David C. M. Dickson, University of Melbourne, Mary R. Hardy, University of Waterloo, Onterio, Howard R. Waters, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Second edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxi, 597 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
International series on actuarial science
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-591) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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