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 the model of life contingencies, the theory of compound interest is explained and it is shown how mor...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1995.
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| Edition: | Second, expanded edition 1995. |
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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 the 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. For this second, expanded edition numerous exercises (with answers and solutions) were added. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 220 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783662031537 (electronic bk.) 3662031531 (electronic bk.) |