClaims ModelingCredibility TheoryEmployee Benefits ValuationExpense AnalysisExperience RatingGeneral Insurance Pricing

Publications

Broken Limits to Life Expectancy

Jim Oeppen, James W. Vaupel · Science · 2002 · 2.8K citations

Public Affairs, Economics, Finance +17

Exposition of a New Theory on the Measurement of Risk

Daniel Bernoulli · Econometrica · 1954 · 2.7K citations

Business, Mathematics, Actuarial Science +13

The Analysis of Failure Times in the Presence of Competing Risks

Ross L. Prentice, John D. Kalbfleisch, Arthur V. Peterson et al. · Biometrics · 1978 · 1.5K citations

Public Health, Biostatistics, Actuarial Science +11

Loss Models: From Data to Decisions

James D. Broffitt, Stuart A. Klugman, Harry H. Panjer et al. · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1999 · 1.3K citations

Business, Decision Sciences, Risk Management +17

Understanding Relationships Using Copulas

Edward W. Frees, Emiliano A. Valdez · North American Actuarial Journal · 1998 · 1.3K citations

Business, Insurance, Actuarial Science +13

1–5 of 2K

Authors

3.1K

MD
Michel Denuit
UCLouvain, Belgium
39 publications · 2.4K citations
25
h-index
MV
Mario V. Wüthrich
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
23 publications · 706 citations
17
h-index
MG
Montserrat Guillén
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
21 publications · 916 citations
16
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PS
Peng Shi
University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States
17 publications · 657 citations
15
h-index
EW
Edward W. Frees
University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States
15 publications · 2K citations
15
h-index

1–5 of 3.1K

Institutions

1.3K

1–8 of 1.3K

Venues

Astin Bulletin
160 publications · 7.6K citations
41
h-index
Scandinavian Actuarial Journal
131 publications · 5.4K citations
41
h-index
North American Actuarial Journal
NAAJ · 104 publications · 5.1K citations
38
h-index
Insurance Mathematics and Economics
97 publications · 5.7K citations
38
h-index
Journal of Risk & Insurance
58 publications · 3.1K citations
30
h-index

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See also Actuarial Science
Core Methods	Credibility Theory Bayesian Estimation Stochastic Simulation Fast Fourier Transform Empirical Mode Decomposition
Applications	Life Insurance Health Insurance Automobile Insurance Cyber Liability Insurance Insurance Pricing Solvency Assessment Cancer Mortality Forecasting Catastrophe Risk Management Climate Risk Assessment Investment Management
Risk Measures	Value At Risk Expected Shortfall
Professional Practice	Own Solvency Assessment Risk-based Capital Code Of Conduct Model Risk Management Contractual Service Margin Peer Review
Data Sources	Insurance Contracts Geographic Information System Data Life Tables Wearable Devices