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September 2008
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multistate modelling

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If you had a crystal ball that allowed you to see your future, what would you arrange differently about your finances? Plus talks to the Government Actuary, Chris Daykin about the pensions crisis, and how actuaries use statistical and modelling techniques to plan for all our futures.

Tags: mathematical modelling : actuarial mathematics : pension : life insurance : statistical prediction : mathematics in the media : forecasting : insurance : stochastic process : multistate modelling