Insurance and actuarial studies

An essential resource for constructing and analyzing advanced actuarial models Loss Models: Further Topics presents extended coverage of modeling through the use of tools related to risk theory, loss distributions, and survival models.

An essential resource for constructing and analyzing advanced actuarial models Loss Models: Further Topics presents extended coverage of modeling through the use of tools related to risk theory, loss distributions, and survival models.

A one-stop guide for the theories, applications, and statistical methodologies essential to operational risk Providing a complete overview of operational risk modeling and relevant insurance analytics, Fundamental Aspects of Operational Risk and Insurance Analytics: A Handbook of Operational Risk offers a systematic approach that covers the wide range of topics in this area.

A one-stop guide for the theories, applications, and statistical methodologies essential to operational risk Providing a complete overview of operational risk modeling and relevant insurance analytics, Fundamental Aspects of Operational Risk and Insurance Analytics: A Handbook of Operational Risk offers a systematic approach that covers the wide range of topics in this area.

A comprehensive guide to current issues and practices in governance for Takaful and re-Takaful operations As the global demand for Islamic insurance products increases, a thorough understanding of Takaful principles is vital for accountants, auditors, and leaders of companies offering these products.

A comprehensive guide to current issues and practices in governance for Takaful and re-Takaful operations As the global demand for Islamic insurance products increases, a thorough understanding of Takaful principles is vital for accountants, auditors, and leaders of companies offering these products.

Praise for the Third Edition "e;This book provides in-depth coverage of modelling techniques used throughout many branches of actuarial science.

A groundbreaking study of the investment portfolios of takaful companies, their general investment patterns, and their future investments The Islamic finance industry has witnessed remarkable growth over the last decade, and one of the most successful segments poised for even greater expansion is the Islamic insurance (takaful) industry.

A groundbreaking study of the investment portfolios of takaful companies, their general investment patterns, and their future investments The Islamic finance industry has witnessed remarkable growth over the last decade, and one of the most successful segments poised for even greater expansion is the Islamic insurance (takaful) industry.

An incisive look at the war for market share in the Asian life insurance market Although the life insurance industry in Asia has emerged from the financial crisis stronger than ever, it has not escaped unchanged.

An incisive look at the war for market share in the Asian life insurance market Although the life insurance industry in Asia has emerged from the financial crisis stronger than ever, it has not escaped unchanged.

A complete guide to the theory and practice of volatility models in financial engineering Volatility has become a hot topic in this era of instant communications, spawning a great deal of research in empirical finance and time series econometrics.

A complete guide to the theory and practice of volatility models in financial engineering Volatility has become a hot topic in this era of instant communications, spawning a great deal of research in empirical finance and time series econometrics.

Authors Rifaat, Archer and Volker bring an international perspective to the growing Islamic Insurance industry.

Authors Rifaat, Archer and Volker bring an international perspective to the growing Islamic Insurance industry.

A comprehensive guide to the key investment decisions all investors must make and how to manage the risk that entails Since all investors seek maximize returns balanced against acceptable risks, successful investment management is all about successful risk management.

A comprehensive guide to the key investment decisions all investors must make and how to manage the risk that entails Since all investors seek maximize returns balanced against acceptable risks, successful investment management is all about successful risk management.

There are plenty of books on specialized risk topics but few that deal with the broad diversity and daily applicability of this subject.

There are plenty of books on specialized risk topics but few that deal with the broad diversity and daily applicability of this subject.

Long-listed for the FT & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2011 The true story of how risk destroys, as told through the ongoing saga of AIG From the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, the subject of the financial crisis has been well covered.

Long-listed for the FT & Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2011 The true story of how risk destroys, as told through the ongoing saga of AIG From the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, the subject of the financial crisis has been well covered.

You no longer need a traditional employer plan to get good, affordable health insurance.

A collection of comparative case studies analysing the history, politics and performance of private health insurance globally and its implications for universal health coverage.

A collection of comparative case studies analysing the history, politics and performance of private health insurance globally and its implications for universal health coverage.

Must-have manual providing detailed solutions to all exercises in the required text for the Society of Actuaries'' (SOA) LTAM Exam.

Modern mortality modelling for actuaries and actuarial students, with example R code, to unlock the potential of individual data.

Examines a new form of power in contemporary global political economy, focusing on the hybrid authority of standards in the globalisation of services.

Examines a new form of power in contemporary global political economy, focusing on the hybrid authority of standards in the globalisation of services.

A comprehensive textbook on data analysis for business, applied economics and public policy that uses case studies with real-world data.

Using examples and building intuition, this friendly guide helps readers understand and use probabilistic tools from basic to sophisticated.

Using examples and building intuition, this friendly guide helps readers understand and use probabilistic tools from basic to sophisticated.

This work explains the underfunding of early insurance and annuity schemes, and proposes a new view of how actuarial science developed as a discipline.

This is a single comprehensive reference source covering the key material on this subject, and describing both theoretical and practical aspects.

This work explains the underfunding of early insurance and annuity schemes, and proposes a new view of how actuarial science developed as a discipline.

This book argues that, contrary to received wisdom, some adverse selection in insurance markets is beneficial to society as a whole.

This book argues that, contrary to received wisdom, some adverse selection in insurance markets is beneficial to society as a whole.

A user-oriented, practical introduction outlining methods for analysing actuarial and financial risk.

A user-oriented, practical introduction outlining methods for analysing actuarial and financial risk.

This 2006 book shows financial planners how to plan pension annuities and life insurance.

This book teaches multiple regression and time series and how to use these to analyze real data in risk management and finance.

An examination of how insurance arrangements can contribute to societies'' management of the risks of natural disasters in a changing climate.

An examination of how insurance arrangements can contribute to societies'' management of the risks of natural disasters in a changing climate.

Experts in the field provide an introduction to the multifaceted aspects of this critically important topic.

Experts in the field provide an introduction to the multifaceted aspects of this critically important topic.

Any enquiry into the nature, performance, role, demerits, growth, efficiency, or other aspects of financial services such as banking and insurance activities, requires rigorous estimates of their economic output, i.

Any enquiry into the nature, performance, role, demerits, growth, efficiency, or other aspects of financial services such as banking and insurance activities, requires rigorous estimates of their economic output, i.

Insurance Market Integration in the European Union offers an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms of insurance market integration and measures the degrees of this integration.

Insurance Market Integration in the European Union offers an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms of insurance market integration and measures the degrees of this integration.

This book is devoted to the mathematical methods of metamodeling that can be used to speed up the valuation of large portfolios of variable annuities.