TY - BOOK AU - Atkinson M.E; Dickson, D. C. M TI - Introduction to actuarial studies SN - 1 84064 446 X PY - 2005/// CY - USA PB - Edward Elgar Pub Co KW - Insurance--Mathematics KW - Life insurance--Mathematics KW - Insurance - Australia--Mathematics KW - Assurance N1 - • Valuation of financial transactions • Demography • Actuarial practice: principles of insurance • Valuation of contingent payments N2 - guide to actuarial technique and practice, covering a broad range of topics representing the basic areas of actuarial science, including compound-interest calculations, demographic theory and techniques and the pricing and operation of simple life-assurance contracts ER -