Insurance and actuarial studies

Increasingly, community leaders around the world face major natural and economic disasters that require them to find ways to rebuild both physical infrastructure and the local economy.

Provides a comprehensive coverage of both the deterministic and stochastic models of life contingencies, risk theory, credibility theory, multi-state models, and an introduction to modern mathematical nance.

This book sets out in a clear and concise manner the central principles of insurance law in the Caribbean, guiding students through the complexities of the subject.

This book explores the role of the insurance industry in contributing to, and responding to, the harms that climate change has brought and will bring either directly or indirectly.

The cooperation and contamination between mathematicians, statisticians and econometricians working in actuarial sciences and finance is improving the research on these topics and producing numerous meaningful scientific results.

This new book uses advanced signal processing technology to measure and analyze risk phenomena of the financial markets.

Smart patients don't just know about health and illness - they've got a handle on the health care system and know how to make it work for them.

How society's undervaluing of life puts all of us at risk-and the groundbreaking economic measure that can fix itLike it or not, sometimes we need to put a monetary value on people's lives.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

Although Canada has made outstanding contributions to the theory and practice of life insurance and pensions, this book, originally published in 1964, remains unique as a text designed specifically for Canadian use.

Long before the age of "e;Big Data"e; or the rise of today's "e;self-quantifiers,"e; American capitalism embraced "e;risk"e;--and proceeded to number our days.

Master the What, Why, When and When Not of CaptivesThrough exclusive, expert analysis and an extensive use of in-depth case studies to illustrate real-world situations and applications, Guide to Captives and Alternative Risk Financing provides a practical guide to captives and other risk-financing techniques.

In the VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world in which we are currently operating the rapid evolution of forces acting on your company, such as technology, are driving continual change to the degree that you will need to be prepared to evolve and transform again and again to keep pace.

Long before the age of "e;Big Data"e; or the rise of today's "e;self-quantifiers,"e; American capitalism embraced "e;risk"e;--and proceeded to number our days.

Big Data Analytics in the Insurance Market is an industry-specific guide to creating operational effectiveness, managing risk, improving financials, and retaining customers.

Young people face unprecedented financial challenges: rising student debt, stiff competition for jobs, barriers to home ownership, dwindling state benefits and prospects of a longer working life.

In the VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) world in which we are currently operating the rapid evolution of forces acting on your company, such as technology, are driving continual change to the degree that you will need to be prepared to evolve and transform again and again to keep pace.

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

Weave your way through the tangled web of Medicare Medicare for Dummies, 3rd Edition will help you navigate the complicated, often confusing maze of the Medicare system.

A value management framework designed specifically for banking and insurance The Value Management Handbook is a comprehensive, practical reference written specifically for bank and insurance valuation and value management.

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

Plant Hazard Analysis and Safety Instrumentation Systems is the first book to combine coverage of these two integral aspects of running a chemical processing plant.

Over the years, risk management has developed separately in both the insurance and financial fields.

A simple, straightforward, and foolproof proposal for universal health insurance from a noted economist.

The digital transformation of finance and banking enables traditional services to be delivered in a more effective and efficient way but, at the same time, presents crucial issues such as fast-growing new asset classes, new currencies, datafication and data privacy, algorithmization of law and regulation and, last but not least, new models of financial crime.

This easy workbook format shows managers new to Business Continuity Planning how to quickly develop a basic plan and keep it updated.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, functioning, management and legal background of the insurance industry.

Originally published in 1987, British Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries the book is the diversification of and overlaps in the operations of UK financial intermediaries forms.

What's the Most Important Fact About the Heathcare Crisis?

';Entertaining and informative.

This book summarizes the state of the art in tree-based methods for insurance: regression trees, random forests and boosting methods.

Computational Probability is a collection of papers presented at the Actuarial Research Conference on Computational Probability and related topics, held at Brown University on August 28-30, 1975.

Discover a modern approach to help build healthier communities.

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

Risk management has become a key factor of successful organizations.

In the midst of globalization, technological change, and economic anxiety, we have deep doubts about how well the task of investor protection is being performed.

Target Market Series: Truckers is a valuable asset to insurance and risk management professionals whoare looking for exposure, risk management, and insurance information that is focused solely on thetrucking industry.

The Tools & Techniques of Employee Benefit and Retirement Planning, 15th Edition, applies the trusted "e;Tools & Techniques"e; approach to this complex area, making it simple for you to confidently guide your clients through even the most complex employee benefit and retirement planning processes.

Originally published in 1985, Capital City: London as a Financial Centre proves in depth analytical description of the financial institutions of the City of London.

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

A book which covers the key period in the history of actuarial science from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century.

A Challenge to Social Security: The Changing Roles of Women and Men in American Society is a collection of papers that deals with social security reform.

Take charge of your finances with little-known advice from a financial expert.

Discover what demographics can tell us about the economy, markets, and the future In Demographics Unravelled, renowned Macro-Demographics expert Amlan Roy delivers an insightful and timely exploration of the impact that "e;people characteristics"e; have on national economies.

Risk Takers: Uses and Abuses of Financial Derivatives goes to the heart of the arcane and largely misunderstood world of derivative finance and makes it accessible to everyone-even novice readers.

When the challenge is to get to the heart of a problem, you need a simple and efficient cause investigation methodology.

New York Times bestsellerBusiness Book of the Year--Association of Business JournalistsFrom the New York Times bestselling author comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system--and the people who are saving it--now with a new Afterword by the author.