Life, death and money - D. F Renn

Actuaries are experts in assessing risk, so it is not surprisingthat over the past few years they have become involved in many newareas of financial planning, including the appraisal of majorcapital projects.

In this collection of essays published to celebrate theInstitute of Actuaries' 150th Anniversary, leading experts describehow actuarial concepts have contributed to many important socialand financial developments, and how these ideas will continue to"make financial sense of the future."

Even non-mathematicians will find this book useful inunderstanding how the scientific bases of the insurance andpensions industries grew up, and how they work today.

The authors each write from the perspective of their own specialexpertise. They include five former presidents of the Institute ofFaculty of Actuaries.