Actuarial Mathematics for Life Contingent Risks (International Series on Actuarial Science) - Hardcover

Dickson, David C. M.; Hardy, Mary R.; Waters, Howard R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521118255 ISBN 13: 9780521118255

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Balancing rigour and intuition, and emphasizing applications, this modern text is ideal for university courses and actuarial exam preparation.

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About the Authors

David C. M. Dickson is Professor of Actuarial Studies in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne. He has twice been awarded the H. M. Jackson Prize of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, most recently for his book Insurance Risk and Ruin (Cambridge University Press, 2005).

Mary R. Hardy holds the CIBC Chair in Financial Risk Management at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. She is a Fellow of the UK Institute of Actuaries and of the Society of Actuaries, and has won awards and commendations for her research from the International Actuarial Association, the Institute of Actuaries and the Society of Actuaries.

Howard Waters is Professor in the Department of Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries and the Institute of Actuaries, by whom he was awarded the Finlaison Medal for 'Services to the Actuarial Profession' in 2006.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521118255
• ISBN 13: 9780521118255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 508