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Actuarial mathematics for life contingent risks David C. M. Dickson, University of Melbourne, Mary R. Hardy, University of Waterloo, Onterio, Howard R. Waters, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh.

By: Contributor(s): Series: International series on actuarial sciencePublication details: USA Cambridge University press 2013Edition: Second editionDescription: xxi, 597 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781107044074 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 368/.01 23
LOC classification:
  • HG8781.D528 2013
Contents:
Preface to the second edition page -- Introduction to life insurance -- Survival models -- Life tables and selection -- Insurance benefits -- Annuities -- Premium calculation -- Policy values -- Multiple state models -- Joint life and last survivor benefits -- Pension mathematics -- Non-diversiable risk -- Emerging costs for traditional life insurance -- Participating and universal life insurance -- Emerging costs for equity-linked insurance -- Option pricing -- Embedded options -- Appendix a: probability theory -- Appendix b: numerical techniques -- Appendix c: simulation -- Appendix d: tables -- References.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-591) and index.

Preface to the second edition page -- Introduction to life insurance -- Survival models -- Life tables and selection -- Insurance benefits -- Annuities -- Premium calculation -- Policy values -- Multiple state models -- Joint life and last survivor benefits -- Pension mathematics -- Non-diversiable risk -- Emerging costs for traditional life insurance -- Participating and universal life insurance -- Emerging costs for equity-linked insurance -- Option pricing -- Embedded options -- Appendix a: probability theory -- Appendix b: numerical techniques -- Appendix c: simulation -- Appendix d: tables -- References.

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