A History of British Actuarial Thought

A History of British Actuarial Thought by Craig Turnbull.

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 21stcentury. This book analyses the historical development of British actuarial thought in each of its three main pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Turnbull, Craig (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Finance—History.
Risk management.
Insurance.
Capital market.
Banks and banking.
Economics, Mathematical .
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Part One: Probability and Life Contingencies, 1650 – 1750: The First One Hundred Years
  • Part Two: Revolutionary Developments between 1750 and 1810
  • Part Three: Life from the Napoleonic Wars to the Second World War
  • Part Four: A Brief History of Financial Economics for Actuaries
  • Part Four: A Brief History of Financial Economics for Actuaries
  • Part Six: British Actuarial Thought in Defined Benefit Pensions (1905 – 1997)
  • Part Seven: British Actuarial Thought in General Insurance (1851 – 1994)
  • Conclusions: Looking Back, Looking Forward.

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