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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to actuarial science:
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to business management:
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Bennett Thrasher LLP is a certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia that provides tax, audit, advisory and business process outsourcing services to businesses and high net worth individuals. The firm has 51 partners and more than 350 professionals, and is affiliated with BT Wealth Management, LLC and BT Family Office. Bennett Thrasher is also a member of Leading Edge Alliance and DFK International, which are worldwide associations of independent accounting and consulting firms.
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- ↑ "Extreme value theory in actuarial consulting: windstorm losses in central Europe" (PDF).
