The Practice of Life Assurance
A Text-book for Actuarial Students

This 1952 textbook provides a condensed overview of many aspects of life assurance for the actuary-in-training.

N. E. Coe (Author), M. E. Ogborn (Author)

9781107621824, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 August 2013

452 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.57 kg

In this highly influential textbook, first published in 1952, actuaries Ogborn and Coe provide a condensed overview of many aspects of life assurance for the actuary-in-training. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of actuarial practice.

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.

Subject Areas: Finance [KFF]