An introduction to actuarial studies /
M.E. Atkinson, D.C.M. Dickson.
- 2nd ed.
- Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011
- x, 231 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Valuation of financial transactions: -- Simple interest -- Compound interest -- Common compound interest transactions -- Demography: -- Characteristics of a population -- Individual characteristics: mortality -- Individual charateristics: fertility -- Population projections -- Actuarial practice: -- Principles of insurance -- Life insurance -- Private health insurance -- Superannuation -- General insurance -- National insurance -- Valuation of contigent payments: -- Discrete random variables -- Valuation of a Single contingent payment -- Valuation of a Series of contingent payments -- Premium calculation -- Relations between Actuarial fluctuations -- Parametervariability