Actuarium

Formula sheets

Every formula on the syllabus, rendered natively, with the traps examiners set for each. Print one per exam and keep it by your desk.

ALTAM Advanced Long-Term Actuarial Mathematics

SOA

Kolmogorov forward   ddttpxij=kj(tpxikμx+tkjtpxijμx+tjk)\;\dfrac{d}{dt}{}_tp_x^{ij}=\sum_{k\ne j}\left({}_tp_x^{ik}\mu^{kj}_{x+t}-{}_tp_x^{ij}\mu^{jk}_{x+t}\right)

Thiele's differential equation   ddttV(i)=δttV(i)+Pt(i)jiμx+tij(bt(ij)+tV(j)tV(i))\;\dfrac{d}{dt}{}_tV^{(i)}=\delta_t\,{}_tV^{(i)}+P^{(i)}_t-\sum_{j\ne i}\mu^{ij}_{x+t}\left(b^{(ij)}_t+{}_tV^{(j)}-{}_tV^{(i)}\right)

Projected unit credit accrued liability   ALt=accrued benefit at projected final salary×rxpxvrxa¨r\;AL_t=\text{accrued benefit at projected final salary}\times{}_{r-x}p_x\,v^{r-x}\,\ddot a_r

Profit signature   Πt=t1pxPrt\;\Pi_t={}_{t-1}p_x\cdot Pr_t, NPV =tΠtvrt=\sum_t\Pi_t v_r^t at hurdle rate rr

Lee–Carter   lnmx,t=αx+βxκt+εx,t\;\ln m_{x,t}=\alpha_x+\beta_x\kappa_t+\varepsilon_{x,t}

Traps to remember

  • Mixing transition intensities (forces) with one-year transition probabilities.

  • Forgetting survival-weighting when converting profit vector to profit signature.

  • Using current salary instead of projected final salary under PUC.

  • Sign conventions in Thiele (premiums increase, benefits and reserve jumps decrease the reserve growth).

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