Life insurance mathematics /
This concise introduction to life contingencies, the theory behind the actuarial work around life insurance and pension funds, will appeal to the reader who likes applied mathematics. In addition to model of life contingencies, the theory of compound interest is explained and it is shown how mortali...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[1997]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This concise introduction to life contingencies, the theory behind the actuarial work around life insurance and pension funds, will appeal to the reader who likes applied mathematics. In addition to model of life contingencies, the theory of compound interest is explained and it is shown how mortality and other rates can be estimated from observations. The probabilistic model is used consistently throughout the book. Numerous exercises (with answers and solutions) have been added, and for this third edition several misprints have been corrected. |
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| Item Description: | "Swiss Association of Actuaries Zürich." Translation of : Lebensversicherungsmathematik. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 217 pages) : illustrations |
| Production Credits: | "Swiss Association of Actuaries Zürich.". |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-214) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783662034606 (electronic bk.) 3662034603 (electronic bk.) |