Big Buddha – Phuket
Big Buddha is one of the most famous landmarks in all of Phuket, sitting at the top of the Nakkerd Hills. There are, in fact,...
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Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Batu Caves is one of Malaysia’s top tourist hotspots and a sacred landmark for Hindu devotees. It is home to the tallest Lord Murugan statue...
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Actuarial Science
An actuary is a combination of business executive, mathematician, financier, sociologist, and investment manager. Actuaries are problem solvers who use actuarial science to define, analyze,...
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Documentaries and Movies
Black-Scholes Formula The history behind perhaps the greatest formula ever crated in finance: the Black-Scholes-Merton options pricing model. Two of its creators were awarded the...
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Fictional Actuarial Story
“Again? Howie, no, really, I don’t think that’s right.” “Of course it is, Miranda. It was a unanimous decision.” “Howie, it’s been me for four...
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Famous Actuaries
Actuaries who are known for their analytical abilities are specialist in Insurance and Pensions. Now they are sought after in areas of risk management ,...
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Warren Buffett and Milton Friedman
Warren Buffet Here’s an excerpt from The snowball:Warren buffett and the Business of life Chapter 15: Strike One, page 137. While a student at Columbia...
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An Indian Summer for Actuaries
Source-The Actuary By-Jagbir Sodhi ‘Incredible India’ is the strapline of the Indian Ministry of Tourism, used to promote the country to the world. India indeed...
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Fracking
Fracking or hydraulic fracturing is a technique for oil and gas extraction. The technique has become popular recently after scientists discovered new ways of extraction...
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Ebola- Insurance perspective
Ebola has gone global. On August 8 , WHO declared an international public health emergency formalising the severity of the outbreak. The crisis in Africa...