Actuarial Principles (eBook)

Actuarial Principles: Lifetables and Mortality Models explores the core of actuarial science: the study of mortality and other risks and applications. Including the CT4 and CT5 UK courses, but applicable to a global audience, this work lightly covers the mathematical and theoretical background of the subject to focus on real life practice. It offers a brief history of the field, why actuarial notation has become universal, and how theory can be applied to many situations. Uniquely covering both life contingency risks and survival models, the text provides numerous exercises (and their solutions), along with complete self-contained real-world assignments.

• Provides detailed coverage of life contingency risks and survival models
• Presents self-contained chapters with coverage of key topics from both practitioner and theoretical viewpoints
• Includes numerous real world exercises that are accompanied by enlightening solutions
• Covers useful background information on how and why the subject has evolved and developed

Dr Andrew Leung is a fellow of the actuarial professions in both the UK and Australia. He also has post graduate qualifications in pure mathematics and mathematical economics. He has worked for international actuarial consulting firms, in banking, insurance and investment. For more than 10 years he led the professional investment courses for the Australian profession and was the editor of the Australian Actuarial Journal. More recently, he established the actuarial course at Monash University, Melbourne, on which his book is based.

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Actuarial Principles: Lifetables and Mortality Models explores the core of actuarial science: the study of mortality and other risks and applications. Including the CT4 and CT5 UK courses, but applicable to a global audience, this work lightly covers the mathematical and theoretical background of the subject to focus on real life practice. It offers a brief history of the field, why actuarial notation has become universal, and how theory can be applied to many situations. Uniquely covering both life contingency risks and survival models, the text provides numerous exercises (and their solutions), along with complete self-contained real-world assignments. Provides detailed coverage of life contingency risks and survival models Presents self-contained chapters with coverage of key topics from both practitioner and theoretical viewpoints Includes numerous real world exercises that are accompanied by enlightening solutions Covers useful background information on how and why the subject has evolved and developed