History of British actuarial thought
"In the first book of its kind, Turnbull traces the development and implementation of actuarial ideas, from the conception of Equitable Life in the mid-18th century to the start of the 21st century. This book analyses the historical development of British actuarial thought in each of its three...
| Main Author: | Turnbull, Craig, |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2017]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- Probability and life contingencies, 1650-1750: the first one hundred years
- Revolutionary developments between 1750 and 1810
- Life from the Napoleonic Wars to the Second World War
- A brief history of financial economics for actuaries
- Life offices after the Second World War: the underwriting and management of financial market risk (1952-2004)
- British actuarial thought in defined benefit pensions (1905-1997)
- British actuarial thought in general insurance (1851-1994)
- Conclusions: looking back, looking forward.