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On the mathematical theory of risk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2014

Eugene Lukacs
Eugene Lukacs*
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Although the first essay on the theory of risk (41) was published in 1786, this theory has been for the most part developed during this century. Moreover, the original presentation was rather difficult and the formulae inconvenient for the practical computer. Only recently has the classical theory of risk attained a satisfactory and seemingly final form. Few text-books, none of them in the English language, discuss these developments; it may therefore be useful to give an exposition of these results. As a rule no proofs will be given, instead reference will be made to the relevant literature.

This survey will be restricted to the classical theory of risk, which deals essentially with the individual insurance. It is possible to approach the problem of risk from an entirely different angle, considering not the individual insurance but all the policies in force. This leads to the collective theory of risk (27, 29, 15, 40), which is based upon the theory of homogeneous random processes. Only the classical theory will be considered here, the inclusion of the collective theory of risk would considerably extend the scope of this paper, and in any case many of the relevant papers are in English.

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Journal of the Staple Inn Actuarial Society , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , July 1948 , pp. 20 - 37
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Copyright © Institute of Actuaries Students' Society 1948

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