Life Insurance Mathematics
Gerber, H.U., University of
Lausanne, Switzerland
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
Keywords: actuarial
mathematics, life insurance, insurance
Contents:
The Mathematics of Compound
Interest.
The Future Lifetime of a Life
Aged X.
Life Insurance.
Life Annuities.
Net Premiums.
Net Premium Reserves.
Multiple Decrements.
Multiple Life Insurance.
The Total Claim Amount in a
Portfolio.
Expense Loadings.
Estimating Probabilities of
Death.
Appendix A: Commutation
Functions.
Appendix B: Simple Interest.
Appendix C: Exercises.
Appendix D: Solutions.
Appendix E: Tables.-
References.- Index.
221 pages