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Long before the age of "Big Data" or the rise of today's "self-quantifiers," American capitalism embraced "risk"--And proceeded to number our days. This book tells a story of corporate culture remaking American culture - a story of intellectuals and professionals in and around i…
Long before the age of Big Data or the rise of today's self-quantifiers, American capitalism embraced risk --and proceeded to number our days. Life insurers led the way, developing numerical practices for measuring individuals and groups, predicting their fates, and intervening …
Long before the age of Big Data or the rise of today's self-quantifiers, American capitalism embraced risk --and proceeded to number our days. Life insurers led the way, developing numerical practices for measuring individuals and groups, predicting their fates, and intervening …
This text draws on the British experience of using maritime insurance as an instrument of war during the Napoleonic Wars, the two World Wars, and the early 21st century. It asks, what happens, when, under conditions of war, the sovereign adopts insurantial imaginaries and practi…
Natural disasters such as large-scale flooding are on the increase. Climate change directly affects our basis of existence. This includes residential buildings, and commercial and industrial properties. The author highlights the requirements that will have to be met by a protect…
This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the theoretical concepts and modelling techniques of quantitative risk management and equips readers - whether financial risk analysts, actuaries, regulators, or students of quantitative finance - with practical tools to solve real…