The Practice of Life Assurance

Preface; Part I. General: 1. Introductory review; 2. Historical background; 3. The legal background of life assurance in the United Kingdom; 4. The investments of life assurance and annuity funds; 5. Some implications of United Kingdom income tax; 6. The elements; 7. War and life assurance; 8. Actuarial investigations; Part II. 'Ordinary' Life Assurance Business: 9. Office premiums; 10. Premiums for special classes of assurance; 11. Underwriting and extra risks; 12. Methods of valuation; 13. Analysis of surplus; 14. Methods of distribution of surplus; 15. Surrender and paid-up policy values; 16. Pension schemes, disability insurance and options; Part III. 17. Special features of industrial assurance; 18. Underwriting; 19. Office premiums; 20. Valuation; 21. Surplus; 22. Paid-up policies and surrender values; Postscript. Capital redemption assurances; Index.