Life Insurance Mathematics, 3rd Edition With Exercises Contributed by Samuel H. Cox

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Introduces the model of life contingencies (the theory behind actuarial work in life insurance and pension funds) as well as the theory of compound interest, the numerical evaluation of the distribution of aggregate claims, and the statistical problem of estimating death rates and other probabilities of decrement from observations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.


Book Description
From the reviews: "The highly esteemed 1990 first edition of this book now appears in a much expanded second edition. The difference between the first two English editions is entirely due to the addition of numerous exercises. The result is a truly excellent book, balancing ideally between theory and practice. ....As already hinted at above, this book provides the ideal bridge between the classical (deterministic) life insurance theory and the emerging dynamic models based on stochastic processes and the modern theory of finance. The structure of the bridge is very solid, though at the same time pleasant to walk along. I have no doubt that Gerber's book will become the standard text for many years to come. Metrika, 44, 1996, 2


Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German


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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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